Wednesday, February 21, 2018

GOSTOMPER "Heavy Metal Vomit Party" LP [Deadalive Records, 1999]


Here is probably the last great power violence record of the 90s. Godstomper's monster of a first full length hits all the right notes of lo-fi heaviness and grooviness to take it out of traditional traps of generic powerviolence. I think this record is one of the best examples of what a piece band can and should be. The record has that perfect recorded-in-a-cave tone and echo throughout, and reflects a demo quality lack-of-refinement that I've argued in the SFN post is the best quality for any grindcore/powerviolence record to have. One thing that makes GODSTOMPER's record stand out is that it doesn't get completely boring within the, expansive for powerviolence, format that is an LP. I think their slow to midpaced songs are the most effective here when both members can get into a groove with each other, and luckily they never over complicate anything. It's pure, raw, and crude, just how powerviolence should be. I think this record is the pinnacle of their expansive catalog. 

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