By: Mark Tremblay
Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 02/03/2018
Label: Independent
This is a modern grind record that doesn’t overstay its welcome, and is a step forward in an often stagnant metal subgenre.
“Cult
of Extermination” DD track listing:
1).
Bootlicker (1:03)
2).
Tomb of Disgust (1:56)
3).
Bile Overdose (0:34)
4).
End Terror (0:45)
5).
Infinite Knife (0:26)
6).
Secret Scum (1:14)
7).
Violent Death (0:39)
8).
Grave Dog (0:29)
9).
Noise V (0:42)
10).
Cult of Extermination (2:52)
11).
False Grinder (2:26)
The Review:
Holy Grinder’s debut record, “Cult of
Extermination”, is a welcome addition into the world of grindcore. With its
incorporation of death metal, industrial music and noise, “Cult of
Extermination” is a new classic in the canon of grindcore.
The
album wastes no time in getting into the blasts beats with “Tomb of Disgust” and “Bile
Overdose”. From there, the record jumps element to element, and employs something
new once the listener gets comfortable in a particular sound. Whether it is the
technical bass leads of “Infinite Knife”
and “Grave Dog”, to the strangled
noise of “Noise V” and “Secret Scum”, or the industrial
hardcore vibes on “Cult of
Extermination”, the listener is never quite sure what to expect from Holy Grinder.
On
the surface, this is a raw as hell grindcore record that references many of the
genre’s forefathers, but has so many nuances to it after multiple listens. This
is a modern grind record that doesn’t overstay its welcome, and is a step
forward in an often stagnant metal subgenre.
