By: Peter Morsellino
Album
Type: Full
Length
Date
Released: 07/12/2019
Label: Independent
“The
Visceral Madness Condition” DD track listing:
1). Do Not Enter
2). Dead Man’s Soup
3). I’m Afraid of You
4). Tales From The Sewers
5). Wooden Brain
6). The Mat
7). Poor King
8). Cut
The
Review:
In only their second release since
2018's “Love Me Kill Me Hate Me Kiss Me” single, The Visceral Madness Condition offer up an eclectic
mix. With sludgy riffs, stoner grooves,
high theatricality, and an overall abundance of weird, this may be the most
unique album you here in quite a while.
One of the main features that comes
off immediately is the voice of vocalist Dirty Dave. Highly expressive
and demanding of attention, Dave inserts in these songs a theatrical vibe that
is almost reminiscent of Marilyn
Manson or King Diamond. Other times, he barks with a perfect hardcore
ferocity and moans like the demons of hell, even conjuring up a pretty close Ozzy
wail. This wide range of vocal stylings
lend themselves to a unique listening experience.
Musically, the album features heavily Sabbath inspired riffing and downtrodden
beats mixed seamlessly with speedy hardcore passages. They could be easily
compared to GWAR with their refusal to be
placed into a single box musically, rather serving the weirdness of these songs
by any means necessary. From the creepy and brooding to the pounding rhythms of
yesteryear's fist pumping rockers.
“Do Not Enter”
is a focal point of the album, with the almost ten minute timespan fully
showcasing what the band can do. With a
haunting atmosphere and spoken word piece leading into a seventies inspired
guitar driven dirge before exploding into pure stoner rock madness. The end of
this track will have you headbanging for sure.
While the high strangeness of the
group might turn off casual listeners, the breadth of its creativity will
certainly reel in those who will become hardcore fans for years to come. From doom anthems to sludgy grind mashers to
stoner groove fests, there seems to be no end to what this group will throw at
you. We certainly have not heard the
last from Dirty Dave and company.
We can only hope we won't be waiting too long for the follow up.
“The Visceral Madness Condition”
is available HERE
