Donnerstag, 30. Dez 2010, 12:28
What could be more offensive than 99% of all of the material in our modern metal world? Nazi shit of course! Sure, album covers with mutilated children are a little dicey, but a skinhead nailing his collective foes to a brick wall is truly distasteful. Having your aunt’s coochie cut out and served with a sprig of parsley is great of course, but Nazis? Oh, hell no! A line must be drawn somewhere. Arghoslent wasn’t my cup of tea, but…
Alert’s Clinic of Schizophrenic Vomiting is what I call a good time. It actually reminds me of why I got into bands like Napalm Death and Cannibal Corpse in the first place. It pushes vocal and instrumental extremes in a way that I have come to love. Having some dynamics and balance is not such a bad idea. Actually, this brand of brutal deathgrind is really my favorite sub-genre these days. A tasteful smattering of pinch harmonics and brief detours into modern vocals (yes, pig squeals) keep this album interesting, time after time. I’m close to done with the squeals too, but this guy makes it work for me. The speed and skill of the whole band is insane without being over the top. The drummer could be confused with a machine at times, but that isn’t because of sterile production. Clinic of Schizophrenic Vomiting has held its own over the last 6-8 months in a very busy ipod.
I was bumping the hell out of this disc the other day when I came upon a red light. With windows down and a motorcycle on my right, the volume was not going to be turned down for anyone. I don’t think the dude was too into Alert’s formula of audio devastation. Sometimes, especially when under the influence, I find myself in fuck-the-world mode while in my rig (that’s healthy). Alert is a good outlet for those precious moments of passive-aggressive behavior.
Interspersed throughout the album’s 9 tracks you will find niffty Nazi interludes. Basically, they are sound clips from what sounds like actual WWII footage. The boys have crafted some other textured soundscapes too, which do a good job of standing on their own. The coolest thing is when the sound of bomb flams segue into the bass drum pattern of the following track. Now that is a classy use of real evil. Alert’s brutal vocals and merciless instrumental attack is a real force to be reckoned with. You might not be into it, but your love of Varg’s Nazi bullcrap is still romantic isn’t it (you little bitch)? If you do like these assholes, there are a couple decent demos out there as well: The Brutal Mass and The Intolerable Craurosis.
Hailing from Belarus, I really don’t know much about their culture. It is apparently influenced strongly by Russia to this day, whatever that means. As a behavioral anthropologist, I’m perplexed more by the Nazi affinity in general. It seems like an easy way to say you hate a lot of different people by showing love for the world’s most famous homosexual. Not to be insensitive, but this music is not gay. Alert’s Clinic Of Schizophrenic Vomiting pairs nicely with most German beers. All my holiday’s best.