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Fuck The Facts - Stigmata High-Five
Release: 2006Label: Relapse Records
By: Anders
Posted: Sep 13, 2006
The Canadian powerhouse Fuck The Facts is now ready with their debut album for Relapse Records, 7 blistering tracks of the most extreme and noise grinding metal one can imagine with a sane mind. Though sane minds might end up being altered, if listening to "Stigmata High-Five" too many times, the material is for sure mind bending.
Shift upon shift seems to be the bearing element throughout this album, all the time and again something is shifting, be it the mood, the pace, the musical approach, the insane vocals, yea, I think you get it. That calls for quite a good deal of attention from the listener. So the album needs a good amount of spins before the madness Fuck The Facts delivers sets decently in, in the beginning much of the processed impression is noise and insanity. Though in time the final impression becomes more sophisticated and complete, as the band has a few good things to offer.
The compositions are quite clever and brutal, there is always something going on, either blasting drums, heavy riffs, noise elements or melodies en masse, once in a while the whole deal at once. Though let's dwell a bit with the melodies, as they once in a while become too nice and seems quite strange in the overly brutal and noisy context, which they are presented in. The jazzy piece in 'The Wrecking' seems way more balanced, even though it hits quite surprising. The musicianship seems good and solid, all the instruments together with the vocals are getting pushed to the limit, and it is only falling few a very few times.
"Stigmata High-Five" will satisfy many into this, for the brutality and the grinding insanity, even though I think the melodies used once in a while will scare some away as well, I know they have had a negative effect on me, as I found them to be destroying for the pummelling momentum Fuck The Facts do so good. Though there is plenty of grinding brutality, great and insane breaks and straight in your face madness, Fuck The Facts fucks the norms and do things their way, that demands respect. And quite cool that the can keep their artistic and creative level as high as they can as they must be one of Canada's most active bands, they sure release a lot each year.
Shift upon shift seems to be the bearing element throughout this album, all the time and again something is shifting, be it the mood, the pace, the musical approach, the insane vocals, yea, I think you get it. That calls for quite a good deal of attention from the listener. So the album needs a good amount of spins before the madness Fuck The Facts delivers sets decently in, in the beginning much of the processed impression is noise and insanity. Though in time the final impression becomes more sophisticated and complete, as the band has a few good things to offer.
The compositions are quite clever and brutal, there is always something going on, either blasting drums, heavy riffs, noise elements or melodies en masse, once in a while the whole deal at once. Though let's dwell a bit with the melodies, as they once in a while become too nice and seems quite strange in the overly brutal and noisy context, which they are presented in. The jazzy piece in 'The Wrecking' seems way more balanced, even though it hits quite surprising. The musicianship seems good and solid, all the instruments together with the vocals are getting pushed to the limit, and it is only falling few a very few times.
"Stigmata High-Five" will satisfy many into this, for the brutality and the grinding insanity, even though I think the melodies used once in a while will scare some away as well, I know they have had a negative effect on me, as I found them to be destroying for the pummelling momentum Fuck The Facts do so good. Though there is plenty of grinding brutality, great and insane breaks and straight in your face madness, Fuck The Facts fucks the norms and do things their way, that demands respect. And quite cool that the can keep their artistic and creative level as high as they can as they must be one of Canada's most active bands, they sure release a lot each year.
Rating: 7/10
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