Hyaena
Rabid "Homo... Homini... Hyaena!" (9/17/2013 release date)
Italian grindcore outfit on the
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions label. During the first seconds of
Track 01 (Spin!), I can tell this will become a favorite. I totally
get the grindcore tag, but I find this to be so much more than the
'garden variety' sound it connotes. There are a number of different
things going on here musically - the most prevalent being a heavy
Punk-inspired sound which intertwines with elements that would
characterize Death Metal, Thrash, and even Grunge acts. There's also
some NWOBHM and Black Metal sounding moments (Spin! and Blastfamous,
respectively). The sound this band has is very tight also, especially
for this to be their debut album. The drumming intrigues me maybe
more than anything else as it primarily serves to fuel the diversity
here. There are blast beats a plenty and then there are parts that
sound almost like Dave Grohl maybe (that's a good thing, BTW). Freak
Mafia at times almost sounds like it could've been on Nirvana's
'Bleach' (well if Nirvana had been faster and heavier and Kurt Cobain
carried on more like Barney Greenway). Chupacabras made me imagine
The Offspring, perhaps, playing like Napalm Death. Education By The
Stick and Bullfrog Petardo are more thrashy, 'crossover' sounding.
Hyaena Rabid are anything but boring or 'run of the mill'. "Homo...
Homini... Hyaena!" is a CD that I recommend highly.
