Hyaena Rabid

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.