Magrudergrind - II

Magrudergrind - II

2016 / Grindcore, Powerviolence

Magrudergrind's self-titled album, released in 2009, is easily one of favourite grindcore albums, so needless to say, I was quite hyped when 'II' was announced. Getting hyped is sometimes quite a bad idea because it mostly leads to disappointment, but this time, it didn't. Magrudergrind are back and with full force. 

Filthy, fierce and groovy grindcore, filled with tasty hooks and crushing slower parts, is the most accurate description of Magrudergrind's distinguishable take on grindcore I can come up with. An inexperienced listener could argue that they sound like any other grindcore band or that you can't really tell the songs apart from each other, but if grindcore is an old friend of yours, the catchy and clever hooks are easy to find. And if the hooks are not enough, the amount of energy pumped into the listener is enormous and should be enough of a reason to check both 'II' and the self-titled album.

Magrudergrind shows no signs of slowing down and if they plan to release quality albums rather seldom instead of releasing possibly mediocre albums every two years or so, I have nothing against it. 'II' may not be on par with the self-titled album due to some changes in production and songwriting. Both production and songwriting are excellent on 'II' but on self titled album they were even better. The self titled album's modern but raw production was one of best one's I've ever heard in grindcore and the all of the songs felt equally good. I'm not saying that 'II' has any low quality songs, but some of the songs are clearly more powerful than some. Still, an instant album of the year candidate.