Nothing More To Eat - Nothing More To Eat

Nothing More To Eat - Nothing More To Eat

2013 / Hardcore, Grindcore

Hardcore and grindcore are usually considered rather grim genres. Not in the same way as black metal, but they are not the most joyous genres. Usually. Nothing More To Eat takes couple of steps away from the serious school of grindcore and offers a slab of grinding hardcore with enjoyable twists. If the lyrical themes range from getting killed while skating and ending up in league with satan to a boring zombie apocalypse, the result could be anything.

Luckily, Nothing More To Eat have managed to create one of the most energetic and uplifting album in the genre. The tempo is kept up throughout the album, but the amount of blast beats and other 'generic' ways to create rapid bursts of energy are not excessive. Instead, the drive is kept alive through the groove. 'Nature Is Our Enemy' is a perfect example of this. In hardcore and especially grindcore songs the structure can consist of only two or three parts, but Nothing More to Eat keeps the different parts short and manages to throw several absolutely amazing riffs and parts in every song. Even though all the instruments are handled well and the vocals are fierce, the riffs and the groove are the reason 'Nothing More To Eat' spends a lot of time in my playlists. Nothing More to Eat together with Nistikko (who actually did a solid cover of Mo'Money couple of years ago) are the riff and groove lords of their own scene.

'Nothing More To Eat' is a solid and enjoyable album, but its fourteen song length has space for weaker songs. 'Anticlimactic Zombie Uprise', 'Death From Below' and 'Happy Camper' are awfully mediocre in comparison to other songs on the album. They are not bad songs, but after several solid barrages, they sound a bit like filler songs and because the songs are quite close to the end of the album, the album sounds a bit dull for a while. 'There's No Glory In Space' saves the day and together with 'Proper Manners' they manage to deliver a proper beating. If an album consist of eleven solid tracks and three weaker, but not bad, songs, there's no reason to not recommend this slab to every hardcore and grindcore loving person. 

Favourite songs: 'Nature Is Our Enemy', 'Satanic Sailors', 'Two-Headed Dog.'

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