Ape Unit
Unforgivable Holidays
Grind Promotion Records
16 Track Album
Released 2012
Unforgivable Holidays!
Ape Unit – Cuneo
- Italy
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/APE-UNIT
Written for www.Brutalism.com
Genre:
Grind/Powerviolence
Discography:
2008 - Albert EP - DIY
2009 - deCOMPosed - Shepherd Of Rot Recs
2012 - Unforgivable Holidays - Grind Promotion Records
Very little is
known about this band and only 871 likes on Facebook! :O but if their titles and genre are anything
to go by plus the name Ape Unit then
I can’t wait to review this.
The cover is of
a rather plump young kid enjoying the sun is that so unforgivable?
My Geography
not being so hot I wondered where the hell was Cuneo? and then realised it is in Italy – I was surprised as the Italians are usually known for being romantic or
so one would think, but these guys are the exception to that rule for sure! Or maybe
not depending on what you class as romantic these days.
“No hey Bananas”
starts with the sound of a little kid singing – get ready for the splat! Oh yes
and with an almighty explosive array of gruesome grind it comes, I was not
wrong! But like all true grind shit it never lasts long enough!
The second
track has more groove than a 70’s lump of vinyl and it continues with a very angular
track “The difference between you and Bahamas” for me that would be the place
is hot, I however am not!
Grind galore! Time
to yank the volume up another notch and feast on the goodies, so far it has not
disappointed and Pig Motocross has some awesome fiery guitar and the sound of a
bike starting up – I can just imagine a piggy on a bike haring around a muddy
field and like a pig in shit the grinders produce another great track!
The gory grind
continues with some epic titles with frenzied splattering’s that just whet the
appetite before moving on to the next track, but this is true grind and it
does not get better than this.
Nice grunts and
pig squeals on La Chanson pour Le Petit Prince – don’t ask me to translate too
busy getting into its 35 second entourage!
The 'Real' Ape Unit!
Triggering
Santa – I never knew he was Mexican lol – but a lot of clowning around begins
until the brutal stuff kicks in – got to be one of my favorite tracks on the
album – enough to scare the kids senseless, and at 1 minute and 35 seconds it
manages to weedle its way into the brain – Great track! Yeehaw!
A 44 second
smash of grinding growls and awesome grooves this track “The bad and the
breakfast” is violent without a doubt, but offers a great melodic groove and if
head-banging, despite its short introduction, will still give you whiplash
trying to keep up with the killer riffs.
Yuri and the
Cube is a little more menacing and sinister with low toned guitar and slow
plodding beats but still shows a killer side.
The title track
suggests the end is near but Tijuana is nearer whatever that is but, the bass
hooks at the start of this grinding grenade are without a doubt just superb!
The grisly
barrage of riffs and grinding beats continue with a melodic array from “Bastards
of Villanova” It is fast and uncompromising but frustrating when it only lasts
a few seconds just as you start to get into the grind – you guessed it – it finishes.
Slower start on
“Intentions in all pieces” with a lot of ambiance that sends chills down the
spine and then a magnificent guitar starts up with a nice chug effect which in
turn starts the head moving frantically as it continues to smash your skull in
and pulverise your senses.
From “Ska to
God” is a mix of slow and sinister and fast and frenzied favouring the slow and
sinister with low tuned distorted guitar but does not really go anywhere and my
least favourite track on the album – a bit disappointing to finish on this
track but the band I suppose have their reasons.
To Sum up:
This album
overall is delightfully brutal with a smattering of humor as all grinders
seems to possess. It houses some great
riffs, bass hooks and blast beats with that all important ingredient only known
to brutal slamming metal heads and that are: the pig squeals and grunting
noises that add more clout to the already pulverising tracks contained within
such an album.
My favorite is
still “Triggering Santa” as it has that element of fun and still brutal at the
same time giving the listener more to enjoy.
It’s whacky and
most definitely my kind of album – you have to hear it to fully engage in its
quality of unrivalled brutal goings-on! If you love grind/power violence then
get on it! Highly recommended!!
5/5
Track List:
No Hey Bananas (Tengo Platenas)
Double Dance Bass Lines in Alaska
The difference between you and Bahamas
Seena is a warrior Princess
Pig Motorcross
Last time you ate Grongo
H.C in the name of C.K
Motochrist Supercrust
La Chanson pour Le petit Prince
Triggering Santa
The bad and the Breakfast
Yuri the Cube
The end is near, Tijuana is nearer
Bastards of Villanova
Intentions in all pieces
From Ska to God
Ape Unit - going ape!
Members:
Rev. Gomorra - Guitarron
Marius - Garganta
Umbi - Bajo
Los - Congas
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