Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Reload: Axegrinder

Axegrinder - The Rise Of The Serpent Men - 1988
Axegrinder, Prophecy Of Doom - Split CD - 1990
Axegrinder - Rise Of The Serpent Men - 2006
Axegrinder - Grind The Enemy - 2010
Axegrinder - Satori - 2018
01. Axegrinder - The Rise Of The Serpent Men, 1988 Vinyl LP Album
     Peaceville - VILE 7
02. Axegrinder, Prophecy Of Doom - Split CD, 1990 CD Compilation
     Deaf Records - DEAF 2CD , Compilation
     Contains 16 songs by: Axegrinder, Prophecy Of Doom
03. Axegrinder - Rise Of The Serpent Men, 2006 CD Album
     Peaceville - CDVILED 125
     Bonus: 9-11: Wartech demos
04. Axegrinder - Grind The Enemy, 2010 Vinyl LP Unofficial Release
     Pelvic Alee Records - PA01
05. Axegrinder - Satori, 2018 CD Album
     Rise Above Records - RISECD221
Requested: rezerred. But wait, there's more! Today on top of the three versions of their classic 1988 monster album, we have Satori, the second album released in 2018. If they release one album every 30 years, I can't wait for the next one in 2048, because Satori is one excellent release. You may not be struck by awe at the first play, but it is highly infectious and shall grow on you if you are an Amebix fan. In those 30 years since the Rise of the Serpent Men, Axegrinder evolved but stayed on track. Satori is as heavy as its predecessor, more sinister, and generally stranger. It is not an experimental album or anything innovative, but they managed to make something original out of standard ingredients - this is art (or luck ? LOL). The riffs are great but not unheard of, the drumming is crushing and slow in a standard way, the vocals are a bit stranger with a couple of very catchy choruses, and the sporadic incursions of keyboards and a female voice are also not the newest thing in town - but the sum of it all is amazing, very personal, and still very much Amebix in the Axegrinder way. This is a superb return with a raw production that lets dynamics exist, and the designated survivor to accompany the output from Deviated Instinct of recent years. Grind that axe til zerRrrrRRRRRrRrRrrRRRRRrRR!!!
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!ZER Axegrinder ZER!

6 comments:

  1. Nice, only had Satori on mp3 and yeah it is a great album

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  2. Thank you so much, Zer! Axegrinder rules!!
    Didn't you include 9 songs from Prophecy Of Doom in #2 btw?

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    1. No. PoD deserve a full reload if requested.

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    2. Ok, so I request full reload of Prophecy Of Doom :D
      Of course, I know I shouldn't request you anything at here (should go to "rezerred" section),
      sorry about that.
      thanks in advance anyway, take care!

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    3. It's fine here too, ha! PoD listed for reload.

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    4. Yay! :D Thank you so much for your kindness!

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