https://youtu.be/_4RBGCMmkWo
A black hole opened up in Cambridge, Massachusetts last night. It opened up, and it swallowed me whole. Ulcerate breaks all conventions, and in doing so, redefines the word "heavy." Nothing has ever come close to what I experienced last night. In a world filled with pretenders, wannabes, and so-called "madmen", Ulcerate stands above them all. My mind was blown. I could not understand a single thing they played, even though they made noises with their instruments that are familiar to me. I am no stranger to tremolo picking, blast beats, or odd-time, they are old friends. And yet. I stood there, jaw agape, unable to understand how they manifested the sounds I heard. Extreme music simply would not be the same without this little three-piece from New Zealand, and I will compare anything and everything claiming to be "Extreme" to Ulcerate's Cutting the Throat of God. An experience like no other.













