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"Used Food"- Hivesmasher

Gutter Choir (2012)

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"Used Food"- Hivesmasher

Gutter Choir (2012)

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No Clean Singing Year End Review

http://www.nocleansinging.com/2013/02/05/remnants-of-2012-that-i-heard-in-2013-hivesmasher-perhaps-diskord-ii-ii-ii/

Pig Destroyer’s Book Burner was rightly hyped as grind album of the year, and while I loved the hell out of it, Hivesmasher does something very different for me. Theirs is a grimey, nastier kind of grind, similar to the utterly hopeless filth Crowpath used to conjure up.

This is on a whole other level, better written and better played than most who reside within the hyper-focus on speed and punk atittude to cover up weak songwriting and poor instrumental capability. The tropes that now consume the genre have led me to try and find those groups who are trying to elevate grindcore instead of just being a barrage of (albeit awesome) sound.

Hivesmasher knocked me on my ass from the first track, which made abundantly clear how good these guys are.

Opener “Bye Bye Baby” deceives right from the start, delivering some simple punk chords before the band go right for the jugular, assaulting the listener with ferocious drumming amidst a caustic death metal exploration of destruction. Follow-up track “Vomitouch” buzzes with a Converge feel to the intro before trapping you in a sickening groove that follows with a call and response vocal exorcism of rage.

Hivesmasher continue showing their chameleon-like mastery, switching between sounding like a number of different groups on “Can of Awesometism,” which adopts a Red Chord vibe stripped to its core and overdosing on sludge.

Gutter Choir is a sonic canvas of total misanthropy designed to swiftly crush your head with wonderment and terror. Hivesmasher go to some very interesting places on cuts that take grind to epic heights such as “Vulture Assasin,” “Lust In Creation’s Wake”, and “Strangled Beings and Vice Versa,” among others.

The production is another high point, the kind you would hear on a Sanford Parker or Kurt Ballourecord. Everything sounds extremely tight, but not ridiculously modern. Of special note, Tim Brault’sdrumming here is easily some of the best I’ve ever heard from a grind drummer. He reminds me of premier drummers like Erik Hall from Crowpath, Dave Witte, and Danny Walker. Tyler Kingsland andJulius Hayden are both really good guitarists, and they bring a creative force to their discipline, constantly playing something different in an ADD-rattled manner.

Hivesmasher write in a dense, intricate way that reminds me of Uphill Battle, definitely Pig Destroyer, and Discordance Axis. Gutter Choir is fucking hostile; few bands wield vitriol in such a memorable way as they do. Hivesmasher’s excellent debut album is also on Bandcamp and is worth your time and money.

http://hivesmasher.bandcamp.com/

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We made a few Top 10 of 2012 Lists

Matt Darcy of Nefarious Realm

http://nefariousrealm.com/homenew/?p=12297

6. Hivesmasher – Gutter Choir (Black Market Activities)

This bands music is incredible, so powerful, so ignorant, so raw.  The album has been in the making for some time and the time payed off.  Their rendition of the Foo Fighters classic, “Everlong” (one of my all time favorite songs) really delighted me, awesome to hear a rock song like that in grind fashion.

Sean Gresens of Metal Injection

http://www.metalinjection.net/lists/best-of-2012/sean-gresens-2012

8. Hivesmasher – Gutter Choir

Holy fuck. No, dude, seriously. One hell of an abusive grind debut. Meticulous attention to violent detail. Ends the repetitive grind trend.

Mike Keller of Meek is Murder

5. Hivesmasher — Gutter Choir

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Scratch The Surface Webzine Review

http://www.scratchthesurface-webzine.com/2012/12/hivesmasher-gutter-choir-review.html

“Gutter Choir”, the second and latest full-length from Massachusetts grinders Hivesmasher, deserves a warning label: "Not recommended for those with cardiovascular problems". I mean, this is a ridiculously intense, punishing and exciting record from the start to the very end as this six-piece group offers us a pissed off, crushing grindcore laced with some technical twists throughout most of the album. It’s guaranteed that some of these tracks will make your arterial pressure go skyward. 

Raging away at breakneck speeds, Hivesmasher blend some piercing grindcore along with some heavy death metal, all with technical precision and mind-numbing arrangements. Both “The Shit Waltz” and “And They Thought We’d Forget” sound like a grind version of the most hyper-energetic side of Dillinger Escape Plan.

Occasionally, the sextet makes use of synthesizers and samples to create a more experimental, sinister sound as in tracks like “Lust in Creation's Wake” and “Send Me to Satan”, which adds more diversity to the whole experience.

One of the better grindcore releases to come out this year, here’s hoping “Gutter Choir” gets the recognition it deserves. (8)

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Thursday, December 20 @ Great Scott

Gutter Choir is getting it's proper record release party.  Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the full line up.