REVIEW
BOLESNO GRINJE / MERCENARY COCKROACH - Split CD
Released: 2007 | Label: Endless Brutality of Men | Rating: 7/10 | Reviewer: PSL | Provided by: Endless Brutality of Men



BOLESNO GRINJE
01. Grinjofobia
02. Dajem Otkaz
03. Moj Prijatelj Zombi
04. P.T.S.D.
05. Zemlja Zove Grinje
06. Nema Me-pojeo Sam Se
07. Mamu Im
08. Odmor 2 Metra Pod Zemljom
09. Nervoza

MERCENARY COCKROACH
10. Capitalist Values
11. Take a Pill
12. Apocalypse Upside Down
13. Age of Deception
14. Steps to Nowhere
15. No. On Paper
16. 0,00 Promile
17. Dead Hope
18. Prejudice

The Croatian grindcore freaks Bolesno Grinje has outdone themselves on this split CD. I found their 2006 release Od Nesvijesti do Grinda to be okay, but the music on this split CD is better as the songs are way more interesting. The music is a bit untraditional, but very catchy. Songs like "Dajem Otkaz" and "P.T.S.P." gets under the skin right away. The Croatians do still have quite a few references to Napalm Death, but the band's own ideas by far overshadow these. Like most other grindcore the music is simplistic and straight forward, but it works just like it's supposed to.

On this split CD Bolesno Grinje has teamed up with their countrymen in Mercenary Cockroach. The band plays brutal grindcore with machinegun-like drumming. The music however is not a total pummel from start to finish. The band allows room for slower and catchy parts now and then. Actually a solo or two also appear here and there. Just like Bolesno Grinje the Napalm Death references are noticeable, but Mercenary Cockroach do to a large degree have their own style and sound. Unfortunately the songs tend to suffer a bit under the extremely thick production. At times it's close at becoming a muddy blur. On the whole this split CD is an enjoyable experience which ought to please the common grindcore fan.





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