EXTREME NOISE TERROR - A HOLOCAUST IN YOUR HEAD

Released  in 1989 by High Speed Recordings, A Holocaust In Your Head is Extreme Noise Terror's first full-length album, following the 1987 The Peel Sessions EP and the 1986 split with Chaos U.K.. Well, considered by many to be Extreme Noise Terror's best record, A Holocaust In Your Head is a noisy and destructive album from start to finish with two very rotten, screaming and guttural vocals, thus defining the most striking features that made Extreme Noise Terror's entire career, moreover, this same album is one of the pillars of what we call crustcore or grindcore (as other people prefer, no problem). A Holocaust In Your Head is composed of thirteen tracks, highlighting both the lyrical part (political/social theme, anti-system and animal rights, for example), as well as the anti-musical part (perfectly called Extreme Noise Terror). It's hard to pick what is the most powerful sound in this record and I imagine many crusties, grinders and punks have the same idea, but it's impossible to talk about this album and not mention "Deceived", "Take The Strain", "Conned Through Life", "We The Helpless" (Kuro cover), "Innocence To Ignorance", "Use Your Mind" ("[...] What do you expect to change with an 'X' on your hand?"), "Another Nail In The Coffin", "Rapping The Earth" and "Bullshit Propaganda" (Ratos de Porão played this song and it became well known in Brazil in the 90's). The vignettes introduced in this recording are unique (in the other versions that I had the opportunity to hear these excerpts were removed) and are from movies considered cult classics nowadays like Street Trash (tracks "Take The Strain" and "Conned Through Life") and Scarface (track "Murder"). A Holocaust In Your Head has its peculiarities, as there are different recordings of this album with the order of different tracks from the original, as well as bonus tracks in the CD version. In short, one of the most noisey albums of all time and I end this review with the words of the last track of the original version: "If you're only in it for the music. Just fuck off we aren't interested. In your stance fascist, racist, sexist shit. Fuck off you fat Nazi pig bastard. Milano - you're dead!". ENT on this recording were: Stick (Doom), Mark (The Wankys), Pete, Dean, Phil and Leggo (Deviated Instinct).     

Lançado em 1989 pela High Speed Recordings, A Holocaust In Your Head é o primeiro full-length da Extreme Noise Terror, sucedendo o EP The Peel Sessions de 1987 e o split com a Chaos U.K. de 1986. Bom, considerado por muitos como o melhor registro da Extreme Noise Terror, A Holocaust In Your Head é um álbum destruidor e barulhento ao extremo do início ao fim com dois vocais bem podres, gritados e guturais, configurando assim as características mais marcantes que seguiram a carreira da Extreme Noise Terror, além do mais, este mesmo álbum é um dos pilares do que nós chamamos de crustcore ou grindcore (como preferem outras pessoas). A Holocaust In Your Head é composto por treze faixas, na qual destaca tanto a parte lírica (temática política/social, anti-sistema e pró-direito dos animais, por exemplo), quanto na parte anti-musical (perfeitamente chamada de Extreme Noise Terror). É até difícil escolher qual é o som mais massa deste registro e imagino que muitos crusties, grinders e punks tem essa mesma ideia, mas é impossível falar sobre este álbum e não citar "Deceived", "Take The Strain", "Conned Through Life", "We The Helpless" (cover da Kuro), "Innocence To Ignorance", "Use Your Mind" ("[...] What do expect to change with an 'X' on your hand?"), "Another Nail In The Coffin", "Rapping The Earth" e "Bullshit Propaganda" (muito difundida pela Ratos de Porão nos anos 90). As vinhetas introduzidas nesta gravação são únicas (nas outras versões que eu tive a oportunidade de escutar elas foram retiradas) e são de filmes considerados cult hoje em dia como Street Trash (faixas "Take The Strain" e "Conned Through Life") e Scarface (faixa "Murder"). A Holocaust In Your Head tem as suas particularidades, pois existem outras gravações diferentes deste álbum com a ordem dos sons diferentes da original, além de faixas bônus na versão em CD. Em suma, um dos álbuns mais barulhentos e revoltosos de todos os tempos e finalizo essa revisão com as palavras da última faixa da versão original: "If you're only in it for the music. Just fuck off we aren't interested. In your stance fascist, racist, sexist shit. Fuck off you fat Nazi pig bastard. Milano - you're dead!". ENT nesta gravação foram: Stick (Doom), Mark (The Wankys), Pete, Dean, Phil e Leggo (Deviated Instinct). 

Crustcore / Grindcore - Ipswich - England / Inglaterra

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