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*Disclaimer: For the random enjoyment of some, the song titles mentioned in
this review will be literally translated into English in parenthesis’ even
though the band itself has not done so for this album. The author of this review
will accept any blame for subsequent misunderstandings between the titles and
lyrical/musical content.*
For anyone in need of their monthly dosage of head-plastering moshpit-material, right off the bat I recommend to direct yourselves to this little ditty, the debut mini-CD from Finland’s Kiljuvelka-70. Comprised of a group of rag-tag misfits with backgrounds in Finnish metal mainstays like Rytmihäiriö, Amorphis and Barren Earth, Kiljuvelka-70 whips up quite the pure dose of old school hardcore with social criticism and drunken rambling to spare. First off, the name of the band itself, translated bluntly into “Kiljudebt-70” refers to a traditional Finnish homebrewed alcohol called “kilju”, which is basically a severely bare bones home wine made up primarily of water, yeast and sugar. Yes, it is the type of gunk that is pretty much made to have something cheap that’ll get you nicely loaded when needed, taste be damned. Or so I’ve heard. For international readers, I believe distilling kilju can get you a pretty closely moonshine-type drink, but I digress. Take the frantically paced aggression of groups like say, Agnostic
Front, vocalist Pate with his hoarse bark that is just a tad shy in
the distortion department to pass as your Entombed-style death
metal-vocals and the very occasional guitar solo and more groovy, metal-style
riffage in cuts like Systeemi kusee omille kintuilleen (The system
pisses on it’s own legs) and Helvetin elämä (Hell’s
life or let's say Helluva life) and you’ve got the slightly
under 20 minutes of gut-punching, fist pumping action that should make any straightedger
proud. Well, except for the fact that the band's name carries that of an alcohol.
And some of the songs considerably praise well you get the drift. If hardcore
isn’t your thing, steer clear. But looking to pop some holes into those
walls, no frills and lots of mayhem? Then grab Ihmis-saastaa ja pohjasakkaa
(Human-waste and bottom filth) and let loose. |
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Killing Songs : Papit ja pedofiilit, Systeemi kusee omille kintuilleen, Helvetin elämä & Sota-äpärä |
Aleksie quoted 72 / 100 | |||||
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