Fuck The Facts
Amer
Noise Salvation
Released : June 18, 2013
One thing that I have come to accept, is that you never fully know what to expect from a Fuck The Facts release.
Sure, you can assume to a certain extent but there really seems to be no formula when these guys are writing. To say they’ve come a long way is comical in its understatement. Beginning as a one-man band, producing noise and pure Grindcore, before forming an actual band and becoming perhaps subconsciously more focused on composition with each release. Fuck The Facts have out-done themselves once again.
Following up on 2011’s “Die Miserable” record, which in itself was an album fueled by progression from past material (as was “Disgorge Mexico”; I’m starting to see a pattern emerge here), the seven tracks on the “Amer” EP show a maturity in song writing that is quite honestly surprising. There are still moments where the blast beats are in full effect and then there are segments on songs such as “A Void”, that are well written and melodic, ending off with a strained vocal that emanates and reminds me of something Tragedy might do. Its back to the grind for the following track, but that one also has a melodic passage to it, too. This is quite possibly their most accessible recording ever to date, and is rapidly growing on me with each listen.
See Also: Agoraphobic Nosebleed “Arc” Review
Comprised fully of French language lyrics this time around, something that doesn’t phase adopted Montrealer’s such as myself, is also something slightly new for the band. Previous recordings have had French tracks on them, but this is their first adventure away from the atypical Anglophone norm. Anyway, lets not get the language debate cooking; wouldn’t want Pauline Marois’s hounds beating down my door, demanding I re-write this out en Francais, tabarnac!
Available on 10″ vinyl, limited to just five hundred copies, Also on extremely limited cassette tape and as a digital download. Act fast.
For Fans Of : Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Soilent Green, Burst
Track Listing:
01. Une Triste Vue
02. Vent Du Nord
03. Panser La Paie Au Lieu De Soigner Le Mal
04. A Void
05. Jour De Souffrance
06. L’enclume Et Le Marteau
07. Amere
Pros & Cons
- Ground breaking
- Progressive
- Highly original
- Short
