2025 Independent (Digital)
ganglionhtx.bandcamp.com
10/10 CRUSHED FUCKING SKULLS
I've had a streak of great albums come over the "review desk" lately, and this is one of the best of the bunch, a perfect outing from this Houston band. They play a brutal almost Assuck-style death/grind with a heaping dose of intense Repulsion-like thrash over top of it all. This serves to absolutely multiply the intensity of the music, and it's like taking a freight train to the face. They shift from strength to strength on this record, never overusing anything in their arsenal, and leave me wanting more songs. The songs are played with frantic speed most of the time, and there are hooks galore, which is where they truly shine. These are memorable songs even at breakneck speed, short songs be damned, the snare drum hammering like a stuttering machine gun through it all. A label needs to step in and give this a proper physical release, I would love to have it in my collection. It's a great record, and the band should be proud. I'll be listening to this one over and over.
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