Waco Jesus promise some filth and it is what they serve with 'Filth', their second full length album. The band's music will make ears of any socially "good" people bleed and its cover art will blind the righteous. So, get that spade out and start diggin'! That sentence can be understood at least in two different ways, by the way...

Claiming to be one of the more popular acts in grind/death underground (spade...), the band definitely can play. The drumming is wild. The guitars are THICK! Too thick for my liking, because guitars are everywhere and all the time too, but they aren't very heavy, actually. Not much pauses, they create a continuing mat of sound. There are memorable riffs, yes, but it's just too incessant. The music's pace is fast for a big part, varying a lot and dropping different breaks and mid-pace grooving. Many different rhythms, for sure. If the music isn't original, the band's style might be at least a bit. Okay, something like Dying Fetus come to mind at times. The song structures are left a bit mysterious to me. Another thing, that can divide one's thoughts in two ways. If only I'd remember anything about the songs after it's over.

The cover art is sick. It is fucking ugly, actually, even though there's one bright motherfucking red rose bud! There's a funny photo of girls fighting and one's squeezing others tits. Love it. The lyrics are also claimed to be sickest around, but this promotional copy didn't include any. The vocals are maniac duet of lower and higher growls and shrieks. Waco Jesus offer a lot of filth, but this sounds good. In the mix, every instrument is audible. This weird guitar sound is not very powerful, but the blast is provided by the rhythm section.

Hey you grind/death maniacs who're looking for extreme pleasures, this might be for your liking. Great listening, when you're feeling beaten or just angry. I bet this is such filth, that some will take this as real shit. I mean this ain't an easy job for sure. Waco Jesus are here to fuck with your mind and they manage to do it. No matter what you think of their music.

EDIT 24.05.2005: New score, this is really sick shit and actually I've started to find a good amount of memorable stuff on the album, in vein of something like Cock And Ball Torture for example (old score was 2/10, well "better later than never", eh?!). Examining artwork in 2020 via Discogs.com, there's also male attacking woman and other vulgarities pictured. Not supporting such action.

Rating: 5 (out of 10) ratings explained

Reviewed by Lane
05/21/2003 22:23