Grinding monstrosity called Lock Up really brings some cheer into my otherwise extremely boring saturday morning. Not even hangover today... Blaahh.

Thirteen crushing tracks kick my body around the room and heavy sound makes my ears bleed both blood and brain tissue. But that's no wonder because the band consists of four very well known entities in metal music scene: Shane Embury (bass) and Jesse Pintado (guitar) from Napalm Death, Nick Barker the ex-Cradle Of Filthian (drums) and Hypocrisy/Pain man Peter Tägtgren (inhuman voice). So you think this is some kind of a stupid money making trick? I don't. This sounds very honest. Of course some of riffs are similar to Napalm Death's, but this is more straight blasting let me tell you. All the musicians do absolutely great job. Excellent riffs, punishing percussion and brutal throat-torturing. Terrorizer, Napalm Death and modern society mixed.

Songs last from 1 to 3 minutes, and there's no any fillers. It's all good 'n' extreme. Lyrics are about every day sickness we breathe, see and fuck. The album equals partying (check out back cover photo). This album equals
very heavy (thanks to the masterful Andy Sneap knob-twiddling) and grinding experience, albeit not too original. The tracks are not very varying from each other, but this does it for the grinders: mosh!

Rating: 7½ (out of 10) ratings explained

Reviewed by Lane
12/31/1999 10:04