The late years of the 80s, Grindcore rose from the underground as a fusion between extreme aspects of Hardcore, Death Metal and Thrash Metal, and became a genre that gave birth to many different subgenres. as REPULSION, SIEGE and others became the roots of Grindcore, and NAPALM DEATH, DISRUPT, EXTREME NOISE TERROR and CARCASS (on its early age) became strong influences for the generations to come. Then to deal with a release as “Alive to No Avail” from INDUSTRIAL PUKE isn’t something unexpected, but a delight.

Recorded at Studio Soundport with production and sound engineering signed by Mikael Andersson, the sonority relies on a model that combine the filthy approach of the past (simple and distorted instrumental tunes and few effects on the vocals) with a sound definition that allows the fans to understand the musical ideas expressed by the quintet without problems. The way the band works is a fusion of influences of UK Grindcore, Swedish Death Metal, D-Beat Hardcore, some traces of Thrash Metal and more on (as some Groove Thrash Metal and Industrial Metal traces heard on “The Regretful Climb”). It means that there are moments when things converge for one of these genres, but always on a consensual outfit. It’s brutal, aggressive and nasty, full of energy and able to corrode your ears and erode your necks easily.

“Daily Chest Pain” (excellent jigsaw guitar riffs), “Hoax-Mongers” (the Hardcore side of their music is heard on the vocals and backing vocals), “Flaccid Provider”, “Skid Textures” (again the Swedish Death Metal becomes strong), “Alive to No Avail” (here some Swedish Thrash Metal traces are heard, and what strong bass guitar and drums rhythmic support), “The Regretful Climb”, “Strangled from the Inside” (Grindcore and Death Metal align here to create an excellent song), “Nothing More to Give”, “Inverted” (wow, what insane blast beats), “Rational Asshole”, “Biblical Corpse” (slow tempos with an oppressive appeal hard to resist) and “Average Dicks” are great songs that’ll reach your ears and enter without asking for your permission. Let them in!

“Alive to No Avail” is a great surprise, and INDUSTRIAL PUKE is a great name that - without renewing things - created a great release!