Hailing from Italy, Balatonizer are taking steps to mature grindcore
that may not be as evident as those that other bands have already
taken, but there are quite a few firsts here. The band cram thirty-two
tracks into the space of twenty-five minutes, and most of the cuts last
less than one minute. This is the standard formula for a grindcore
album as the music ranges from brutal to more brutal, with plenty of
blast beats and double bass fueling the material. Setting this apart
from other grindcore bands is heavy death metal riffing mixed with
dissonant playing and other subtle tricks. While the sheer velocity in
these songs come from programmed percussion, the energy thrown into
them demonstrates a pathological, almost inhuman endurance and
dexterity on the band's part. Some of these tracks even feature
keyboards. The band are currently in the process of building a new
website; meantime you can read of them at www.devildollrecords.com.
By Dave Wolff
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