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Genres: Death Metal, Progressive Grindcore
Label: Relapse Records

FTF have been a favorite of mine for a long time, as readers of this site may well know. When I was given the opportunity to download and review the new album from the PR company, I was stoked. So yeah, I downloaded the promo, listened to it a couple times, and loved it. But never had the actual time to get my thoughts on it down. Then last night I was in HMV and ended up grabbing a copy of the album. So now that I have the physical version I’m making the time to review it properly.

This is definitely one of the strangest FTF albums so far. It has the grinding of previous albums Stigmata High Five and Disgorge Mexico, but it blends in more of the death metal influence that was very obvious on the Unnamed 7″. Absent are the slower, pretty parts that hearken back to 80′s thrash (especially Metallica) that were featured on Disgorge Mexico. The songs seem longer too, and in continuing with FTF traditions, there is a long song that is almost seven-and-a-half minutes long (“Census Blank”). This song also has a guy doing vocals on it, but due to the awesome amounts of liner notes for the album I have no idea who is doing them. Probably one of the guys in the band.

The second-longest song brings in another FTF tradition, a song in French! “95″ is the tune, and it’s a really fast, angry sounding track that makes me want to mosh like crazy, especially during the guitar solo. This one is a good example of the strangeness of the album too: it’s got a slower riff that really strikes me as a Black Sabbath worship riff. Totally doomy with a touch of psychrock going on.

These little sections are peppered all over the album, riffs that just are not typical grindcore or death metal, but bringing in other genres that influence the men and lady of FTF. And the way that they work with the more typical Fuck the Facts sound is amazing!

In the end, Die Miserable is a sweet album, and definitely should be looked at for those that are into Pig Destroyer, Buried Inside, Gigan, Napalm Death, and Nasum.

8.5 out of 10.

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Stolen from a note on Facebook:

“Back in January we put together a little home studio and spent the month tracking a majority of what will be our next full length album. Everything was shelved while we went on various tours, released our Unnamed 7” EP and then Disgorge Mexico: The DVD. But now having all of that out of the way, we are recording the finishing touches of this new album which we have aptly titled Die Miserable, after the feeling I have every time I need to write a quote for a new album.

“Mixing will be handled by our long time friend (aka: sucker) Craig Boychuk. He’s pretty much had his hands and ears on almost everything we’ve recorded over the last few years, so we feel confident that he won’t totally fuck it up. We’re not very good at rushing out our full lengths, so we’re thinking this should see the light of day in the spring of 2011 via Relapse Records.

“Keep an eye out for updates, videos, blogs and all that shit bands put up when a new album is coming out. Even if our album isn’t any good, the garbage we’ll be posting to hype it up will be awesome.”

I know I for one am pretty fucking stoked.

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Genre: Grindcore
Label: Independent

FTF, one of my favorite grind bands ever since I heard the song “Dear Shit Book”, have recently released a new 7″, the Unnamed EP.
It’s fast, short, and vicious as hell. If you’ve ever heard FTF before, this is pretty much what fan have come to expect. It’s not a huge change since Disgorge Mexico, with a more death metal sound and some touches of noise, but it does show growth.
Of course, if you’re looking for the same FTF that was around circa 2003, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. But, after hearing the first track, you’ll know – this is going to be a classic record from Fuck the Facts.
One of the coolest things about the release besides the music and the fact that it’s totally indie, it’s the art. Mel, the vocalist for those that don’t know, did the art for it. And I fucking love it. See below for pictures.
If you’ve never heard this band before, think of newer Pig Destroyer, Leng Tch’e, and a little Napalm Death.
8 out of 10.

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Genre: Grindcore
Label: Relapse Records

Starting off with a couple shots of pre-show beginnings and a sample from an old anti-drug film, FTF’s Disgorge Mexico the DVD is a live show, the entire album Disgorge Mexico in all it’s glory, plus the song “The Pile of Flesh You Carry”, as well as a film by director David Hall, which is nice and slightly twisted.
The show itself is filmed by a couple cameras, showing different angles to the insane proceedings. Effect-laden post-production gives the entire proceedings a bit of a dirty look, an old film stock look, which really works well with not only the songs of Disgorge Mexico but also the sound of Fuck The Facts in general.
The high point of this DVD is the fact that not only do you get to see FTF fucking up a small club, but a really cool film with Disgorge Mexico as it’s soundtrack too.
The low point of it is the same for all live show DVDs: it makes you wish you were there, and it’s always kind of depressing to watch a killer show and wish you were there.
Despite that, this is such a killer fucking view and a killer fucking listen.
9 out of 10.

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