This is a split between French Grindcore bands Miserable Failure and Atara.
Atara are up first and they give us 6 tracks of Punk and groove influenced Grind.
These are enjoyable short, sharp adrenaline shots of modern Grind with Punk attitude and a touch of Nasum added in.
The singer is particularly acerbic and he heads the tracks here like the focal point of devastation.
Scathing vocals and a rounded, heavy sound that’s not overproduced means that the band shine filthily and so do the songs. Top work by Atara.
We’ve met Miserable Failure before with their last EP Hope. They continue to impress here with 8 tracks of furious Grind that mix the best of the extreme nature of Grindcore with the violence of modern Hardcore.
The utterly demented vocals are present and the music sounds just as unhinged. Slabs of distortion that pass themselves off as riffs crash into your skull and before you know it you’re left wondering what the hell just happened. And then, without warning, Miserable Failure loom in suddenly for the killing blow.
There’s no reason at all you shouldn’t get this. None whatsoever.