BENT SEA — Noistalgia (review)

BENT SEA — Noistalgia album cover EP · 2011 · Grindcore Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"Noistalgia" is the debut release by Belgian grindcore act Bent Sea. It´s a self-released 11 track digital EP available through the band´s website. According to the same website a limited vinyl edition is scheduled for release a couple of months after the initial digital release. "Noistalgia" was released in November 2011. Those who purchased the EP in the first week of it´s release were treated to the Extreme Noise Terror cover "Bullshit Propaganda" as a 12th bonus track.

Bent Sea is the brainchild of drummer/guitarist Dirk Verbeuren, known for his work with among others Scarve, Soilwork and Aborted. For this release he has recruited Aborted frontman Sven de Caluwe to provide vocals and Devin Townsend to lay down the basslines. The latter also functions af producer on the EP. I guess that lineup more than qualifies to be called an all-star cast.

Dirk Verbeuren created Bent Sea to pay homage to his old grindcore heroes in band´s like Napalm Death, Repulsion and Nasum and that´s imidiately audible when listening to the music on "Noistalgia". Lots of blast beats and aggressive hardcore punked riffs. There´s a more mid-paced and catchy death metal element in the music too though which is also helped along by the vocals by Sven de Caluwe. Anyone familiar with Aborted will know what to expect. Aggressive sneering vocals complimented by deeper growls. Most tracks are short outbursts of aggressive grindcore. The kind of tracks that last between 0:30 to 1:30 minutes, which is pretty much the standard for old school grindcore tracks.

The musicianship and the quality of the tracks are generally high, but I´m not completely blown away. Less is sometimes enough though and that´s certainly the case with "Noistalgia" which is overall a very enjoyable release that fans of the genre are recommended to give a listen. A 3 - 3.5 star rating is warranted.
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