Assück "Anticapital" CD
Posted on Friday, April 11th, 2008 @ 5:44 am » permalink
Though fairly "legendary", I feel like Florida's Assück doesn't get talked about all that much anymore in terms of influence, or just how incredible they were in general, etc. Perhaps it's because so few grindcore bands have since matched their overall quality in terms of riffs/songwriting, or truly touched upon their otherwise brilliant fusion of death metal and hardcore/grind, I don't know. Admittedly I had forgotten just how killer this material was myself until earlier this week, when I pulled out their discs for the first time in years to throw 'em on the ol' iPod. "Anticapital" in particular (released on CD with bonus tracks in 1992 by Sound Pollution) really stands the test of time as an absolute masterpiece of sheer socio-political brutality. The album itself tears through 17 tracks in just 15 minutes and 18 seconds, with not one song hitting the two-minute mark. The thick-as-fuck guitar tone is perfect for the twisted and mangled pinch harmonics and subtly groovy Cannibal Corpse- or early Gorguts-styled riffing (similarities no doubt helped along by the Scott Burns production values); the drums are tight 'n' technical with plenty of raging blasts and flowing grooves that follow the guitar work; and the vocals are super burly without sounding the least bit goofy. It's just an incredible release on every level, with powerful tunes and a sense of urgency/energy extremely uncommon for grindcore - as is the sincerity of their message, which is delivered in a more intriguing and creative manner than your typically bland "politics". Now I'm actually somewhat pissed off that I haven't been rockin' this shit on a regular basis all this time!
Assück "Socialized Crucifixion"
Assück "State to State"
Assück "Page by Page"
I want to do everything yet I sit and do nothing. All that say, says nothing at all. Does mere existence truly justify itself? Optional in your world of confusion, powerless in my world of frustration. You seem to laugh, I sit and cry. In this world we all lose to the politics of lies.
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April 11th, 2008 @ 6:03 am
One of the greatest grindcore bands ever. I'll have to admit I prefer Misery index over Anticapital though.
April 11th, 2008 @ 6:18 am
BEST RECORD OF ALL TIMES PAST PRESENT AND COMING, musically and lyrically. period.
April 11th, 2008 @ 6:50 am
A true classic Andrew. Nothing else to say.
April 11th, 2008 @ 10:16 am
i agree about Misery Index… hard to top that album. Great band. Great Post.
April 11th, 2008 @ 10:24 am
Ditto on most of the previous commentary. I got to see Assück play (with Still Life and The Swing Kids… weird) and they were just as intense as their recorded output would suggest. The singer seemed like a really good guy too.
April 11th, 2008 @ 11:01 am
Fuck yeah, you have to love Assuck, and Anti-capitol and Misery index both have their place.
Pete Jay of Assuck fame has a new band you should check out thats completely different in every way. Check it out y'all
http://www.myspace.com/oakhelm
http://www.forestmoonspecialproducts.com/
April 11th, 2008 @ 6:14 pm
Woohoo! Best grind band/album ever in my opinion. Singer has asthma and they had no bass player (though they added a bassist for the Blindspot EP, can't recall if they retained him for Misery Index). The O.L.D. split is a classic too. 'Take the "f" out of life and what's left is the truth.'
April 11th, 2008 @ 6:33 pm
I remember playing with them (and I think Shai Hulud) on Long Island when Steve was singing. Great stuff! But I wish I saw them in 1993 too.
April 12th, 2008 @ 5:59 am
Yo fuckers!
Check also Sayyadina from the same label. Ultra fucking great band!!!! motherfucker!!
April 12th, 2008 @ 9:42 am
Sayyadina is fucking incredible. I had to walk across the room to pick up my wig first time I heard their split with Bruce Banner. Recommended like a motherfucker.
April 12th, 2008 @ 5:38 pm
great band and awesome piece of brutality.one of the top grindcore bands ever.
some tracks from Anticapital appeared one year later in State to state ep
April 12th, 2008 @ 7:23 pm
So good! What a band….what a band.
April 13th, 2008 @ 2:59 am
definitely check out oakhelm if you're looking some high quality black metal
April 13th, 2008 @ 10:06 am
can please somebody upload me Justice Unknown: This is what rage is about album? thanks
April 13th, 2008 @ 10:39 am
The Justice Unknown material is supposed to be re-released by the band in the future on a discography CD set. There's some information about that here:
http://www.aversionline.com/…/justice-unknown…/
You can contact the band on MySpace for information as well.
April 13th, 2008 @ 2:18 pm
sorry for off-topic Andrew. I was supposed to be release in May last year but it hadn't been so I hope they will release this CD in this year. There are so many good (old) bands that don't have re-releases and there you have many crappy shit out there which is released in thousands or even ten of thousands. pretty "bad".
April 15th, 2008 @ 11:09 am
ASSUCK…blew me away everytime I saw them. I only wish I had seen them when Daryl from Citizens Arrest did vocals for a bit.
April 16th, 2008 @ 7:27 pm
One of the best grind releases ever! It's just perfect and sounds like nothing else. All of their records rule, but this might be the pinnacle.