Words That Burn "Spawning Ground for Hatred" CD
[Crimes Against Humanity]
13 tracks of grinding hardcore/punk in 23 minutes, complete with low growls and midrange screams, blasting drums and thick rhythms, a good balance of tempos that never gets too fast or too slow, some crust influences, etc. It's nothing out of the ordinary, and a lot of the songs sound the same (due in part to all those quick note bend leads ala Masskontroll), but it's pretty good for what it is. I actually like no nonsense tracks like the straight ahead brutal "Relive the Pain" a little better than the other tracks, I don't know why... "Drained Reaction" is slower and heavier at times though, and that works out pretty damn nicely as well. They close with a cover of "Riot Squad" by Toxic Reasons, which brings in more of a punk influence and makes for a nice ending. I don't mind the production. It's on the rough side but it does work. The bass sounds sick and has some good distortion over it that keeps it separate from the guitars, the drums sound fine, the vocals don't overpower, etc. I have no significant complaints. The cover art's alright (but I really like the black and white skull icon), and I don't mind that the bulk of the layout is black pages with the lyrics in plain white text, but a lot of the photos suck. It's no fun to open a CD booklet and be greeted by a hideous photo of someone shitting (literally) all over a George W. Bush doll for one thing, that's for sure. I could go either way on the lyrics. The topics are standard political attacks against racism, corruption, and that kind of thing, but it's nothing new. It also seems odd to me that there's only one song ("Hail Skatan") that has a sense of humor to it, when all of the others are so bleak. In the end, this is good, but it doesn't do much for me. I can listen to it and enjoy it, but it's not something that grabs my attention or particularly strikes me as all that interesting. (6/10)
Running time - 23:05, Tracks: 13
[Notable tracks: Relive the Pain, Moral Driver, Drained Reaction]
Crimes Against Humanity Records - http://www.cahrecords.com

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