KIDNAPPED
Collected Works 2017–2019 LP
I don’t know an awful lot about the New England region of the United States, but from what I can gather from this record, it’s fucked. Miserable and bleak. I say this with all the speculation a punk way down on the other side of the planet can; my interpretation of KIDNAPPED’s home state is made purely based on this record. What a fuckin’ ride it is. Furious, pummelling HC, more so in the vein of bands that tackled that slightly stranger side of 2010’s powerviolence (holy shit, remember WATER TORTURE and ROBOCOP?). I say slightly stranger, but there’s no element of pretension here, just a hell of a lot of anger and speed, followed by some truly crippling breakdowns. There’s a bleakness to this kind of HC that I really fucking like, it eschews poeticisms and goes straight for the throat. Despite appearing to be a compilation, this thing whips by like an LP, highly recommended. (PS: The DOOM riff cutting into that pinging snare on “Shit Tier Kinda Guy” is the chef’s kiss on this record.)
REVIEWER BENNY MATHEWS
Maximum Rock N Roll January 2021
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No fillers just killers Grind Massacre somewhere between Lock up, Brutal Truth and Insect Warfare plus a great punchy sound! More then NICE! minusoneman2
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This album is aggro as fuck. They did this on purpose and then they practiced the brutality and aggression. And then they did it again. And then they recorded it. Fuckin' pricks. This is my #2 album of the year 2020. COP-SUCKER!!!!!! Previously, on....
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