Assaulting the senses like a bag full of doorknobs smashing you in the face, Captain Cleanoff’s debut full length offering, Symphonies Of Slackness is 23 minutes of guitar shredding, drum kit bashing, howling and shrieking grindcore at it’s absolute finest!

Hailing from Australia, these grind freaks unleash 21 tracks of old school early Earache Records-style grindcore in the vein of Napalm Death, Carcass and Texas lunatics Kill The Client. The music is fast and abrasive with lightning fast Mick Harris-style blasts, super distorted bass, chainsaw revving riffs and vocals that can best be described as a grizzly bear eating a squawking pigeon alive. The songs are short, insanely fast, but remarkably catchy. It’s been so long since From Enslavement To Obliteration was released that I forgot grindcore could sound this fucking good!

The tracks generally start in the same format, either a razor sharp riff or blastbeat and the band goes off on a maniacal tear, shredding away at breakneck speed, tossing in the occasional momentary breakdown to catch their breath before attacking their instruments full force.

Rather than end the album on an all out blasting assault, Captain Cleanoff finishes off by letting the listener down gently with a wicked instrumental ending for the last minute of "Wizard’s Sleeve".

Symphonies Of Slackness is an absolute must-own for all fans of Scum and From Enslavement To Obliteration-era Napalm Death. Captain Cleanoff have just raised the bar for what a grindcore album should sound like and this album surpasses recent efforts by Gadget, Napalm Death, Pig Destroyer, Kill The Client and Looking For An Answer. Holy fuck this album is awesome! Probably the best grindcore album in 20 years! Wow!

Written By: Teufel