I do not know much about Australia and the Australian way of life. Most of my information about the country I’ve accumulated has come from a single episode of The Simpsons, the three Crocodile Dundee movies and from Jocko yelling about batteries and deodorant in commercials in the late 80s, so I’m definitely no expert on the subject. All I’ve been able to sort out is that Australians are completely fucked. While that may not be a good quality to have if you’re running for public office, it’s the perfect trait to have if you’re playing in a grind band. Ebolie shred their way through 9 tracks of pummeling grinding death in just over 20 minutes. The songs may not be the most original tunes written, as it’s often just a mix of obvious riffs and styles taken from a variety of bands, but the execution is nearly flawless. The broad range of styles fused into the music reminds me of the weird originality of Czech grinders, mixed with the insanity of French acts, the twisted humour of established Australian bands and the production of modern Swede grind. The vocals are generally a raspy yell, with the occasional shriek in the background or deep deathcore bark in the foreground, but overall a solid job vocally. A few tracks are flawed with uncreative song writing, like the main riff on "Queens Of The Scene Age" coming straight from Kataklysm’s Sorcery, but for the most part the riffs are recognizable without being as obvious. While they may not be the most original song writers, what they lack in creativity they more than make up for with intensity, catchiness and presentation. Their sense of humour is also on display, not only in the incredibly goofy artwork, but also in some of their lyrics and on the final track on the album, "Queer Eye For The Metrosexual", which is so bizarre you’d swear it could only come from the warped and twisted minds of the fucked French fairies in Gronibard. Based upon the album as a whole, I’m convinced the members of Ebolie must’ve consumed some tainted beef products and are suffering greatly from mad cow disease and more than likely drool on themselves and get confused and run into one another and fall down a lot. Then again, it could just be alcohol poisoning, either way, all I can say is keep it up. I look forward to hearing more from this demented group in the future!

Review byTeufel