Carcass Grinder from Japan plays some intense and catchy grindcore. The sound is very raw and is definitely a very lo-fi recording. The vocals make the music sound more chaotic than it actually is with a lot of drawn out snarls and screams. According to the cd inlay, there are five members contributing to the vocal onslaught: two vocalists and the guitarist, bassist and drummer all providing backing vocals. With a better sound this could be as devastating as Captain Cleanoff, but ultimately falls short of making an effective impact. My favorite songs on this are the extremely catchy “Rapebyeyes” and “CDY.”
Demisor (from Singapore) on the other hand boast a much better sound. They start off with a rocking instrumental (intriguingly entitled “Forever!!! Fuck Yeah!!! Let’s Get Trendy!!!”) replete with melodic solos and the like.. Apparently they decided being trendy wasn’t such a great idea after all, since after this song all melody is thrown out of the window and in come the furious blast beats. The riffs are a high speed blur and constantly change tempos, driving the songs forward. They do not forget the need to inject some good headbanging moments either, and “As the Whisper in the Morning Dawn” is a good example of this. They blast through nine songs in no time and put up an impressive performance overall.