Two years ago, Fukpig released
what I thought was one of the filthiest, most rotten little punk/metal albums
to come out in a long time, entitled Belief Is the Death of Innocence.
Their third album – 3 – follows in the same footsteps as their previous
work: a crust foundation with overtones of black metal and grindcore, notable
for its conspicuous use of cheesy goth-horror keyboards. Here the boys (who you
may know from their other acts Anaal Nathrakh and Mistress) continue to perform
with unbridled hatred for and fierce resistance against mankind in a memorable,
thrashing style. Although it is
essentially the same thing, I feel that this time around they have restrained
their vicious punk mentality a little for a more sinister, metallic resonance.
It’s only a slight shift but it makes the difference between a masterpiece of
catchiness that you want to play over and over again (BItDoI) and just a
really killer album. Catchlines like “Fascist moron” or “Who the fuck asked for
you?” from 3 retain the Fukpig ethic, but hold nothing in terms of sheer
go-fuck-yourself power over BItDoI’s hateful “Die, bastard!” or (my favourite) “Fuck
you and fuck your son!” The riffs don’t seem to exacerbate the same vigorous
frenzy in the thrashing of my head, either. It’s just a little bit more static
than BItDoI, it doesn’t quite hold the same violently ejaculated energy.
But, that said, this is still
Fukpig and everything is there: the D-beats, the keyboards, the hatred and the
catchy crustcore riffing, and it’s a great respite when you’ve been
over-listening earlier releases. The first few tracks are all nasty, cutting
little blackened-crust knock-outs. The song-writing becomes somewhat more
monotonous around the middle of the album, but is revived by a lethal breakdown
into a plodding doom riff on “In the Absence of Your Savior”, and you are thus
welcomed again into the final rush of crusty energy on the last two tracks. The
conclusion to the album is also, indeed, satisfying.
In summary: Fukpig fail to bring
us a better release than their 2010 effort, but this is understandable and it
still kicks the arse of most of the popular new blackened crust craze.
Standout tracks: “Democracy
Reset”, “The Eulogy of a Crushed Romantic”
Score: 7.5
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