Chuck Schuldiner Project

Friday, May 17, 2019

Total Fucking Destruction - #USA4TFD



Is it like a law that everything Richard Hoak, of Brutal Truth, fame does has to grind so much harder than the last thing he did? Yet within all of that, Hoak isn't just repeating the same grindcore tropes. In fact I would argue that the latest offering from Total Fucking Destruction, #USA4TFD is one of their most potent to date. Incorporating some more ambient and synth driven elements you might not expect to hear from this band, Total Fucking Destruction remain as virile and twisted as ever. It's just now they've broadened their brand of hate.

One need listen no further than the eerie effects on Grotesque Fornication to tell that this is a band who can take grinds tropes and then bring them to bold new levels. #USA4TFD is a truly pissed off record. It plays on traditional grindcore anarchist tropes but brings in a fair amount of shock value to maximize impact. My favorite example of this is perhaps the left wing banger, Anal Trump Is Gay. The band continually pushes themselves to new heights here and there are all sorts of twisted grooves that will have your head spinning. It's exactly why so many of us spend time delving into all that grinds.

#USA4TFD is a thrilling record. It has angular riffing, ferocious blasts and hints at sounds that go beyond the pale of normal grindcore. Total Fucking Destruction have been totally fucking destroying eardrums for twenty years now, yet they still aren't boring. Instead, there's a case to be made that #USA4TFD, the bands first full length in seven years, is some of their strongest work to date. This project encapsulates all that makes Richard Hoak a great musician and will shake, rattle and roll you straight to hell.

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https://www.facebook.com/tfdgrind/

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