Proving that you don't have to be the best to make it onto Digging The Ditch....
I remember seeing these guys my freshmen year at UMASS. Back then (1996) it seemed like every fucking East Coast band was trying to be all DMS Hardcore. It was pretty pathetic. Anyway, these Connecticut guys were somewhat guilty of this trend. But still, there was something charming about their hard core influenced death metal. Was it the enormous guitar player whose strap was extended all the way and still barely made it around his rotund torso? Or maybe it was the lead singer coming on stage in full clown outfit that charmed me... I recall him almost passing out with one of those giant Spencer's Killer Clown From Outer Space masks on. Or perhaps it was the Junior High evil notebook sketch inspired album artwork... Anyway, if you like your old school-ish death metal with plenty of hardcore break downs this is the album for you. Plus, these guys never even had a label released album... so look at you... instantly a member of the underground. Nice.
P.S. These guys were apparently fanatically Pro-Life. Check track # 2. Bet you didn't see that one coming...
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