When melded to Sick Of It All’s beat-heavy attack, it makes for a relentlessly furious affair that is unexpectedly progressive.' -EXCLAIM.CA This produces what could very well be the strongest proof of evolution beyond Refused’s innovative influx of synthesised interludes and crisp, clinical guitars to hardcore.
While one may expect music of this sort to wallow in the uninspired, bland territory dominated by PVC metal bands such as Mindless Self Indulgence, with its overall tenacity and venom, Tanin No Kao is firmly based on the aggression and confrontational atmosphere of late ’90s hardcore.
Surprisingly though, Switzerland’s Matamachete manage to pull each of these influences together on Tanin No Kao with surprising results. 'Very rarely are a band able to amalgamate such diverse musical tastes as industrial, metal/hardcore and punk rock into something passable, let alone actually enjoyable. This will kick you and your mother's asses all over into next Tuesday! Catch the new wicked video for 'Greed' on the D-Trash site. Punishing straight-up industrial metal with thick and heavy guitar riffs, with dual vocal yells over top of a squelching and slithering layer of noise and electronics.
