Failed Species, by Captain Caveman

Failed Species

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CAPTAIN CAVEMAN unleash a torrent of ear-rending bass and drums Powerviolence on their first full length 'Failed Species'. Opening in classic Grind style with a three second sample the German trio immediately set about bullying the listener's ears on the furious opener "Taste The Waste", staccato blasting riffs interspersed with stomping d-beats are the theme here and do not relent throughout the release. Comparisons can easily be made to contemporary Powerviolence greats like Water Torture or Iron Lung and Grind legends such as The Afternoon Gentlemen, or maybe even the metallic edges of an act like Rotten Sound in places, the performance captured on this album is characteristically tight and concise.

Instrumentally the bands most obvious comparison would be a something like a more controlled Water Torture, with faster, more legible drums and the noise breaks replaced with movie samples, aesthetically CAPTAIN CAVEMAN's sound shares some similarities with their fellow countrymen in Trigger, though vocally divergent and with a much cleaner production. The bass maintains a buzzing intensity through the 19 tracks, moving between fast trem-picking blast sections and churning mosh riffs seamlessly. Drums are at the forefront in the mix, kicks pounding ears ringing from the clanging snare without losing anything under osculating layers of fizzing bass. The vocals follow three distinct styles, from the harsh grind roar, through the more shrill scream generally associated with more 'technical' groups, to the classic PV yob shouting like Man Is The Bastard. Lyrically the release pulls no punches, focusing on decline in society and the failure of the species with little subtlety spared, matching the ferocity of the instruments.

This is a pummeling release with a sledgehammer's lack of subtlety that leaves no time for the brain to catch up. It will reduce the listener to embracing their inner caveman in under 14 minutes! The album is out this summer on WOOAAARGH, Hackebeil, Let The Bastards Grind, BMX Outlaw, Knochen Tapes on LP, MC, Digital. ~ Luke Archer (Human Cull/ Conqueror Worm/ Cernunnos)
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1.	Taste the Waste 00:41	buy track
2.	Pipebomb Dreams 00:30	buy track
3.	Casualties of war 00:44	buy track
4.	Schädelpresse 00:17	buy track
5.	Life 00:34	buy track
6.	Dick Destroyer 00:45	buy track
7.	Lie Upon Lie 00:32	buy track
8.	Kopfdefekt 00:59	buy track
9.	Farming Goats On Rotten Soil 00:26	buy track
10.	Kotzturm 00:28	buy track
11.	First World Problems 00:41	buy track
12.	D-Beat Disillusion 00:32	buy track
13.	Enslaved 00:56	buy track
14.	Fed Up And Tired 00:35	buy track
15.	Crushing Enemy Skulls 00:46	buy track
16.	Borefare 00:40	buy track
17.	Alternative Gegen Deutschland 01:30	buy track
18.	Sweatin' To The Oldies 01:03	buy track
19.	And Man Learned To Kill 01:05	buy track
20.	Powerviolence genug 00:05	buy track

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CAPTAIN CAVEMAN unleash a torrent of ear-rending bass and drums Powerviolence on their first full length 'Failed Species'. Opening in classic Grind style with a three second sample the German trio immediately set about bullying the listener's ears on the furious opener "Taste The Waste", staccato blasting riffs interspersed with stomping d-beats are the theme here and do not relent throughout the release. Comparisons can easily be made to contemporary Powerviolence greats like Water Torture or Iron Lung and Grind legends such as The Afternoon Gentlemen, or maybe even the metallic edges of an act like Rotten Sound in places, the performance captured on this album is characteristically tight and concise.

Instrumentally the bands most obvious comparison would be a something like a more controlled Water Torture, with faster, more legible drums and the noise breaks replaced with movie samples, aesthetically CAPTAIN CAVEMAN's sound shares some similarities with their fellow countrymen in Trigger, though vocally divergent and with a much cleaner production. The bass maintains a buzzing intensity through the 19 tracks, moving between fast trem-picking blast sections and churning mosh riffs seamlessly. Drums are at the forefront in the mix, kicks pounding ears ringing from the clanging snare without losing anything under osculating layers of fizzing bass. The vocals follow three distinct styles, from the harsh grind roar, through the more shrill scream generally associated with more 'technical' groups, to the classic PV yob shouting like Man Is The Bastard. Lyrically the release pulls no punches, focusing on decline in society and the failure of the species with little subtlety spared, matching the ferocity of the instruments.

This is a pummeling release with a sledgehammer's lack of subtlety that leaves no time for the brain to catch up. It will reduce the listener to embracing their inner caveman in under 14 minutes! The album is out this summer on WOOAAARGH, Hackebeil, Let The Bastards Grind, BMX Outlaw, Knochen Tapes on LP, MC, Digital. ~ Luke Archer (Human Cull/ Conqueror Worm/ Cernunnos)
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released July 1, 2017

Released by Let The Bastards Grind, WOOAAARGH, Nasty Production, Wembley Prods, Ecocentric Records, Hackebeil Records, Bmx Outlaw Records and Knochen Tapes.

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