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Judas Goats & Dieseleaters

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Amazing. If you've heard ED GEIN's first album, don't try to compare it to this one. This is equally as brilliant, just different. Whereas the first cd was schizo-hardcore, this album is more straightforward grind, very low and crunchy, a great sounding recording. The vocals are excellent: all 3 members sing, and a trained ear can distinguish one member from another, just like the Backstreet Boys. The album has a concept - see above. Non-stop thrash, with a few death-metalish moments and samples of our great leader. This is a solid hardcore masterpiece from a band that I hope won't quit. See them live. They are on tour right now. Nov-Dec '05.

Ed Gein are by far one of my favorite Hardcore bands, and this new album catapults their maniacal thrash style of hardcore into the history of the genre (like it or not). What amazes me the most is how it's as equally flooring and rabid as their previous releases, but sounds nothing like them. Judas Goats takes Grind to a raving new level. Aside from the deliciously angry lyrics, Crushing guitar riffs and rickety window smashing bass ravage over toppling drums stifle over scarring screams and pound out schizophrenic patterns and manical breakdowns which pound out to be some of the most original, psychotic hardcore music in awhile. Although not for everyone, I've seen it change over minds a few times now. Highlights include 'Amen' (Best Breakdown on album), 'Killing A Co-Worker' & 'The Wool Is Pulled'.

Truly some killer stuff, I highly reccomend it

The title speaks for its self. This is a amazing album. I picked it up at my local music store and I didn't hesitate to buy it, or bother to look at any other cd's. This is probably my favorite cd for now.

Best 9 bucks I've ever spent.

Ed Gein can be considered a "conscious" band, if you will, and their powerful lyrics tell this well. The band takes very firm and passionate stances on their ideologies, and this is refreshing when so many songs these days are losing their meaning (at least lyrically) from being cloaked in useless poetic devices. I think that any liberal-minded and opinionated person would enjoy the frank nature of the lyrics, regardless of music genre preference. Musically, I think that it can be described as a throwback to the punk-influenced early days of grind. Very agressive, very fast, very brutal. The only downfall of this album is that, upon first listen, the songs all seem to blur together. I can definitely understand people's complaints about how "all the songs sound the same." However, after repeated listens, things clear up. The three members of this band really are exceptional musicians, and that's beyond the fact that all three contribute vocally. Overall, this is a great album with a change-inspiring message.

Ed Gein, and their 2005 debut, "Judas Goats And Dieseleaters," sure lives up to its name in terms of sonic ugliness. This New York-based three-piece blend together two of metal's all-time most raucous styles: Eighties-inspired grindcore (along the lines of Napalm Death), and ear-wrenching noisecore (a la Unsane). But they don't stop there -- strong Southern sludge, crust punk, metalcore, thrash, crossover, and death metal influences also help to make-up their sound. (Traces of D.R.I., Eyehategod, Sick Of It All, Nasum, Discordance Axis, Soilent Green, Slayer, Pantera, The Red Chord, Discharge, Anthrax, Black Flag, Assuck, and Cryptopsy, Misery Index, and Superjoint Ritual can also be heard.) Plus, Ed Gein are clearly a math-obsessed group, too. Which means that, yes, they may sometimes opt for a fairly familiar hardcore approach with, say, chugging guitars, chunky, lurching rhythms, and Hatebreed-esque breakdowns. But most of the time, these more straightforward moments has to take a back seat in favor of disorienting technicality, schizophrenic arrangements, whiplash tempo changes, unorthodox breakdowns, smart stop-start rhythms/sections, and other time signatures that can only be described as just freaking bizarre! So, more than a few cues from the likes of Cephalic Carnage, Psyopus, Meshuggah, Naked City, and Swarm of the Lotus are taken throughout this record, as well. And a number of these songs sound as if they could have been taken off of Converge's debut, 1997's "Petitioning The Empty Sky."

The following statement could not be any more certain: This is one re-he-he-heally vitriolic, punishing, and peeved off piece of music, and it cuts deep. One of its secret weapons is its own production -- likely catching the listener off guard, its extremely visceral live energy and raw and dirty sound quality/mixing job gets in your face and smacks it around. Furthermore, "JG&D" is filled with brutal, angular, inventive riffs, exceptional drumming - including driving grindcore blasts, walloping thrash beats, and frequent polyrhythms - and a bass-heavy tone that prominently emphasizes heavy, clanging bass lines. Elsewhere, the three-pronged vocal attack is very effective, and is not unlike the stuff turned out from Phil Anselmo and Seth Putnam. The guitarist, bassist, and drummer all get equal turns behind the mic, laying down one scathing, paint-peeling scream after another, thus always making sure to add even more dissonance to the already a melodic mix. And finally, Ed Gein also prove to be noteworthy on a lyrical front because their Barney Greenway-styled, politically-charged subject matter is quite intelligent and interesting.

With piles of abrasively grinding rhythms, fiery, chugging guitars, cracking skins, and unnerving, larynx-shredding vocals, early bulldozers like "Small Towns, Small Minds" and "Killing A Co-Worker" are sure to tear your speakers into splinters. The humorously dubbed "Pee Wee Herman/Paul Reubens" is another frantic, frenzied number with thunderous, blowtorch guitar and a memorable, NYCH-derived shout-along refrain of "You will fall!"Later on, track numbers five, "We're Drowning In It," seven, "Christianity As Foreign Policy," and ten, "A Conflict Of Interest," all sample George W. Bush quotes, and do so in a Ministry-style fashion. So, naturally, they are all very derogatory. (In fact, Ed Gein don't just slam or make fun of Dubya, but in one instance, they even go so far as to unabashedly label the man a "dictator.") The former tune is noteworthy for pinning the listener's ears back with huge, lengthy, shrieking (and almost squealing) vocals laid over big, hefty, lumbering rhythms, and a sludgy, distorted bottom end.

Other standouts include the heavy punk overtones, machine-gun blast beats, and head-bangable main riff in "Amen"; the prominent, screwy, driving bass line, gnawing guitar noise, relatively restrained tempo, martial beat, and crazy-sounding samples that compose "United Ninety Three," a Gorguts-inspired instrumental; "B*stard," which almost plays like full-on, Pig Destroyer-style thrash/thrashcore, and features a fast and skilled drum intro, noteworthy bass lines, sludgy breakdowns, and blistering chainsaw riffage; the occasional, ear-grabbing pinch harmonics and excellent, rapid-fire blast drumming behind "The Wool Is Pulled," and the hidden track, an unusual yet good cover of Nirvana's "Bleach."

The album does become a bit same-y sounding at times, thus making some parts not quite as memorable or powerful as others. (A little bit of diversity/texture probably would have helped with this cause.) Nevertheless, it is still a good, and very solid effort, and a promising debut from Ed Gein, who should officially be considered a definite band to watch.

To be quite honest, I don't understand how anyone could consider this trash to be music. It is just a bunch of noise. I could do what these guys do with a bunch of 13-14 year old amatuer drum, guitar, and bass players in my garage. There is little to no rhythm to their music, and the vocals, quite frankly, are horrible. I can't even tell one song apart from another.

Grindcore just makes Metal look bad. The only Grindcore bands I actually do enjoy are Pig Destroyer and Agoraphobic Nosebleed. Go listen to some of their stuff if you want good Grindcore. Ed Gein is just talentless garbage. Don't bother with The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza either.