Riff mark: 0:00
Probably Today is the Day’s
most accessible album, thanks in part to Steve Austin’s best rhythm section
ever in bassist Bill Kelliher and stellar drummer Brann Dailor (later anchors
to dem boys in Mastodon). Still, In the Eyes of God is way beyond
progressive, a carcinogenic void of music where noises from throats and strings
fuse curiously to Keith Moon-like drum fills. Austin (his band, his recording,
his production) writes half his riffs with the puzzling aggression of carnival
music, the other half falling through the gratings below to Bill and Brann to
salvage and make into the better moments of Eyes. So, even when it doesn’t work, it’s still acceptable as
genius, and personalities are really working in Austin’s favor this time around.
Ultimately, another one of those label-defying companion pieces to Pig
Destroyer’s Prowler in the Yard and
Agoraphobic Nosebleed’s Frozen Corpse
Stuffed with Dope. Twenty tracks, pieced intricately and linearly, creative
and aware, threatening respect, gracious for it all the same. The early 2000’s
were full of grind-ish-core albums from this niche. Not complaining. Icky album
cover by Paul Booth (who else?)
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