{"id":100672,"date":"2023-06-23T00:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T23:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=100672"},"modified":"2023-06-28T14:49:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T13:49:20","slug":"album-review-soul-grinder-filth-encrusted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-soul-grinder-filth-encrusted\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUL GRINDER – Filth Encrusted (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SOUL GRINDER
Filth Encrusted<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2023)<\/span>
Rating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Last year I reviewed a rather interesting EP (Queen Corrosia<\/em><\/a>) from this Portland, Oregon-based thrash act and I\u2019m pleased to say they\u2019ve returned with some more vibrant cover art and killer music. Soul Grinder are fronted by the mercurial April Dimmick, who combines Mad Max attire with Wendy O\u2019Williams, while musically the trio churns out a violent yet melodic and sneering mix of Slayer<\/a>, Exodus, Venom and just about any other noise you can muster from the early-to-mid 80s.<\/p>\n

In a sense, the name Soul Grinder doesn\u2019t do the band justice; Dimmick\u2019s aura is very much shock rock and the music deserves a moniker less bland. Even so, with their debut full-length opus Soul Grinder churns out some nasty shock thrash that prompts me to slap on my old VHS tapes of Street Trash<\/em> and Class Of Nuke \u2019Em High<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Of all the contemporary bands I\u2019ve heard, Soul Grinder is one of the most authentic at tapping into the 80s thrash vibe. Imagine if you will any Leather Leone band on hyper mode and that\u2019s what this Portland band offers and yet with gnarly hooks. The likes of \u2018Melting Spree\u2019, \u2018Your World Is Ours\u2019, \u2018Overload\u2019 and \u2018All Is Dust\u2019 burn the ears with their bewitching vocal rasps and sneering thrash, and all wrapped up in that garish cover art. The demonic chugs of \u2018Siege Breaker\u2019, the equally mid-tempo scowls of the title track and the diverse majesty of closing song \u2018A Foul River\u2019, it\u2019s all here and layered with a scorching fire.<\/p>\n

Soul Grinder gets stronger and stronger with each outing and now it\u2019s time for the world to take note.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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