The German Depression play a grindcore with some death
metal influences and have a long experience on their shoulders, even
if just a full CD, "Chronische Depression", released,
one year ago, while the Spanish pathological grinders Haemorrhage are
less old than the former, though Morbid Rec. has already disgorged 3
legendary CD's for them, besides some Mini-CD's and EP's, and, last
but not least, a massive live activity. D. sometimes remind of early
Napalm Death, like in "Defaced", and some death m.
traces are left and well recognizable, listen to "The Battle",
whereas the following "An Autumn Blaze"'s got 2 deadly
accelerations, and different extreme vocal styles, thanks to 2 growlers
and founder mastermind/polyinstrumentist Kai's screams. Very brutal
and well recorded, the 11 songs also feature Agathocles' "Enough"'s
cover.
The crazy gore-grinders from hot and dry Spain don't need any introduction;
enough to say they're the first extreme Spanish act signed by a foreign
label; H. display 12 tracks from their best gigs in their mother-country
to satisfy our thirst for their impending new album, "Morgue
Sweet Home". I had to turn up my hi-end knob to the
'midday hour' to enjoy it, cos the recording is good, yet very low,
but you'll fast forget this small defect when hearing the 5 huomourous
nice guys, also helped by their funny pronunciation of English.
I prefered H's side, not only because of the well-performed covers from
Carcass, Impetigo and Regurgitate, but also owing to the fighting spirit
sweating out of the songs, proving they are at the top of their career.
How higher can they arrive? And how much GORE can you take???
MARKUS GANZHERRLICH - 18/02/02
Depression's disco-/demo-graphy:
'90 "Tal der Tranen" Demo
'92 "Vergessene Welten" Demo
'93 "...in Verzweiflung" Demo
'95 "Erinnerungen" Demo
'96 "Ein Hauch von Moder" 7"EP
'97 "Böses Blut" Split-CD with Agathocles
'97 "Die Zeiten ändern sich" Split-7"EP with Maggot
Shoes
'98 "Enjoy or Die" Split-tape with Hierba
'98 "Ein Hauch von Moder" Part II Split-7"EP with Rejectamenta
'99 "Und keiner weint uns nach" Split-10"LP with Rot
'00 "Chronische Depression" LP/CD
'01 "Zur Stille Finden" Split-CD with Haemorrhage
Contacts: Kai Sattelkau; Westricher Str. 62; 44388 Dortmund - D; depression@gmx.li
Haemorrhage's demo-/disco-graphy:
'92 "Grotesque Embryopathology" Demo
'94 7-track professional demo for labels only
Feb '95 "Obnoxious" EP
May '95 "Emetic Cult" CD
Oct '95 "Scalpel, Scissors and Other Forensic Intruments"
promo tape
'97 "Grume" CD
'97-'98 Split EP's with Damnable, Denak, Groinchurn and Ingrowing
'98 "Anatomical Inferno" CD
'00 "Loathesongs" MCD of covers of Carcass, Impetigo, Defecation,
I.Nazarene, Entombed...
'00-'01 Split EP's with Gonkulator, Embolism, Suffocate and Obliterate
'01 "Zur Stille finden" Split-CD with Depression
'02 Morgue Sweet Home" CD/LP
Contacts:
Ramon Checa; Apdo 27106; 28044 Madrid - E
www://come.to/haemorrhage
haemorgue@hotmail.com