I would like to start this review off by admitting that I am completely
stoned out of my mind, and I am on my third glass of wine. I tell you
not about my third glass of wine to impress you---no---I tell you this
so that you understand my words.
You’re not going to find many decent people in this world that like
this demo, I’ll just start off by saying that. But the lingering
impression that those involved with the demo may just possibly not give
a fucking shit about what decent people think is fairly constant, and
often times directly in your face. It’s the kind of music that
dickheads listen to, sometimes when they’re stoned, other times when
they’re having girl problems, and then sometimes just because they need
something to listen to while they are walking to work, which, let’s
face it, isn’t quite their choice as it’s clearly more of a legal
thing, seeing as they’re on their third DUI, seventeenth public
drunkenness charge, and third 800mg Ibuprofen. They know the 800mg
Ibuprofen won’t do anything, but they took it anyway, just because it
was pill, and because it was there.
The music itself is fucking awesome. I’m getting a Disrupt vibe at
times, and other times I’m seeing more of a Code 13 type of thing going
on, but, either way, it’s fucking awesome. And trust me, the last thing
I would ever want to do with my life is publicly admit that Rich Horror
did something good. The kid lives in fucking New Bedford, for Christ's
sake. It's my duty as a non-New Bedford resident to keep him the fuck
away from others.
The next thing that comes to mind is a father sitting at home,
relaxing in front of the television set. Now shut your eyes and imagine
this. You’re at home, you’re an old dude, you’re a little buzzed, but
no more than any other night---you’re a dad. All of the sudden, you
hear a noise is the distance, but not too deep in the distance, maybe
even closer than you think. It’s getting louder, and closer, and before
you know it, you can hear it right in front of your house. It’s a dude
showing up to take your daughter out, and he’s playing Rampant Decay on
a fucking tape deck that he stole out of some other dude‘s Geo Prism.
What do you do? Do you let your daughter date a man that listens to
music like this? Most people would be inclined to say “no.” I just keep
thinking of that goddamn dad. He’s just sitting there with nothing to
think about but what his daughter would actually end up doing with a
dude that would listen to this shit.
I’m starting a new paragraph here because I literally sat there and
quivered for about three minutes thinking about the last paragraph. All
in all, I’d say Rich Horror and Co. did a pretty great job on this
demo. Loud music, played fast, and done with questionable lyrics. It’s
the stuff that dreams are of. It’s pure, it’s loud, it’s bleak, and
it’s mind-fuckingly pissed. Everyone can go and fucking suck my ass.
Congratulations, Rich Horror. This was your life.
From Beak Wilder,
www.quincyscallion.com----
Rampant Decay
'Liferuiner Massgrave'
Now here's the deal. People are going to see that the name of the
band is "Rampant Decay," they're going to see that the lead singer's
name is Rich Horror and the title of the song kind of demonstrates to
the layman that this music is going to be loud, it's going to be fast
and it's going to be violent.
"Liferuiner Massgrave" does not disappoint in any of these senses,
but some might be surprised to find out how listenable and indeed,
interesting this song can be to hear. The band has a lot of style to
them, it's not just "saw away at the guitar til you bleed," there are
some dynamics and some nice rhythmic accents in the arrangement of this
song.
Rich does not disappoint with his vocals either. Some vocalists in
this genre and others like it will try to encapsulate a galaxy's worth
of pain and suffering in each word, resulting in an overdramatic vocal
sound that is just, well, silly. Rich's delivery, however, is genuine.
The anger is not slathered on so thick that it is campy, but his voice
surges with a raw power that is both intimidating and magnetic.
The homerun of this track is the section that starts right around
the 1:00 mark, this is when the band and Rich really band together for
a descent into hell, and damned if they aren't going to simply take it
over when they get there; maybe they'll let Satan stay on as a waterboy
or something.
From C.D. On Songs,
www.bostonbandcrush.com