Turmoil Machine EP - (self-released)
Technical grindcore from Orange County, CA.
MeGrindGood's humble opinion: "Mayhem of Discordance"; "Havoc of Disharmony"; "Do-your-head-in noise-torture". They all amount to the same thing: A Bedlam Of Cacophony. From the melon-scratching clean intro of track one "Turmoil Machine" to the Psyopus-sounding outro of track three "Opium Dreams", this EP delivers the band's namesake.
  It's pretty hard to write a review of only three songs, so it's a good thing I know big words, and the long way of writing something. This EP has as much going on in three songs as most full-length CDs do. There's grindcore and death - not hard to pick - as well as a little hardcore and some funky/jazzy moments here and there. There's a whacky guitar melody (I wouldn't call it a solo), a bass-oriented moment or two, and all screeched and roared over by an almost steady dual-vocal track. He breaks it up a little, but really not that much except for a cool toad-croak style the mic-strangler whips out every now and again. He roars; he shrieks; a lot of it at the same time. It worked for Travis Ryan of Cattle Decapitation and it certainly works for these lads. Maybe those would be the comparisons I'd make. Psyopus meets Cattle Decapitation. All with a definitive Bedlam Of Cacophony overtone. The production's awesome, the musicians are talented, and there's more twists and turns than an episode of Criminal Intent. What more could you ask for from your death/grind?
  If you're reading this, then you're obviously a grinder, so you should at least go and check out their GrindSpace linked below. The three tracks from this EP are up on their player. Hopefully these lads don't take too long to finish the job they did on my senses and sensibilities…

Instruments: 8/10
Throat: 7/10
Originality: 7/10
Production: 8/10

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Overall rating (weighted)   8.2
Musicianship                          9.0
Composition                          8.0
Experimantation                     8.0
Production                             7.0
Value                                     9.0


I don't usually get excited when a new tech band emerges from it's respective town, but that's usually because most new bands waving the tech flag tend to plague the internet with watered down spastic music with a few "fast" sweeps and tapping segments. Boring as fuck. Thankfully this is not the case with Bedlam of Cacophony's debut EP 'Turmoil Machine'. They certainly have the skills to back up their name. The first riff off of the album goes from slow and jazzy to brutal and rampant in seconds and the only break you are given is when the album's eight minute runtime is up. But when it's done, you'll play it all again because it's surely over far before you want it to be. Honestly, I haven't been this excited about an up and coming band's EP since The Crinn's self-titled and "Subhuman Empire" from SWWAATS and just like those two, this EP shows excellent promise. This band is fully aware of what it's doing. I can't say I wasn't skeptical when Ivebeenshot's vocalist Lee Artavia was brought on as Bedlam's official vocalist. Nothing against the guy but I don't really see "reeeeeeeeee ree" going over technical grindcore very well. Artavia proved me wrong, he shows a remarkably more dynamic range on "Turmoil Machine" than with Ivebeenshot and if anyone's voice can match the brutality of this music, it's him. I really don't know much about the rest of the band but of thing is for sure, they know how to write intense music. Their demo followed by this EP has certainly set Bedlam of Cacophony in the right direction, it's a sin that a band with this much talent has not yet been picked up by a record label but I suppose it's because hardcore kids can't dance to this, nor sing along to any pretty choruses.

Stop reading and buy it.


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