Search - Pig Destroyer :: Terrifyer (Bonus Dvd)

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Wheelchair Assassin | The Great Concavity | 11/07/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"You might have thought Pig Destroyer would have a hard time topping the twisted genius that was Prowler in the Yard. Well, if so, you would've thought wrong, because Terrifyer takes this band's sensory assault and expands it in an even scarier and better direction. Throwing together various genres of heavy music at will, these guys have reached beyond the confines of the grindcore genre to form their own pummelling, skull-crushing creation. What Napalm Death started, Scott Hull and Co. are taking to the next logical level.



What sets Pig Destroyer apart from other bands of their ilk is that they're not really about speed, or heaviness, or technicality. Yes, what they do is fast, heavy, and technical, but Pig Destroyer really score points with the atmosphere they create. Plenty of bands try to sound demented, but these guys are able to communicate a whole lot of emotion and meaning (all of it bad) through a combination of swirling guitar noise, throat-ripping shrieks, and some of the most frenetic drumming known to man. Not only does this album cherry-pick from punk, grind, and thrash, but it somehow manages to take the better elements from each of these genres, making it sound more like an accomplished synthesis of sounds than a forced attempt at being "eclectic."



As with Prowler in the Yard, the tracks on Terrifyer don't stand on their own so much as bleed into one frighteningly doomy whole. In fact, if you didn't look at the track display on your stereo, you might not even notice when one track ended and another began. It's almost progressive in its own bizarre way. Overall, this is yet another great album for scaring relatives, friends, and Nickelback fans everywhere.



On the down side, the 37-minute audio DVD bonus track, "Natasha," is nothing to write home about. There are some of the nice grinding riffs and scathing vocals you'd expect from this band, but overall it's mostly just silence and some mediocre stabs at atmospherics. If this track had contained some more of the aural destruction these guys are known for, I would've felt a tad better about my investment. But hey, I guess nothing's perfect. Except, of course, for the last Meshuggah CD.

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This is a brutal assault on your senses!

king beagley | warsaw, in usa | 12/12/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"do not listen to this band if you're not prepared. you will feel like you're getting trained to go to outer space. this band will twist you, it will flip you, it will frap your body until your bones hurt, and when you squeal, they'll just go faster and harder. this band's combination of rock, grind, metal, and punk makes for a unique listen. for other grind, listen to Leng Tch'e, Napalm Death, Benumb, Nasum, and Cephalic Carnage."

An extremely good cd...

Bender the Ender | 06/15/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ok this was the first Pig Destroyer cd I ever got (basically cuz it was the only one available). Now I had listened to Pig Destoyer before a bunch, and thought they were heavy, had a unique sound, and was just a breathe of fresh air from all the sound alikes that we hear on MTV (god I hate that station...) and on the radio. When I first popped this cd in I was excited as (blank) and after about the 11th song I felt that I was just in a new world, for the first couple of listens most people would say that they all sound alike and its all noise, but if your not an idiot you'll listen more and find that all the songs, although alike, are each their own little works of art, songs I feel that stick out the most in the begining are pretty in casts, thumbsucker, gravedancer, and lost cause (favorite song on cd). So if you are not satisfied with the new "radio friendly" mudvayne and slipknot then give this cd a listen, you won't be sorry."