When you really break it down, Pig Destroyer is a pretty simple grind band. The deal with them is, they have all the intangibles in the world at their disposal. 38 Counts Of Battery chronicles their first few years as a band, and while they'd still have a bit to go before they reached their peak, the blueprints were perfectly laid out. No bass? Doesn't matter when you riff this hard. J.R. Hayes is an absolute monstrosity as a vocalist (especially on those demo tracks and the tracks of the split with Orchid, whew), but he's just as good of a lyricist. When in the world are you actually convinced to pay attention to the lyrics on a grindcore record not named The Inalienable Dreamless? I'm sure there's more examples, but Pig Destroyer is definitely one that comes to mind first. The tracks from Explosions In Ward 6 are remastered here, and that's actually a good thing, as it helps ground the music somewhat and keeps it from flying off of the rails into baseless chaos by giving everything clarity. Basically, this comp is everything you ever wanted to know about the early days of one of grinds darling bands.
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