30Grit Slurry on SellaBand
I saw the crazy kids from “Slurry†rocking the house about a week ago…. they rocked as hard as anyone I have seen - ever. Displaying startling control of their instruments….well written and unabashedly heavy and often times dense and/or complex - complexity and power…..definitely “Slurry’s†milieu….and yet - and I hate to use the “m†word….but complex music is typically sold in one can….the “heavy and complex for its own sake†32 pack…..not so with the Slurries……dynamics(granted - the volume of this band assaults you…..you hear bitches….I MEAN ASSAULTS YOU!!!! Just like Moriarity and Oddball when they were in the Bocaz country and were assaulted by Tiger tanks!!†- yeah - Mr. Justin H.R. Breakin Stuff, well he doesn’t take any shit from his damn drums…..but the volume isn’t really a problem…just bring a radiation suit and some industrial ear protection….actually the Muse space is a horror show - exposed brick and steel beams….it amps everything up.
Anyway - I was surprised at how tight these guys were - and dammit - if anyone says fucking word one about the vox……Marek(dude is that the correct spelling)…anyway - Marek gets no love for his singing - but fuck me he ACTUALLY SINGS….he tries…..he rocks….he is a mixture of Layne Staley, James Hetfield, Michael Jackson(thriller-era)and Henry Rollins….give him some love….being a Bono wannabe won’t work…don’t get me wrong I kinda dig Boner and Edgie….but that is THEIR sound….be original and come off with your own mix….and give Marek love - if I hear you say shit - a smack is coming….and Chuck looks more like a mix of Jason Statham, Russel Crowe and any given maximum security resident…he looks mean…but dig his binge…..his style doesn’t only consist of Drop D….inspite of his super rockstar guitar which sounds like an SG fed through a rat pedal fed through a wood chipper fed through Merle Haggars throat fed through a Kodiak Bear’s throat during mating season……you dig faggotini? anyway - where was I….oh yeah….his playing is loaded with weird shit….dig his soloing, Chuck is mister odd shapes and arpeggios and yet still so heavy that Pantera is considering reforming with Chuck in lieu of Dimebag, because everyone else is too pussy…plus in his current roid rage shape….Chuck could beat Anselmo’s ass! Slurry rules…..
-Renato Wardle