MULE SKINNER

I totally love MULE SKINNER, they were were one of the very few bands that reached the ultimate musical destruction TERRORIZER definitely had. AUSTRINKEN.COM It gives me great statsifaction to be the first person at metal-archives.com to present curious grind freaks with a review of this extremely difficult to obtain full length album from the New Orleans band: Mule Skinner.Abuse is the final release from Mule skinner and their only full length album, however, it is a fine representation of a talented grind band with enormous potential. This album was released nearly a decade ago on Sludge records, but has never seen wide distribution and as time goes on it is becoming increasingly difficult to find. I was lucky enough to snare a copy when Ben Falgoust (Soilent Green/Goatwhore) released 75 brand spanking new copies on http://www.crashandburncartel.com ( check site for availability), and I was blessed with a copy of this solid, criminally underrated release, that would be a great purchase for extreme metal collectors and hardened grind fiends.In true grindcore tradition, Mule Skinner rip and tear their way through 23 intense tracks in about 35 odd minutes. Each track is a crushing, tornado of punk infused crusty grind with loads of blast beats, crushing breakdowns, odd riffs, grunted vocals and raw power. Mule Skinner are unmistakenly a grindcore band but unlike any other that you have heard.The skinbashing honours are handled by Todd Capiton, known for his work with fellow New Orlean's grinders, Flesh Parade. Capiton's powerhouse performance adds lots of energy to the album, as he delivers a varied and pummelling performance.Outshining many grind bands from today and the mid 90's era where this album was spawned. The lack of availability of this release is even more motivation for you grind freaks to track this fucker down and become one of only a select amount of people lucky enough to own this killer, underappreciated grindcore gem. FRANK BUDDMule Skinner r