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Mistress In Disgust We Trust

In Disgust We Trust
01. In Disgust We Trust 02. Happily Ever Disaster 03. Fucking Fuck 04. Static 05. At Arms Length 06. Alcohole 07. Whiskey Tastes Better 08. Me Ves Y Sufres 09. Talking to God (on a Microphone Made of Steel) 10. Shovel
2005 Earache Records
Our score 8
10/15/2005
With the popularity of bands that take the tech side of things and mix it with ridiculous breakdowns, the common idea is the busier the better. If it sounds complicated, then it surely must be good. However, heaviness does not require frenetic guitar playing interspersed with the same breakdown that was in the last song, or a bunch of tough guys bouncing around a stage like they're in a hip hop video. Much of old hardcore, punk, and grind was based on a kind of sheer intensity that pioneered and influenced entire genres of music without the aforementioned clichés. Mistress is another such band that continues to carry the flag that bands like Napalm Death, Brutal Truth, and Extreme Noise Terror first hoisted decades ago. Similar to previous releases, these English lads continue to demonstrate a superbly tight and historically rooted form of heavy music on their newest release In Disgust We Trust. Though they are driven by the great drumming of Irrumator (Anaal Nathrakh), Mistress tends to follow a more traditional hardcore/punk/metal path instead of black metal inclinations (considering they have shared the stage with the likes of Mayhem as well as Napalm Death). The music is very straightforward, and Mistress blends styles in a subtle manner instead of having highly contrasting standard issue parts in songs. Everything can be heard on this release from old styled fast hardcore, to blasting grind, to stoner grooves, to the melodic chorus of the track Static that sounds like a cross between sing along street punk and King Diamond minus the falsetto. The playing throughout the album is complementary and well thought out. There are no lengthy, out of place solos or showing off of one particular instrument, just a great blend of feral music. Bottom Line: Mistress has the rare ability to appeal to fans of different genres without cheapening or bastardizing any of the genres that gave rise to them. Mistress is a band that attacks together, and the result is pure intensity that makes the listener want to listen again and again. If there is one thing abundant on this release it is pure energy. If you like any one kind of heavy music, chances are that you will find something in Mistress that you like.

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carl the truth_ 10/15/2005 9:12:35 AM

8/10? cause they sound like n.d.? you really didn't make a case for such a high score.

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Ash_ 10/15/2005 11:48:41 AM

I explained it in the second paragraph, and though I compared how they go about presenting music to Napalm Death, I never directly compared the two, and there's other bands I mentioned in there too.

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rob_mcfeters_ 10/15/2005 11:52:57 AM

sounds cool. i'll have to check this out.

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killemokids_ 10/15/2005 2:17:45 PM

how about an mp3?

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Mike_ 10/15/2005 3:07:46 PM

Man, spend a little more time on your reviews bro! I'm not saying 6 paragraphs, but a little more justification in general...something which I feel is lacking in many of your reviews. I justify everything I saw in mine. It's a matter of professionalism.

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Mike_ 10/15/2005 3:08:15 PM

*say

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thereapersson_ 10/15/2005 3:33:43 PM

this is good shit

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English Teacher_ 10/15/2005 3:38:54 PM

to Mike: however, typographical errors are not a matter of professionalism.

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Truant_69_ 10/15/2005 3:47:01 PM

Good album but debut was best.

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say10_ 10/15/2005 7:32:41 PM

why do you always have to mention and bad-mouth tech in every review, especially when it has absolutely nothing to do with the music? i mean there are seriously like 5 bands that do what you're talking about. it is sooo f*cking popular. anything else just mixes every single genre together to try and get the most fans (ie glass casket, fassw). stfu already, you know you were sucking every tech band's dcks 2 years ago.

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dante_ 10/15/2005 11:04:36 PM

since when has napalm death ever been considered black metal? "Mistress tends to follow a more traditional hardcore/punk/metal path instead of black metal inclinations (considering they have shared the stage with the likes of Mayhem as well as Napalm Death). "

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Ash_ 10/16/2005 1:21:38 AM

Say10, just to piss you off. Dante, read the context. I mentioned that their drummer is also in Anaal Nathrakh, A BLACK METAL BAND!!!!!!!! I was then mentioning how Mistress really doesn't even have anything to do with that, though they have played with bands RANGING from Mayhem (BLACK METAL) to Napalm Death (GRIND). Get it now?

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I_AM_FUCK_ 10/16/2005 8:54:44 AM

I've been wanting to hear this album for months. I need a YSI.

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Hororo_ 10/16/2005 9:47:07 AM

I think you are mistaken. There are no drummers in Anaal Nathrakh. However, VITRIOL, Mistress' singer is also AN singer.

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Ash_ 10/16/2005 12:38:16 PM

I think you're mistaken. Irrumator plays real live drums on many of the AN recordings, and then the band puts programmed drums over them. Read interviews with the band so you know what you're talking about.

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drewcifer_ 10/17/2005 6:34:23 PM

this sounds a lot more like brutal truth meshed with entombed's "to ride..." than napalm death/extreme noise terror

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DARKENESS_ 10/21/2005 10:54:47 AM

best british album in years.

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dhad_ 10/27/2005 10:22:34 PM

DAMN WHERE I CAN FIND THIS ALBUM?

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dante_ 10/30/2005 10:04:07 AM

ash, context is not an excuse for poor phrasing

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