Hailing from Ireland, Absolutist are a new and up and coming chaotic hardcore/crust band who flirt with styles ranging from d-beat punk to grindcore to WALLS of chaotic hardcore music. These guys released a 4 track demo EP back in March of 2011 and while it sounded energetic and chaotic as fuck, the music just fell extremely flat and didn’t quite have the punch that most bands in this field possess. To be fair it did appear to be an initial demo style release, so to judge a band on their raw recordings is a bit unfair, so I decided to check out Ave, thanks in part to the incredibly morbid cover art that I instantly fell in love with upon seeing it.
With Ave something fucking happened, like a god damn bulldozer rammed through their recording studio during the recording of this release because there are just walls and walls of chaos going on on these tracks. The vocals somehow are even more violent, the previously stagnant air is now an explosion of dirty grindcore style bass-work and the guitar and drum work fit ever so nicely with the ensemble that has been placed before us. Unlike most chaotic hardcore bands these days who just put the pedal to the metal from start to finish, Absolutist throw in atmospheric, yet chaotic, interludes and transitions throughout the entire release and help break up the monotony that can develop with many one directional bands. Some of the guitar work in this is just brilliantly done, there are moments where static drenches every instrument and and sound is erupting from every corner of the speaker yet dead in the middle is a crystal clear guitar lead weaving in and out of the falling buildings of noise around it, creating beauty in utter madness. The drum work on this is extremely fun for anyone who is a fan of d-beat and grindcore in general, because there are moments when standard d-beat patterns rip through a track and transition into a bombastic grindcore themed explosion and finish off with a slowly growing buildup nearing the next fucked up bend in the road, leaving you wanting more. The vocals are an odd mixture of Thomas Lindberg’s Disfear work and Mookie Singerman from Genghis Tron, so expect something a tiny bit different but insanely awesome when you hear it.
Clocking in at a hair over 21 minutes the Ave ride is over before you even know it has started, but your bleeding ears and clenched fists will show you have just gone through one hell of a deathride.
Complaints? I honestly have nothing negative to say about this album, it is a great step up from their last effort and everything I wasn’t thrilled with on their EP they solved with Ave and ripped me a new asshole. Plus it’s 21 minutes of pulverizing chaotic hardcore, you can’t complain about that.
SHIT RATING: GOOD
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