Captive
Bolt- Rape, Slaughter, Slavery, and Vivisection 7” review
The first thought I had when I
heard this was that it sounded like U.D.I. added a couple breakdowns and went
vegan; in retrospect, this is somewhat accurate, though not entirely so. This music is a bit asymmetrical, and it
works. Their rhymes are slanted, their
time signatures are a little off, and their timing is not exact; it doesn’t
even matter (I prefer it this way), because the vocals on this record are so
accusatory, venomous, and snotty that it feels like the proverbial finger is
being pointed directly at you.
Musically, this is asymmetric 80s hardcore as it should be- young, fast,
and snotty. There’s nothing to complain
about there. The lyrics are relatively
usual vegan punk stuff, but one line really caught me for some reason or
another, and it set the band’s lyrics one notch above their
contemporaries: “I’d call you a sheep,
but that is much too kind.” Burn! “Justified Arson” also has an appropriate,
killer breakdown towards the end; 80s hardcore doesn’t usually do well with
breakdowns, but this particular one ruled.
The band finished the record with the Gorilla Biscuits cover “Cats and
Dogs”- an unexpected surprise, and a pleasant one at that. This record fucking rules, especially for a
first 7” release. Captive Bolt is
already on the rise as a stellar band- look out for ‘em.
-Aunty Social
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