Mass Movement of the Moth - Finale - CD (2005)

Labels: Alone
Review by: Andy Malcolm

Man I shouldn’t review when I am 75% deaf in one ear and 50% in the other because some

kind of wax madness going on in me gosh darned lug holes, but what the hell. MMotM were kind enough to

send us this 5 song cdep of incredibly screechy squawky yelpmo, and wrote a big note

with it saying that they all loved Collective. That’s good enough for me. I can’t even

hear the music and I bet it’s totally any good. For sure.

Seriously though, they are a pretty good band, so long as you can take the super-harsh

squawking vocals. This guy is off the hook. MMotM spazz their way violently through all

5 songs with nary a thought for your sanity, or my ears, the big buggers. Takes me back

to 1999 or something. The music is all spooky Witching Hour-esque screamo with neat

effects thrown in whilst the band frenziedly groove the fuck out of their instruments in the

midst of chaotic melodies. Song of Zarathustra is the name I am checking. Yup. Lots of

big chunky explosions bang off the crazy speed. Excitement. And all that. Simple as.

Nothing shocking or revelatory. Just good “old fashioned” spazzamation. True.