Artist: Unsane
Album: Sterilize
Year: 2017
Rating: 92/100
Unsane are back. Yes indeed, Unsane are back. With five years in between previous effort, Wreck, and this, their eighth studio album, Sterilize, I decided to take a look at it and see how it stacked up.
On first listen, all of the hallmarks that make up the traditional Unsane sound are all there; a delightfully ugly cacophony of blues, noise and hardcore punk that has been their signature sound since their arrival on the scene in the late 1980s. This time, however, the songwriting (which suffered slightly on their 2005 effort Blood Run as well as on predecessor Wreck) is now back to its visceral, ferocious best. Tracks such as "Factory", "No Reprieve" and "We're Fucked" rattle along in a wonderfully nasty sounding way, with both bass player Dave Curran and guitarist Chris Spencer trading off vocal lines; neither particularly melodious, both sounding like rabid dogs as their impassioned screams grab the listener by the eardrums.
All in all, Sterilize is a strong album, possibly the strongest effort from Unsane since their excellent Occupational Hazard. The trio are as musically tight as they ever were, and their ideas are still fresh and enjoyable. If that works for you, give this album a serious look.
Track Listing
1. Factory
2. The Grind
3. Aberration
4. No Reprieve
5. Lung
6. Inclusion
7. Distance
8. A Slow Reaction
9. We're Fucked
10. Avail
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