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Tracklist
1. Robert Flaig
2. Small Towns, Small Minds
3. Killing A Co-Worker
4. Pee Wee Herman/Paul Reubens
5. We're Drowning In It
6. Amen
7. Christianity As Foreign Policy
8. United Ninety Three
9. Bastard
10. A Conflict Of Interest
11. The Wool Is Pulled
12. Guilty As Charged
13. This Ends Now
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'Judas Goats and Dieseleaters' is a vast progression from 'It's A Shame That A Family Can Be Torn Apart By Something As Simple As A Pack Of Wild Dogs', as Ed Gein reign in the chaos and let their blunt grinding attack really go to work. As mathematical grind equations, the band's riffs have been pulled together, exposing more hardcore influence. 'Small Towns, Small Minds' is equal parts Napalm Death and Black Flag, ferocious and discordant. With rhythms that are completely unrelenting, unforgiving and uncannily acute, the trio pound away at their instruments like hell during the tornado of 'We're Drowning In It.' Immediately, the band launch into the punked-up blaster Amen', offering listeners a good example of what utter sonic annihilation sounds like.
George Bush drops in for repeated soundbytes, kicking it with the boys on 'Christianity As Foreign Policy.' Yes, there is a measure substance behind
Aaron's lyrics. He's not just screaming blindly, the guy has something to say and he says it in a way that's similar to listening to the bitch list of a rabid wolverine. If song titles like 'Killing A Co-Worker' and 'Small Towns, Small Minds' don't tell you that the boys in Gein have a few issues that they feel must be dealt with, you might want to think about turning in a script for some Prozac yourself.
Amidst the flurries of blasting insanity, there's a great deal of powerful grooving. You can tell that these guys have really done their homework this time around in the department of arrangement. And while the band covers a wide spectrum of extreme musical textures, they still are completely intent on blowing out listener's eardrums with a not-too-subtle sonic hammering. A hidden cover of Nirvana's 'Breed' that is given the harshest treatment imaginable still sounds catchy and the guys have tossed in some barking dogs and answering machine message for those grindheads that are really, really bored.
Intense doesn't even begin to describe Ed Gein and what you have here is no less than one of the finest records of this style you'll be hearing this year.
Review by: Erin Fox
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