Released on: 15th June 2018
Happy new line-up to Unborn Generation who continue their ferocious Grind ‘n’ Roll on new album Vøid without original vocalist Juho-Pekka Airaksinen. Which may or may not have impacted the bands’ ability to have hard hitting and heavy tunes. But wonderful singers are not the reason that grind in any way, shape or form exists. Although; disclaimer– I have been known to croon Twist The Knife (Slowly) by Napalm Death during long bus journeys.
The sixth album from the Finnish group Vøid is an absolute monster. With its deep tone and abrasive riffs Vøid hits out of nowhere, and hits hard. Relentlessly chugging out aggressive, yet contained, beats at an unfaltering pace. All while grooving like a Celt in a cave with several species of extinct feline.
Although hardly historic Unborn Generations’ mix of rock and grind tempers a more melodic approach to the grind genre. With grind being their most prominent feature. And on Vøid it mostly works in their favour as the rock beats convey a bit more soul than the gruff genre is accustomed to. Yet the melodies soften the initial blow, and while coherent, add a dose of melancholy rather than obfuscation to the rough and ready mood and that puts a dampener on the sheer power that the rhythms build up.
Vøid is a good album and the rhythms certainly add a bit of flavour to the thicc genre. As the album has its moments for the most part it stays true and undercover of its mainstay genre grindcore. Even if it sometimes runs short of igniting the mood it inspires.
7/10
