True kvlt: Lyssophobia – Sadismos

This is a special segment dedicated to bands emerging deep from the underground, defying all odds to produce compelling work. These acts possess a rawness often absent from mainstream bands, though it might be an acquired taste. The choice is yours—show them love or hate, but whatever you do, give them something!

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This is going to be a much shorter entry than usual. You might be thinking: “Catto, how does that even work? You already write five-paragraph pieces!” Well, when I get an album from one of our potential readers that lasts a bit more than five minutes and contains 11 tracks, it’s hard to elaborate because when you think of Greek Metal, you think of Septicflesh, Rotting Christ and other interesting Blackended Death bands, well today there’ll be nothing about that.

Lyssophobia made me reflect upon the idea of what art is. Here’s a reference so you can educate yourself a bit, peasant. Needless to say, I have no satisfying answer from Sadismos. I’m not even sure its creators intended to make something beyond the most horrid, abhorrent, and insulting album they could think of. This is Grindcore, after all, a genre that usually waves a gray flag on a rainy day. That’s also a good description of what you’d find here: mindless and furious bashing that makes you think of a botched autopsy.

I can’t say I enjoyed Sadismos beyond the strong sense of irony in it (how many albums does it have to play in one gig to make it worth the money?). I constantly wondered if this was too serious or not serious at all. However, it was certainly perplexing. Why would anyone record something this messed up? It’s like going into the deep web looking for things I’m not supposed to talk about (at MER, we only corrupt the youth with Metal). Hence, if you want to experience five minutes of “well, that was as rancid as a bag of cigarette butts,” then this is for you.

Sadismos is more rudimentary than your plans to achieve financial independence. It has the most decadent production I’ve ever had to review, in or out of MER, the most painful instrumental work, and definitely the edgiest vocal work—as in, I hope with all my black heart those moans weren’t recorded during “live action.”

Honestly, go for it! You’ve got nothing to lose, except your sanity…

Label: Bunch Grenade Rec/Cancer Christ Tapes

Release date: it had to be in 2020

Website: https://www.facebook.com/lyssophobiagrind

Country: Greece

Score: whatever is left of the corpse your cat brought home.