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We don’t get enough Hardcore Punk and Grindcore at MER. It’s not that we find it boring, but it doesn’t help that so many of these releases come with potato-quality production that makes everything sound like it was recorded inside a trash can. However, Meltification promised that wasn’t going to be the case with their self-titled album, Meltification. So, with all my skepticism intact, I’m still diving into this pool of violence and rage. Let’s see if the production delivers.
Alright, if you’re in a rush, impatient, or just have no time for nonsense, this is right for you. Meltification is an aggressive charge from beginning to end. Imagine you need a colonoscopy and they just shove that camera right in with no anesthesia and no warm-up. That’s how savage and direct this thing is. Nothing pretty, but it does have enough production value for you to actually understand all the music happening. It’s not a blur of white noise or indistinguishable static. The guitars cut through, the drums have punch, and the vocals sit right where they should.
Funny enough, there are even instrumental and acoustic tracks on Meltification. So I have to give the band some respect for not simply hitting us with the industrial hammer with no mercy until we feel nothing. It’s actually nice to get some variety and breathing room. That was unexpected. But don’t worry—you’re still coming out of this thing with your intestines hanging out and a weird smile on your face. The aggression never fully leaves; it just takes brief, strategic pauses.
I’m being too nice again. Perhaps because this usually isn’t my jam, but the album doesn’t sin of anything excessive, at least not by Grindcore standards. It’s just familiar and brief. The tracks fly by before you can process them, which is both a strength and a limitation. It would be good if the album had more focus on developing fewer ideas with more detail rather than jumping from one crazy thing to another. But I get that’s practically treason to the Grindcore spirit. Still, a few longer, more developed passages wouldn’t hurt.
There you go. Sometimes Grindcore can offer something interesting, even if things are played relatively safe. That doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the brutality of a furious display of quick riffs, shouted vocals, and blasting left and right. That should calm you down, right? At least that’s the theory. Meltification won’t convert anyone who hates the genre, but for those who already appreciate the cathartic chaos of Grindcore, this is a solid, well-produced entry.
Label: Extremely Rotten Production
Release date: May 29th, 2026
Website: https://meltification.bandcamp.com/album/st
Country: Denmark
Score: 3.0/5.0
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