Grunt !

[Fistfuck Masonanie]

Documents 3xCD and Seer of Decay 2xCD has been bending on "to be repressed" list.

Would grab all of these immediately as I slept on both releases the first time around.

My favorite is absolutely Petturien Rooli as the attention to detail in each track is exquisite. There is such a rich texture to the sound on this album that I think is unmatched on the others I've heard. Maybe it's because I've been listening to a lot of Vivenza recently (thanks to the revived thread), but this material feels influenced by that kind of work. Very industrial and a feel of autonomy to the sounds. World Draped In A Camouflage comes at a close second as the attention to detail is still fantastic, but used in a different manner. All great work!

[Eigen Bast]

World Draped in a Camouflage, such a bulldozer of a record and huge inspiration for me.

[Thor]

Have been listening a lot to "Long lasting happiness" recently and that is a cd which does not (!) receive enough praises. It's the type of noise I was looking for when I started listening to these genres.  Both piercing and brutal.
Quickly becoming a favourite.
New 3" cd needs a few more listens. Seems to be carefully crafted but it always takes a bit of time with HN releases like that to sink in.

[ConcreteMascara]

Have been listening a lot to "Long lasting happiness" recently and that is a cd which does not (!) receive enough praises. It's the type of noise I was looking for when I started listening to these genres.  Both piercing and brutal.
Quickly becoming a favourite.
New 3" cd needs a few more listens. Seems to be carefully crafted but it always takes a bit of time with HN releases like that to sink in.

It's a excellent composite release. Long Lasting Happiness Part 4 is one of the best tracks in all of Grunt's discography. It perfectly encapsulates the "Seer of Decay" purpose of Grunt in 5 minutes. Of course it's incomplete without the context of the other parts. The tracks from the Nihilistic Paraphilia comps are also top-tier, especially from the second one. Though I'd say those tracks are even better in context of the original compilations, which are hard to track down but well worth it!

[HateSermon]

Currently listening to the Ritual of Mortality live cassette. Some of my favorite Grunt material and one of my favorite tapes that I own. Mikko is a fucking powerhouse live. 

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Not GRUNT album, but some unreleased 2019 harsh noise works can be heard as audio of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYoqLQucsCg&feature=youtu.be

[PedestrianOrgans]

While we're on a quick Grunt-adjacent note here, I gotta add that the new Selected Killing 3" is perfection. I love shorter formats because they almost force focus, really hoping more recordings come from this sometime.

[DSOL]

Not GRUNT album, but some unreleased 2019 harsh noise works can be heard as audio of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYoqLQucsCg&feature=youtu.be

the Veles clock is awesome

[bitewerksMTB]

Not GRUNT album, but some unreleased 2019 harsh noise works can be heard as audio of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYoqLQucsCg&feature=youtu.be

Basically a fucking commercial... but a good one. I'd love to see that place in person!

I've spent the last couple nights listening to "The Myth of Blood" & "Castrate the Illusionist". I'd say Myth edges out the other for my favorite but it wins only by a cunt hair or two.

I'm going to have to listen to that recent one-sider again & find "World Draped in Camo."* which I'm thinking I don't own but that can't be right! Also, going to have to listen to the new mini-disc again as the first spin didn't grab me for some reason.

*I found it!

[PedestrianOrgans]

I'm going to have to listen to that recent one-sider again & find "World Draped in Camo."* which I'm thinking I don't own but that can't be right! Also, going to have to listen to the new mini-disc again as the first spin didn't grab me for some reason.

*I found it!

Yeah that 3" is sick once it sets in. WDIAC is my favorite although probably neck-in-neck with Seer.

[DSOL]

been listening to a lot of live Grunt recording lately - relentless, crushing the only ways I can describe Grunt live

recent playlist of the live recordings I've been listening too
Live In UK
Charred Empire - Live UK 2005-2006
Live @ No Fun Fest
Documentation - Live Assaults Around Europe 2005-2008
Dance For The Genocide: Live 2012 Helsinki / London
Providence, RI @ The Livingroom March 27 2004
Boston, MA @ The Midway Cafe March 28 2004

[FreakAnimalFinland]

Documentations box will be reissued soon. It has a lot of good stuff, unreleased versions or completely unreleased tracks with really good sound.

Long ago there was plan to make "live camoflage" release as there was Many good alternative versions of sets played at the time, but them decided just upload one gig to bandcamp. May still do physical edition even this year as based on my own habits - i do not listen music from bandcamp and if live material is good and somehow exclusive, physical release can be justified.

[bitewerksMTB]

Digging around last night for one thing, I found 5 or 6 things I had forgotten about. One is the "Addicted" 7" that only 2 people on Discogs own plus a bunch of cd-r releases along with "Europe After Storm" & "Someone is Watching" cd's for the listening pile. Plus that 3xcd live release.

I listened to the first disc of "Seer of Decay" & "Petturien Rooli" last night.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

In process of removing materials from big corporation platforms... Grunt stuff now found from own website:

http://freak-animal.net/grunt/

Over the years, it's been often every handful of years, when thinking should this work be "documented", and if yes, how should be done. This means often there has been 5 or more years without writing down any gig dates or any details of activities. From I just realized from former listings was missing japanese "tour" of 2008. It is still missing one visit in Japan. Played only one short tokyo show with utterly minimal gear. Helsinki warm up show for Wolf Eyes just added.. so clearly even some of the bigger things were forgotten from former listing..
May also add informations where many of these live shows have been published.
Maybe also relevant links will be added.

[MHK]

In process of removing materials from big corporation platforms...

Full support. I wish everyone did this.

The new Hehku album comes highly recommended to everyone into well crafted and powerful harsh noise. I think all the elements present have been there already on the last few Grunt albums, but not as this kind of whole.