Semtex - 2012 - Sex, Drugs & Sludgecore (LP) Review

Hail the Riff !

Here comes the new LP by the great band from Finland called Semtex.

Firstly I'd like to speak about the package.

"Sex, Drugs & Sludgecore " comes in high quality black cardboard. It's pressed on a heavyweight 180 gr. vinyl. 200 were made.
Sticker and Cool Poster is included.

Musically it goes like an axiom. Semtex = good smoked sludge doom. And like a formula e=mc2 it does not require any proof.
You can feel strong influences of Bongzilla and Weedeater but with the stench from the Northern Finlands' swamps.

This Lp is a compilation of latest works of Semtex. 4 tracks were released earlier this year as a split with Frogskin and DDJ by Boue records.
So If you're a fan of finnish underground music you should grab this one immediately !!!

Also some secret info has leaked away - Semtex are going to release split Lp with Woodrue in winter 2013. 

Same 4 tracks also can be heard on this split :

http://bouerecords.bandcamp.com/album/by-the-malice-of-the-evil-death-comes-vol-1

Buy

http://www.myspace.com/semtexposse

More Good News from Finland...

"BY THE MALICE OF THE EVIL DEATH COMES" Vol 1

Demonic Death Judge/Semtex/Frogskin

This split was really big surprise to me! Three greatest bands from the Finland's underground appearing on one piece of plastic. Limited to 500. Released by a couple of mastodont labels. (My math knowledge says to me - 100 copies per label)

1st track by DDJ that opens this book callad "Kneel" starts with Weedeater-like riff and goes straight by the same road. Second one "Beneath The Monument" reminds me old good Iron Monkey's era. And then it turns into more "melodic" stuff with a cool voice-over samples (by EHG's recipe). They're also having a new album out that have a name "Descent". You can stream it in full here. The level of this band grows like a good fertilized weed.

http://demonicdeathjudge.blogspot.com/ (You can buy new CD & Split through the band)
http://www.myspace.com/demonicdeathjudge

Semtex are cool sounding newcomers. I felt in love since thir 1-st CD-r demo! Weedy tines with sweet/angry guitars ala Bongzilla, Earthride, Hawg Jaw. Think about tatooing your butt/tits (of course if you have a free place on your skin) with next words "In Bud We Trust" ! It will be a good one if you place it next to "Cannabis saved my life" (by the neighbour band Bud Junkies)

http://www.myspace.com/semtexposse

What I really like about Frogskin that you never know what heppens next. Sometimes it goes terribly slow and heavy, sometimes fast as a crusty fuck. Arrgh...goodness. So long awaited 3 new songs since the selftitled LP in 2008. The split with cool canadian Powerviolence/Sludge/Grindcore band Mudlark should be out on 10 inch vinyl like a year or two ago but it didn't heppen. So these three raw sludgy steaks are made of a frog skin. Lick 'em and come to the deep cave trip. Standing on the one step with Finland's own Loinen, Stumm (RIP), Fleshpress.

http://www.frogskin.fi/

The volume 1 in the name of this fabulous split gives us a hope that next time we can hear more exclusive tunes from some good bands from some interesting country...maybe Australia or New Zealand, Ukraine, ehh )))...why not ?))).

Full Tracklisting:

1.	DEMONIC DEATH JUDGE: Kneel
2.	DEMONIC DEATH JUDGE: Beneath The Monument
3.	DEMONIC DEATH JUDGE: Feast
4.	SEMTEX: Two Minutes Of Rehab
5.	SEMTEX: Outcome
6.	SEMTEX: In Bud We Trust
7.	SEMTEX: Sex, Drugs And Sludgecore
8.	FROGSKIN: Barstool Battle Axe
9.	FROGSKIN: Staring To The Sun
10.	FROGSKIN: Locked/Loaded Acting Dead

Puchase this awesome split by clicking the following links :

http://bouerecords.yolasite.com/ (If you're in France)
http://www.myspace.com/cainrec , http://cainrecords.yolasite.com/, http://www.musikaze.com/odiosonoro (If you're in Spain)
http://www.atwarwithfalsenoise.com/ (If you're in UK)
http://www.shiftyrecords.com/ (If you're in USA)

dl 3 track sample (1 track from each band) Here