Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Altered States Of America. CD. (Relapse - RR65332) 100 tracks on one (3-inch) CD!! Tighter than a homophobe's clenched buttocks (which may actually be one of their songtitles for all we know) and faster than an Olympic sprinter with the runs, Agoraphobic Nosebleed deal in rapid-fire bursts of grindcore 'aaaaaarg', agit-spazz blastbeats, avant-noise interludes, samples and the kind of time-changes that would make Zappa's "One Size Fits All" rhythm section have apoplexy. And whilst most grind bands tend to deliver the goods in a very staccato fashion, these chaps take a far- dare I say it?- proggier approach to their noise, with every single track representing part of a much larger continuum. Agoraphobic's world seems to revolve around demented imagery (no surprise there folks) that includes religious cults, drug conspiracies and bizarre sexual proclivities ('Black Metal Transvestite' 'Living Lolita Blowjob' 'Drive By Blowjob On A Bicycle' 'Fuck Your Soccer Jesus' 'Serpent Of The Gay Pride Rainbow' 'When Taking A Shit Feels Sexy' 'Placing A Memo On The Boss's Desk'and the all time classic 'Watching A Clown Point A Gun At A Small Dog' are just SOME of the inspired titles that grace this release!) and you just know there's NO chance whatsoever of these dudes having a hit single of any kind. Sheer mind-slicing genius, and only just over 21 minutes long. Move over Sore Throat, the new kids are in town!!

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