Los Kikes

Now I love the surf/grind stylings of the Noise A Go Go's, so when I came across a cd by this Israeli band described as a surf/death combination, I had to pick it up.



Their self-titled release is a tinny, lo-fi affair, dedicated to booze, sex, violence and skating: cardboard drums played off-time, howling layers of black metalized vocal distortion and diseased surf guitars collide and fall down in a surprisingly appealing heap.



LOS KIKES

Behind One's Back : We Hate To Follow The Rules

Death metal stoner sludge : Guttural growls, shouts and squeals with big stomping bass loaded riffs. This 'single', released last year, consists of a 3 minute intro and two 8 minute songs, and except for the first minute of the intro it's all unrelentingly. There's some variation in speed, and the occasional left-field effect (the third track is a collabo w/ some noise types, and also has some of the only lead guitars on the album), but for the most part Behind One's Back keep on pounding away- no meandering guitar pickings or delicate build-ups or any wankery of any sort here- they just continue stomping like a dumb, yet cruel beast that knows nothing but the kicking of corpses.

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WE HATE TO FOLLOW THE RULES