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Assassination - Decivilize CD
Genre: Crustcore
Origin: Sweden
Released: 2007
Website: Assassination
Label: Criminal Records
Uploaded: 09.04.08

This is the debut release from a new Swedish DIY label, run by 3/4 of the guys in Assassination. But it�s not the debut by the band, as they have a couple of releases preceding this one. The first thing that comes to mind here is that they�ve definitely gone for a different look; yellow overall is not the most common color for a booklet. But that�s not really the most important thing, now is it�
These lads takes on the crustcore genre and presents the old school Scandinavian style with a modern touch. Aggressive d-beat with some grindcore influences to spice things up. It�s quite energetic and easy on the ears. Now don�t get me wrong, I don�t mean that it�s �easy-going� or some other shit, but that there�s nothing that bothers me when listening to it. The sound quality is without a doubt good, produced by William of the Swedish grindcore heroes Gadget. The tunes are fairly fast-paced, with the exception of a few blastbeats where it really gets going. A rumbling bass, raging guitar, pounding drum and a screaming madman. To tell you the truth Assassination reminds me a whole lot of Bombstrike, and that�s not a bad comparison. They have that same energetic aggression, and both vocalists sound fairly similar too. Catchy and groovy.

Tracklist:
01. Bombraid
02. D�den springer ikapp
03. Samh�llets �gon stirrar
04. Fistic arts
05. Utan v�rde
06. 28� hj�rntv�tt
07. Asscore
08. Crawl
09. Bonehead
10. Decivilize
11. Nuclear war bonanza
12. Den nya h�gerregeln
13. Social grupp 3
14. Strypa dig
15. Piles of skulls
16. Terrorindustri
17. The road to hell