Genre: Grindcore/crustcore
Origin: The Netherlands vs. Sweden
Released: 2010
Website: Blood I Bleed, Massgrav
Label: Selfmadegod Records
Uploaded: 14.06.10

I wouldn't have thought of teaming up Blood I Bleed and Massgrav for a split, but thinking about it I'd have to say the combination makes sense. Both acts lets loose nothing but frantic high speed madness, but from different sides of the hardcore matter. And first off we have the Dutchies with 11 tracks of full-on stampede of thrashy blasting. Short outbursts of energy, frustration and anger put into music. The high-strung screams and high-speed drumming forces the adrenaline to ooze from the tunes. The material might not be as varied as their Gods out of monsters album from last year, but it's just as frenzied. Riff-wise it leans heavily on the thrashy crossover side, and in comparison with said album the production lets the riffs take up more space this time around, and I think I sense a little bit more melody as well. Imagine a mix of Hellnation, Y, Magrudergrind and Yacøpsæ in a whirlwind of adrenaline and energy. It's over before you know it and it'll have you begging for more.
I was pretty psyched when I first heard Massgrav back in 2003, and I still loved them when their first fullength hit me. But over time I've become a little skeptic. I’m not sure why, I just haven’t felt the same impact from their last couple of releases. But oh well… This is however a continuation of their already established frenzied high-speed hardcorepunk sound, and with the same kind of humorous flair as well. Unfortunately that last part is lost if you don’t know Swedish, but Jag älskar ert system is obviously a spoof of a Mob 47 song and Alla vet var du köpt din tröja is a spoof of a horrible Swedish pop song. A few moments of slower d-beat are briefly flown by in favour of extremely fast paced mangle, almost blast-like drumming and rabid riffing, at times flirting heavily with thrash. To enhance the adrenaline and energy, already brought forth by the music, the dual vocals sound like a couple of drunk mental patients fighting over who gets to ride the pink elephant first. I know it’s all just metaphors, so to make it short – if you like old Krigshot and want something way faster, Massgrav is for you.

Tracklist:
Blood I Bleed:
01. Scratch the itch
02. Show me the horns
03. Downfall of the common man
04. 24 inch fuck-face
05. Signing up
06. Slowmotion apocalypse
07. Cash that bitch
08. Clone devotion
09. Easy come, easy go
10. Replaced terror
11. Pandemonium / Enigma
Massgrav:
12. Kuckeliku
13. Mera bruk i baljan boys
14. Samlaren
15. Vägen till helvetet
16. Alla vet var du köpt din tröja
17. Jag skiter väl i kampen
18. Vad i helvete har dom för sig på banken efter 3?
19. Lönesamtal, legal våldtäkt
20. Jag älskar ert system
21. Fuck the 80’s
22. Mona Sahlin, fy fan!
23. Barry Manilow