Greek act Dodsferd are very productive (more than a hand full of full lengths, besides some other stuff; you can, for example, find the short but clear review undersigned did on Spitting With Hatred The Insignificance Of Life within the Archives’ update on May 22nd 2011), and without any doubt I do appreciate everything they ever did. Signing to Moribund, for example, is something I do appreciate a lot, for the collaboration of a great act and a great label results in nothing but superlatives. It was the case in the past, and it is the case with the album I just referred to. Why? Because Spitting With Hatred … was, once again, a monument!
However, my unlimited enthusiasm has come to an end by means of this newest five tracker (album n° nine, by the way), which lasts for half an hour only. No, it’s not the ‘short’ duration that bothers me. It’s the new approach that disappoints undersigned.
The Parasitic Survival Of The Human Race still stands for crushing and crusty Black’n’Roll, with a rough, somewhat primitive sound. And that’s a first step-back, for the production is, despite a certain nastiness, much ‘cleaner’ than ever before. It’s like adding structure to Chaos, or cleaning a swamp with soap. Seen from the elementary part of the whole (with a focus on the instrumental side), it mainly continues the path once trodden. In this case I am thinking about the grim and thrashy performance. However, the whole gets done with a more punky attitude. There’s nothing wrong with a nice dose of punkish aggression, of course, but in Dodsferd’s case it does not work. Besides, those hysterical, über-high-pitched scream-vocals are extremely irritating. And what’s more, I do miss inspiration. Where are the funereal atmospheres, the epic riffs, the misanthropic outbursts? And what about the inspiring variety from the past?
Oh yes, the many samples are taken from the riots in Greece two years ago, when the people started revolting against the government. You know, social shit that happens all over the world, with humanity trying to survive… He, there’s the missing link that explains this album’s title (smiley)… And finally, the album ends with a Misfits-cover, We Are 138, which isn’t that bad at all, but please, can anyone explain me the reason to do so?