For your pathetic information: I will not fuzz ‘bout this band’s moniker. If it is a problem for you, well, then just f*** off!
Actually, Fuck Off are a pretty ‘old’ band from Spain. They were formed somewhere at the end of the eighties (if you want the actual date specifically, then just search on the f*ckin’ .net-stuff, and then f*** off!), with a first long player in 1988. This one, by the way, which was called Another Sacrifice, was re-issued last year, but unfortunately it had not been send to our Concreteweb’s headquarters. Why not?!!! F*** off! There was a second album, Hell On Earth (tell me where, and time to move!) in 1990, but shortly after the release, Fuck Off decided to f*** off.
Bon, the band reformed in 2010, and this album, called Smile As You Kill, is, indeed you smart-ass, the third full length, twenty five years after the debut. The band worked on it since they did resurrect, and it consists of seven new hymns, a cover track, and a re-recorded version of an old track. I’d like to mention the guy who did the final mastering before starting the actual review on the songs: Dan Swanö. Happy now? All right, and now f***…
Unfortunately the stuff f***s me off. At the one hand I do appreciate this band for maintaining the original approach. Many bands change their approach drastically after they return after a couple of decades or centuries (am I exaggerating?), and most of the time I like those bands that go on where they left off. But in this case, since I have never been an adept of Fuck Off’s ‘easy-listening’ Thrash Metal, I think they better f*** off. It’s pretentious to sound like another thousand acts, and it’s sad to hear 1) no progression, 2) no stronger material than before, and 3) no extra in comparison to the over-crowded scene. F***’ing infantine…
Is it that bad? Actually no. But even my six-year old son knows there’s more mature material available, so f*** off!
FYI: a moment of reflection: the re-recording of one of the band’s oldest tracks, People In War, and the Rainbow-cover Long Live Rock & Roll, which was originally recorded for a Spanish Dio-tribute.