Reviews

Backwoods Butcher

Spastic Amoebas Dreaming in Hell LP

Nope. This shit sucks. If you need more info than that, I will do my best solely as a PSA. This deeply stupid Roswell, NM band pulls from influences as disparate as egg-punk and crossover with squiggly synth leads up against blastbeats. Opener “Your Words are Worthless” has demeaning lyrics like “Look at me in the eyes / Your life is worthless / Pretend that I’m your lord and savior,” before ending with, “Look at me, bitch.” That’s not enough reason to avoid? The second track is called “I Put Celery Down in My Pants,” and consists of the title screamed over and over. Okay, one more, but that’s it. The third track is called “Now I Wanna Be Your Retard.” Are we good? Recommended for the trash collector and literally no one else.

V/A The Absolute Fuckin’ Worst of Backwoods Butcher Records: Demo Tape Collection CD

I bought my car about a decade ago, and the first sticker I threw on the thing was a Backwoods Butcher logo. I marked out quite a bit when this thing slid across my desk because this label can do no wrong, and that’s especially true here with this collection of demo tapes aptly titled “the worst.” That’s a compliment depending on who you’re talking to. Featuring a collection of previously released demos from SKITKATEDRAL, RANCOROUS SLOG, TELEKINETIC DECAPITATION, IGNORANT CORPSE, GAMMA-GERÄT, and CEMETERY FUNGUS, this compilation perfectly encapsulates what one should always expect from a Backwoods Butcher release: a little bit of grind, a little bit of Southern rock, a little tongue-in-cheek, and a lot a bit of DIY. Really great stuff here, and recommended to anyone who likes to drink a warm beer on their rickety front porch.