Reviews

Brain Eater

Nihilistics Nihilistics LP

Even though I don’t always agree with their opinions, the NIHILISTICS provide more food for thought than 90% of today’s hardcore bands. And their music is as brutal, uncompromising, and cacophonous as their lyrical assault. This great album is jam-packed with raw, intense blasts of a furor borne of futility. It certainly doesn’t make for easy listening, but it rivets your attention and makes for provocative listening, which is ultimately a hell of a lot more important. A mandatory purchase.

Wipers Over the Edge LP

The WIPERS have put out two other albums and several 7″ers since 1978, yet they continue to go largely unrecognized. I don’t know why, because they’ve always turned out great material straddling the fine line between punk and ’60s rock ’n’ roll (not unlike the REPLACEMENTS, the MICRONOTZ, and ARTICLES OF FAITH). Here, they again pound out tasteful guitar-oriented rockers that just grow and grow on you. Try it.