I was driving home from work earlier this week listening to the radio. A call in program about holiday baked goods was on, so I changed stations and randomly hit KFJC, which is typically just out of range for me. Some drawn out epic crust track ended, an awkward DJ talked for a minute or so and then dropped the needle on a blistering black metal track and I thought "right here, in the bowels of tech fueled affluence and desperation, some kid in Los Altos is fukkn holding it down and (hopefully) confusing early evening commuters who are bored with their commercial streaming playlists" and damn that shit sounded good. In that spirit...a nod to community radio today, this time in the form of three upstate New York monstrosities performing live in the WRPI studios in 1994. Two Troy bands (DEAD BABIES and REDNECK BASTARDS) close out the side one with a joint interview, but not before laying waste to the first twenty minutes of the tape with fierce, blown out sludge assaults. Then you flip the fucker over...GREYLAND. Their 1997 demo made an appearance last year, and they (predictably) sound even more terrifying in a live setting - would be great if some New York veteran suddenly unearthed more recordings (hint hint?). A short interview wraps up their side and then POOF just like that it's 2022 again. Almost 2023.
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