Primitive Man – Caustic

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Primitive Man - Caustic (Relapse Records) 2017

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Colorado sludge trio Primitive Man have always seemed more palatable on EP than on full-lengths, simply because taking in so much vitriol at one time is probably bad for your health. On their second such venture, they exude such a lightless aura of negativity in every pummelling downstroke, each riff that chugs and grates like a rusting chainsaw working through bone, that the sensation is entirely overwhelming. In a world of real injustice and fake sentiment, the palpable sense of disgust and rage throughout Caustic only serves to make it more vital, its dissonance and layers of rust, feedback and paranoia separating it from legions of cookie-cutter ne’er-do-wells. Heavy in every possible sense of the word, this is unadulterated musical GBH.

Words: Dave Bowes
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