Perpetual Conversion

...And here we have one of the earliest outputs in the vast compendium that is "Non-Essential Brutal Truth" - the Perpetual Conversion EP. It's always amazed me how much filler these guys arranged in their EPs and later albums, whether they be cover songs, noise tapestries, or tracks that would later be recorded in a higher fidelity for no discernible reason. Well, what do you know! This EP's a triple threat!

The opening eponymous track is undeniably great, and the vocal arrangements are perfect in their sense of controlled chaos while Hoak utterly buttrapes the drum kit. It ends leaving the listener wanting a greater fix, but in unfortunate Brutal Truth-fashion, a breakbeat arrangement of the same track under the guise of "Perpetual Larceny" trails behind. Expectedly, it's as lukewarm as the idea sounds, and completely dissipates the title track's momentum.

Track three is the classic fast-paced Walking Dead, which would later make its way onto their debut full length, and therefore takes no part in making this release in particular worthwhile. Following is an actually decent cover of Black Sabbath's Lord Of This World, and the solo translates suprisingly well to death-grind. Finally, the epic Bed Sheet kicks in and annoys the living fuck out of anyone in a 30 mile radius. It's just a long, mindless noise drone that no one in the market for grindy death metal could give a fracture of a shit about.

And um... that's all. Actually, track 4 is generally the end for me, since I've never bothered sitting through Bed Sheet again after my initial listen.
The single Brutal Truth release you cannot live without is Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Response. The potential shown on that release is mind numbing, and it's truly a shame they completely overthrew that style for an experimental grind/noisecore niche. Just download the 2 tracks exclusive to this EP I pointed out, and don't waste your time tracking a copy down.