Hucklebuck tha World

I really don’t know if I have the energy or patience to review this. There is something about this band's material in particular that makes me sick of crossover or at least the idea of it. I have listened to a lot of bad bands in search of good ones over the years but this one seems to take the cake for my least favorite band that crossover thrash has to offer. I have thirteen minutes to kill (more like suffer) so here we go, as promised to whoever cares about this string of reviews over this band’s questionable output.

Hot Zone has blessed their five or so fans with another EP, Hucklebuck tha World. I don't know what to make of the artwork but I am going to assume the cover art fund was tight that month, it's certainly took lower effort than their previous ones. “Uh yah see here we’re off to a bad start” and starting on ‘Surgarface’ we are met with thirty seconds of tension filled buildup that leads into another gang vocal shout-fest loaded with HOT ZONE and just about what you’d come to expect from this band after spending a hour sitting through everything leading up to this. ‘Bottlenose' might be the best track on here, it has decent riffs and a sweeping section but the vocals always ruin the experience. Cue ‘Chuggy Gayles’ the intentionally unlistenable track with cop and bootlicker centered lyrics from what I can decipher from this gangly cacophony that ends with a sample from the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Sounding bad on purpose is arguably worse than sucking in general. I would have to question the sanity of anyone who listened to that with confidence and decided it was worth publishing. Professional and quality musicianship isn't a foreign concept so it should be treated as the goal when they have (a) competent guitarist(s). I suppose anonymity is not the reason for low standards but low standards could be the reason for anonymity. The sample really hits home when it's directed at you but in the hands of any other listener, it is perhaps lost on them only to be known as a pop culture reference. Of course for me, I can't stress how unusual and partially surreal it is to get feedback on a review written on Metal Archives in this manner just to end up reviewing another one out of boredom. Unless it's more of a musical shitpost of sorts, I mean, I hope they don't let a little review leave them grief-stricken but whatever. When someone releases something, they leave themselves open to praise and criticism alike. Following that are two decent tracks I guess "Out in Space" (riddled with breaks of low feedback) and "A Little Gout Runnin Down My Left Tit" and lastly an adequate cover of the Beastie Boys song "Fight for Your Right" that ends in a Rest in Peace to a few people, most notably Riley Gale of Power Trip. Outside of "Chuggy Gayles" the EP had somewhat remotely pleasant instrumentation. Maybe if they keep it up they can release a greatest hits that has 3 songs or more. While they have shown some improvement over the past few releases, the band still manages to leave me filled with a sense of aversion towards their music as a whole. The vocals are the biggest turnoff. Normally people can name their favorite vocalists; meanwhile, I can't name my least favorite because they wish to remain hidden rightfully so.

Highlight: Bottlenose