Passengers of the Void

In my experience bands that reform give a bit of a mixed experience. Often the band manages to play their old material better than back in the day but on the other hand the new material tends to be weaker. Sure some bands return better than ever but this is a rather rare occurrence. Luckily for us My Minds Mine is one of those rare exceptions, not only is Passengers of the Void the best grindcore release I've heard this year(I admit 2018 has not been an amazing year for grind and such), it is also a career best. Considering how good their older material is this is definitely a feat to be proud of.

The first thing that becomes apparent while listening to this album is that they've gone for a more Napalm Deathesque style. This gives us a style they have not really done before under either the My Minds Mine name as well as under the Blood I Bleed moniker. This is because they have this early 90's Napalm Death groove. One can still hear the impact Heresy had on this band but this factor is definitely lessened compared with their older material. There is nothing really surprising or innovative about this record but it just nails this style of grindcore. This is not the first time they released a flawless grindcore album, as everyone into grindcore should know, but for Passengers they added some of that ingredient X in this mix and that is what makes it a career best.

This album is mandatory for everyone into grindcore. Passengers goes beyond delivering everything a grindcore album should in this day and age. I first listened to this record while on the way to a Turkish indie folk/rock gig and this album just ruined the first 15 minutes of that gig. It was like my mind was stuck in My Minds Mine mode even though the gig I was attending was more than fine. So just watch out what you do after listening to this it might ruin it for you too.

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