Review: Rabid Venom - Rabid Venom II (LP)


    "Rabid Venom" is a damn-near spot-on designation for these racket raconteurs. Super abrasive intensity. Every instrument just fucking CRASHES. Ripped-throated vocals, blast beats, nasty guitar screaming at roaring bass. Lo-fi live-in-the-studio. Rocking enough for the cavemen and personal enough for the bedroom artists. Now I gotta go back and check out the first album! Fave tracks: "Cacophony", "Walking Annihilator".  -Harmless


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