- Elementary Revolt

2/21/2007

Hawg Jaw - Don't trust nobody

Tracklist

Stranger In The Window
Devein
Amongst The Vultures
Believe Nothing
Bleed It Dry
Random Acts Of Knifings
Huron
I Take That Back
Worse Case
Torn Apart
Uncrossing
Derailed
Baitin’ The Traps

Info

When your ears take a trip down to good ol' NOLA, what usually pops into your head? KATRINA! Syke... sludge of course, or most things generally stoney, drug addled, bar fighting, raw and stench filled. Containing members of everybody's favorite hatred-spewing band Eyehategod, Hawg Jaw is one of those bands that you listen to and know that the band members were genetically designed to play their given style of music. This isn't some Hydrahead post-[insert genre] / Isis-wannabe sorta-sludge band; Hawg Jaw is 100% pure swampy jams and misanthropy.

Equal parts hardcore and stoner metal, as the word sludge rightly means, Hawg Jaw belts out Southern-fried riffs and generally whiskey-gargling throatwork.

Hawg Jaw seems equally influenced by Discharge and Black Flag as they are Vitus and Melvins, if not more. Drummer Matt Williams is really the standout member of the band in my opinion, being a total firecracker behind the kit and also keeping the album from having a consistent pace. The vocals are about as overdriven as the guitars, which is pretty much how they should be on an album like this. Pass this one over if you like clean production.

If you like Eyehategod and always thought they could pick up the pace, Hawg Jaw is your band. If you like your hardcore punk mixed with Buzzov*en and pissed to the max, even better. Certainly not a groundbreaking album, but it's a suitable accompaniment to a 40 in your kitchen waiting to be emptied after a nasty day at work.

Deadtide

MySpace

http://www.myspace.com/hawgjaw

DD

http://www.mediafire.com/?0mqddznznzn

2/21/2007

eraser at 4:20 p. m.