Gore - Hart Gore

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5...according to our Brian on Thu 27 Nov, 2008.

Listening to John Peel in 1987 (yes, I really am that old) I used to tape snippets of anything that sounded interesting & one band that stuck in the mind were Gore. A bunch of Dutch misfits who basically pioneered a slowed down Grindcore aesthetic with huge sludgy doom riffs, punishing drums that sounded like they were being bashed with human bones by shaggy cavemen & last but not least some sinister looming bass pummeling. The music contained on 'Hart Gore', the first wing of the reissue programme Southern Lord have embarked on is certainly built from the molten evil walls of metallic guitar I fondly remember, and those seriously heavy, pounding drums. It's an endurance test but an exhilarating one. I remember Peel saying he'd had more complaints about their Peel session than any other in the history of the programme. It IS indeed relentless & claustrophobic instrumental rock, built from granite but there's some amazing galloping rifferama on here that puts a lot of their acolytes to shame. If you've been creaming yersen for years waiting for this & the second album 'Mean Man's Dream' then you'll be delighted at the addition of many live & rehearsal versions tagged on, and the lush double vinyl sets that are probably much more affordable & nicer than the originals. I can't really sell this band to you anymore except I'm not surprised they're so feted in the serious heavy rock/fringe metal world, they really did take the Sabbath template to new places & broke fresh ground. If you're into playing air guitar you could wear out 3 tennis rackets with these 2 classic sets! On CD and two part double vinyl!

An essential reissue of the first two albums from this seminal instrumental Dutch band who ruled in the 90s. With their use of repetitive heavy rolling rhythms and bombastic execution (sans vocals) Gore pioneered a new style of music for the time. Gore’s sound is a monolithic one, uncompromising and seemingly singular in its vision.
* For the first time ever these recordings have been painstakingly remastered and are now available again to amaze, overwhelm and bewilder!
* Each disc of this double-cd set contains the remastered album in all its glory PLUS unreleased bonus material from the same era as the album. This 2xcd set contains 43 songs in total!
* In the tradition of quality Southern Lord packaging these albums are packaged with a 32 page booklet that contains several never before seen photos plus meticulous liner notes from bassist: Rob Frey.
* Two separate sets of black 180g vinyl, with printed inner sleeves, liner notes and photos.

Tracklisting:

DISC 1 HART GORE :
01 Extripation 02 To The Gallows 03 After 04 Axe of Reveng 05 Out For Blood 06 USA is Calling 07 Death Is Coming 08 Fear 09 In The Eye of The Snipe 10 He Knows Your Alone BONUS LIVE TRACKS 11 Extripation 12 To The Gallows 13 After 14 Axe of Revenge 15 Out For Blood 16 Call Me 17 Death Is Coming 18 Fear 19 In The Eye Of The Sniper 20 He Knows Your Alone 21 Death Has Come 22 The Hunt 23 Station To Station

DISC 2 MEAN MANS DREAM
01 Mean Mans’ Dream 02 Search 03 Love 04 Last Steps 05 Chainsaw 06 The Bank 07 Back Home 08 Loaded 09 Meat Machine 10 Out For Sex BONUS LIVE TRACKS 11 Mean Man’s Dream 12 Search 13 Love 14 Last Steps 15 Chainsaw 16 The Bank 17 Back Home 18 Loaded 19 Meat Machine 20 Out For Sex

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