Artwork by Sidjime Art
GGGRRRRR..........PENIS...... GRRRRRRR......IN A HIVE......GGRRRGRRRRR!
If that doesn't have you giggling, you need to lighten up a bit. The song however, "Penis In A Hive," is far from funny.
A steady, pounding, and well-paced track that, is really just one riff over and over again, somehow manages to be pretty catchy. Now, if your band's name is Clit Commander, and you are releasing a promo under the moniker "Tex Mex Ass Blast," I figure you've got your work cut out for you to stop me from laughing long enough to even listen.
Congratulations to Clit Commander on a job well done; I am carefully listening. You've caught my ear. This five piece from Switzerland are packing quite the punch, and apparently commanding clitorises to do whatever they need done. Okay, seriously now, all joking aside, these three songs really are good.
The band features two vocalists: Dave "Guttural" Apel (Incinerated Flesh) and René "Pussyshredder" Barthoulot (Ex-Cropment, Carnal Decay, Slamentation.) For me, having two vocalists in this sort of music usually sounds the same as one but looks twice as stupid. After all, who wants two guys standing on stage just growling and grunting their faces off? I am happy to say that Clit Commander pull it off quite nicely. I can here the added diversity in the vocals, which include those ultra-low gutturals that these sort of slams need, some Kraanium-esque, airy mids, some really great predator vocals (think Heinous Killings,) and even some actual shouting. All of these mixed together are extremely powerful. Even during some of the lowest of the lows you can still make out what is being said.
What really helps Tex Mex Ass Blast stand out from every other promotional 2-3 song release is its production. Some real time and energy has been put into the recording, mixing, and mastering of this very short release. Everything is tweaked just enough to be perfectly audible, even hammer-ons and pull-offs from Utti, the bass guitarist. I also quickly noticed every drum having a really nice, welcoming tone. Drummer, Cornel Betschart, displays an array of comfort and ease playing at different tempos and switching around patterns. I also heard a reverse snare in there, something I hadn't heard used since the last Raped By Pigs release. Some electronic, technical touches such as that, and a couple on the vocals, are done in great taste and shouldn't steer you away from this promo.
Overall, Tex Mex Ass Blast is a three song promo that shows a renewed Clit Commander, with far better production and song writing than on there 2011 demo recordings. Definitely worth checking out.
They also have some cool merch to check out!
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