GONKULATOR/NECROCANNIBALISTIC VOMITORIUM
Hellwarriors Arise/Untitled
Horns & Hoofs Records
Charlie
Infection and I go back to the first print issue of
Autoeroticasphyxium, for which I interviewed him for Gonkulator. In
those days I was arranging interviews with bands and zine editors I met
at shows and through snail mail correspondence. I came into contact with
Charlie when his black metal/grind/noise outfit Gonkulator played the
Spiral with the New Jersey black metallers Abazagorath and a few other
bands. If I remember correctly the show was arranged by the staff of
Endemoniada zine who booked quite a few shows in the 90s, including the
Black Mass of 1997 at The Bank. My review of it for Good Times can still
be read at Endemoniada’s old website I think. I also recall he was GG
Allin’s drummer on Freaks, Faggots, Drunks & Junkies, as his band
Psycho was GG’s backup ensemble (as Bulge). Fast forward to today and
Gonkulator are still actively recording and promoting material through
Infection Distro. Their spilt seven inch release with Ukraine’s
Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium was released in 2015 and is a prime
example of how underground networking has remained
unaffected by the gradual homogenization of the music industry. These
two bands are pure cacophony, definitely not for the fainthearted.
The two songs by Gonkulator and the three songs by Necrocannibalistic
Vomitorium sound recorded live during band rehearsals, which for the
purposes of this release contributes to the rawness and intimacy that
many bands seek to put across on split releases like this one. I’ve
heard several releases with this kind of sound and always felt I was
there as the band were rehearsing or playing a small, intimate club. That is the sort of feeling you get from hearing these songs. You
perceive the energy output from the stage and the jostling bodies. Even
with its rawness, you can hear each instrument clearly enough as opposed
to everything being just a blur. These qualities give the split an
honest feel all around; it’s in no way like a band whose founding
members are practicing in their rich parents’ home or trying to pass
themselves off as a garage band. -Dave Wolff
Track list:
1. Hail The Baron (Gonkulator)
2. Hellwarriors Arise (Gonkulator)
3. Gas Attack In The Nunnery (Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium)
4. Muzzle Orgy (Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium)
5. Latex Gift Of God (Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium)
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