Country: USA
Genre: Electro powerviolence
Full length: Truth Paste
Format: Digital
Label: Independent
Release date: September 5, 2025
Crafted to facilitate the transition from the studio to shows, "Truth Paste" is characterized as "akin to a nineties rave where candy necklaces have been swapped for bath salts". I’ve encountered descriptive phrases for bands that blend grindcore and powerviolence with different genres, yet this description struck me as pertinent and attention-grabbing.
This album has received equally creative descriptions from Decibel, Capital Chaos, Everything is Noise, and Metal Digest, all of which fit the path Nuclear Dudes has pursued on the five albums they released since their formation in 2022. Their style is based on traditional elements of chainsaw guitars with rapid-fire blasts, creating an extreme brutality that is further amplified by electronic sounds, synthesizer prog, industrial, noise, and a few subgenres of metal. Positioning them more in a category of their own is a unique gallows humor, tailored to complement the instrumental compositions.
From parodying Guns N Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle” to unleashing frenzied industrial-grind infused with mechanized push-button segments, beeps and whistles, and surprising interjected breaks, all within the initial two minutes, "Truth Paste" makes it clear you’re about to embark on a demented, schizoid journey through mechanical violence, chaotic screams, and so many twists and turns that your head spins faster than you can follow. Industrial riffs are alongside blast beats seemingly generated by a drum machine; these elements may seem incompatible, yet they eventually harmonize.
Nuclear Dudes’ music flourishes through on incongruities; intricate songwriting and arrangements juxtaposed with biting vocals and humorous lyrical themes may not appear compatible, yet the band successfully blends these elements together. The same applies to melodic breakdowns and gritty production mixed with additional electronic effects, to tribal percussion infused with industrial elements (Sepultura meets Ministry), and to techno segments transitioning into heavier sections featuring double bass drums. And all the while samples are emerging in the least likely places.
What unifies the songs as they grow increasingly bizarre, is a tangible feeling of tension and instability amplifying the disconnection embodied in the songs to unsettling extremes. The most unusual moment occurs when electronica/industrial music is paired with the 1994 BBC film "Threads," which portrays the apocalypse. "Truth Paste" is an album designed for fans of extreme music who view musical rules as utterly irrelevant. –Dave Wolff
Lineup:
Brandon Nakamura: Vocals
Jon Weisnewski: Vocals, all instruments
Track list:
1. Napalm Life
2. Holiday Warfare
3. Truth Paste
4. Dirty 20
5. Sad Vicious
6. Concussion Protocol
7. Space Juice
8. Juggalos For Congress
9. Pelvis Presley
10. Death At Burning Man
11. Cyrus The Virus
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