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TERMINALBOREDOM REVIEW BY DAVE HYDE -



Groinoids “Radiobeat Sessions” EP

Known for their appearances on the This is Boston Not LA and Unsafe at Any Speed compilations and their lack of additional released material, Boston’s Groinoids have always been a bit of a mystery. (“Were they a real band? Did they even play shows? What about Decadence?”—variations of this were repeated at hardcore shows throughout my youth.) The band seems almost out of place on those comps, too. They did not compete to be the fastest, most frantic band. Instead, Groinoids songs are more brooding, with skuzzy distortion and spiteful vocals. They had more in common with Kilslug (who some Groinoids members went on to form) or Vile (musically, at least) than the bands they shared space with on the comps. There was a time when hearing “Angel” meant no more to me than “FUs are next!” but I can appreciate their sludge more now, so the “Radiobeat Sessions” is a much welcome release. The EP contains both of those previously released tracks plus three more. The unreleased “4.6 Billion Vampires” is the finest number here…as slow and drawn out as Gang Green was brief, but just as powerful. It is great to have a full release from Groinoids with a handful of songs in which to put the band into context without hearing them up against peers who took a very different approach.(DH)