Fukpig - This World Is Weakening (Album Review)

Tracklist:

1. ...      
2. Alcohol and Necropunk      
3. Hope Stings Eternal     
4. This World Is Weakening      
5. Fascist Moron      
6. The Prisoner      
7. Unattainable Ideals      
8. A Matrix Made of Shit     
9. In the Absence of Your Saviour     
10. Calculated Tyranny      
11. Hack      
12. Troglodyte      
13. Delight in the Dying of the Light    
14. Archaic Beliefs      
15. Docile Subjects      
16. Mean World      
17. The Eulogy of a Crushed Romantic 

This is the fourth and most recent album from the UK based blackened crust punk/grindcore band Fukpig.

I wouldn’t normally take the time to review a blackened crust grind album, but I had to make an exception when it came to this band, firstly because their from my hometown, and I firmly believe in supporting your local extreme music scene, and secondly because they have managed to create an album that through pure rage and sonic fury can kill a man at ten paces.

After a short and sweet intro, the album kicks into gear with a sequence of the best tracks on the album (2-6) that left me unable to predict what was coming next due to a relentless blend of raw vocals, powerful drum work and some very crusty riffs that just manage to poke their heads through the medley of hatred. One feature of the album that did come as a surprise was the use of operatic and orchestral samples as backing on some tracks, this gave them a very sharp and crisp edge that allowed for some variation throughout the album.

Overall this is an absolutely great example of a genre blend that has come together and succeeded perfectly in delivering its intensions, which in the case of Fukpig are probably a series of firm kicks to the face. 

Support the band here for fuck sake!