Year : 2022
Style : Thrash Metal , Crossover Thrash
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 83 mb
Bio:
Municipal Waste is a crossover thrash band from Richmond, Virginia, formed in 2001.To date, the band has released six studio albums, three EPs and four splits. They have gone through several line-up changes, leaving vocalist Tony Foresta and guitarist Ryan Waste as the only constant members. In addition to Foresta and Waste, their current lineup includes Nick "Nikropolis" Poulos on guitar, Philip "Landphil" Hall on bass and Dave Witte on drums.So what happens when a band’s riotous reputation catches up with them? Precautionary measures are taken and they - of course - get banished, only this time, it’s into space! When the greedy ship captain hordes the food rations, the crew kicks into survival mode, commit mutiny, and devour their captain skewing the story into a horrific yet fantastic cannibalistic voyage into space that cult movies are made of.The Fatal Feast, the fifth studio album by Richmond, Virginia’s speed metal punks MUNICIPAL WASTE, not only ponders the type of moral dilemma faced in the title track but also tackles earthly issues that consistently plague humanity (“Covered In Sick/The Barfer,” “Repossession,” “Standards And Practices,” “12 Step Program,” “Crushing Chest Wound”). These 37 minutes of new music consolidate the best of everything the band’s got to offer: their utmost respect for headbang-inducing riffs, their trademarked aggression, their tongue-in-cheek sense of humor, and their talent for extracting meaning out of the absurd.Rising from the squalor of a cursed punk house for their live debut at a New Year’s Eve keg party welcoming in 2001, founding members Ryan Waste and Tony Foresta quickly embraced a DYI ethic to spread the word about their band and graduated to booking shows out-of-state and even in Mexico. After a self-titled EP and the Waste ‘Em All debut album in 2003, bassist Phil “LandPhil” Hall and former Melt Banana drummer Dave Witte were ushered into the fold. This line-up went on to record three full-length albums for Earache Records (2005’s Hazardous Mutation, 2007’s The Art Of Partying, and 2009’s Massive Aggressive), earning such accolades throughout their career as “MUNICIPAL WASTE do it so well that any track could squeeze comfortably between D.R.I. and Gang Green on a mix tape” from Spin Magazine, “No band sound more authentic,” from Alternative Press, “A gold standard” from Decibel magazine, and “Undeniably the best at what they do,” from Outburn magazine. Visually, the band also delivered, as evidenced by the success of the devil-may-care and often outrageous attitude of their videos which have all become fan-chanted anthems at their live shows. The fact is, no one could argue against MUNICIPAL WASTE’s reputation as the ultimate feel-good party band.Dedicated to keeping the spirit of the 1980’s cross-over scene alive, it was with their uncontrollable mirth and succinct songs that lead MUNICIPAL WASTE to reap the rewards of their hard work. By the time they signed with new label Nuclear Blast in 2011, they had proven themselves as die-hard road warriors who could tour & perform with bands outside their genre such as Suicidal Tendencies, The Casualties, 7 Seconds, Circle Jerks, Sick Of It All, GWAR, Lamb Of God, Children Of Bodom, and At The Gates and win over their crowds. Here they are 11 years later and their rabid fan base – which includes fans of metal, punk, and hardcore - continues to expand.With artwork by Justin Osbourn of Slasher Design, 2012’s The Fatal Feast is the first MUNICIPAL WASTE album to feature contributions from invited guests. Steve Moore of Zombi penned the intro to the title track and the spacey “Waste In Space,” John Connelly of Nuclear Assault’s vocals grace the album’s title track, and former singer Tim Barry of Richmond punk legends Avail jumps in on “Standards And Practices.”Aptly hailed as “an interstellar thrashterpiece” by Decibel magazine, MUNICIPAL WASTE’s The Fatal Feast debuted at #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Not bad for a band from Virginia, eh? Space may be a noiseless vacuum for amateurs who don’t travel with their own P.A. system, but seasoned veterans of extreme situations MUNICIPAL WASTE always know better than to leave home without it!
Album:
Up from the depths of the toxic swamps, return Municipal Waste with their seventh studio album, Electrified Brain, on July 1 from Nuclear Blast Records. It is their first album in five years. This review might be longer than the album, but for good reason.Municipal Waste have been partying for over two decades as one of the leading crossover thrash bands across the globe. Formed in Richmond, VA and set on conquering the world, drummer Dave Witte, bassist “LandPhil” Hall, lead guitarist Nick Poulous, rhythm guitarist Ryan Waste, and frontman Tony Foresta continue their bender as one of metal’s most fun bands. (Ask me about the time they played Warped Tour 2017 in New Jersey.) The title track to Electrified Brain is about the electric chair (duh.) A sample of static kicks off the track before a riffstorm rains down upons us. LandPhil’s bass and Witte’ drums are mixed brilliantly. Segueing into the next track, “Demoralized” has more classic thrash riffage. This is an anti-authority anthem, and believe it or not, it sounds like the Waste Boys have slowed down their speed and chosen to let their songs be a little longer. A three minute MW song? That’s basically a slow jam. Their guitar harmonies at the end are sick, though. “Last Crawl” shows us something I have never seen before in a Municipal Waste album; a character arc. Is Tony annoyed that someone ordered another round of drinks just before last call? A shocking new development. “Grave Dive” was one of the singles teasing this record and it’s about slaying their fans. I personally wouldn’t mind being slain by Municipal Waste in a crowd surfing incident. Even though they’re obnoxious (in a good way), their compositions are always delectable, as the syncopation laid down here is pummeling.Their never-ending keg of riffs to chug from continues with “Thermonuclear Protection,” and lucky for us this keg never kicks. A song about nuclear proliferation, we’ve got divebombing guitars, an outro scream from Tony, and a Municipal Waste song with a message. The best song on this album is “Blood Vessel- Boat Jail,” one that starts with buoys and waves rippling. Tony is locked on a boat, in the brig, and he’s going to max out his credit card to keep his bender going. “Locked up in boat Jail!,” shouts the crew. Booze cruise, pirate ship, you take your pick, but this has the potential to be the song of the summer.Electrified Brain is not only fun, but educational as well. Waste teaches us about “Ten Cent Beer Night,” the historic baseball game in 1974 between the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians where a cup of beer was only a dime. Twice the normal capacity of the stadium showed up, limit six beers in a purchase but no limits on number of purchases, and a tense rivalry led to a riot throughout the game and after-what could possibly go wrong? “Ten cent beer night/Is what we call this war,”shouts Ryan and Tony in a call-and-response. People setting off fireworks in the stands, rushing the field with knives and bottles, people streaking, smoking ganja. Mass hysteria. Sounds like your typical Municipal Waste show.The final track on this album is a bittersweet vision of the Waste afterworld. “Paranormal Janitor” breaks down the hellscape of cleaning ‘Municipal High’ for eternity; vomit on the lockers, a neverending stench in the gym, etc. That’s the thing about a neverending party, some poor porter (poorter) has to clean it up.
Line Up:
Tony Foresta - Vocals (2001-present) - See also: Iron Reagan, No Friends, ex-James River Scratch
Ryan Waste - Guitars, Vocals (backing) (2001-present) - See also: Bat, Volture, ex-Immortal Avenger
Land Phil - Bass, Vocals (backing) (2004-present) - See also: Cannabis Corpse, Iron Reagan, Nehema, ex-Volture, ex-Dominium (live)
Nick Poulos - Guitars (2016-present) - See also: Bat, Volture, Combat Delta (live), ex-Organ Donor, ex-Parasytic, ex-Cannabis Corpse, ex-Battlemaster (live), ex-D.R.I. (live), ex-Byam Klavor
Dave Witte - Drums (2004-present) - See also: Birds of Prey, ex-Burnt by the Sun, ex-Discordance Axis, ex-Hope Collapse, ex-Human Remains, ex-Redrum, Argonauts, Brain Tentacles, Deny the Cross, I.B.U., King Generator, Publicist UK, ex-Soilwork (live), ex-Exit-13, ex-Anodyne, ex-Atomsmasher / Phantomsmasher, ex-Black Army Jacket, ex-Down with the Ship, ex-East West Blast Test, ex-Final Judgement (pre-Human Remains), ex-Hex Machine, ex-Iabhorher, ex-Major Burns, ex-Mental Picture, ex-Mordor, ex-The Anti-Pockets, ex-The Remnants, ex-Well Aware, ex-Alec Empire (live), ex-Melt-Banana (live), ex-The Atomic Bitchwax (live)
Tracklist:
01. Electrified Brain 02:45
02. Demoralizer 02:55
03. Last Crawl 02:28
04. Grave Dive 02:31
05. The Bite 01:37
06. High Speed Steel 02:31
07. Thermonuclear Protection 03:02
08. Blood Vessel / Boat Jail 01:55
09. Crank the Heat 02:42
10. Restless and Wicked 02:24
11. Ten Cent Beer Night 02:15
12. Barreled Rage 02:22
13. Putting on Errors 01:30
14. Paranormal Janitor 02:55
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