Disfear-- Misanthropic Generation (2003)

Disfear’s sound is adrift somewhere in that nebulous scream-mo/punk/metal area that defies easy categorization. From Sweden, these guys have been sporadically recording some of the heaviest, fastest, meanest sounding music since the early 90s. With 2003’s MISANTHROPIC GENERATION, they pushed the sound firmly into the metal mainstream. Part subversive, part horror influenced, and part angst, the songs never let up. From beginning to end, they pummel your senses with battering drums, coupled with smart bass lines, and devil may care guitar work. The lyrics, mostly angry rasping roars, are designed to make you think. For punching and kicking yourself into an exhausted pile of sweating, quivering flesh and bone, this is the kind of music that works for me best.

--Nickolas Cook