If It's Too Loud...

Earlier this month, I declared that Bad Breeding "... might be the freshest take on heavy music that I've heard in years." With "Whip Hand," the second single off their upcoming album, that becomes even more apparent. What I didn't say while discussing "The More the Merrier" is that Bad Breeding reminded me of Refused. I didn't say that since sonically they don't remind me of Refused, but the way they mixed together punk and metal in this insanely new, loud, and noisy way reminded me of the first time I heard The Shape of Punk to Come . "Whip Hand" starts off with a snippet of what is best described as muzak, so I'm reminded even more of Refused's classic album. And then the onslaught of loud comes, in what can best be described as Lightning Bolt meets Hatebreed, which is a comparison I never thought I'd ever make. This is all packed into the most intense 3:01 song ever. You can listen to "Whip Hand" be...

Bad Breeding are not going to be for everyone. "The More the Merrier" is loud and noisy. Like ridiculously loud and noisy. It's basically noise rock with less artsy and more punk and metal thrown in. This noise is happening within the barest constructs of what could be a song structure, but it's pure chaos being held together by the slightest thread. The song is not quite two minutes long, but halfway through you'll think it must be almost over. And that's if you're a fan of the song. The whole punk/metal universe can be a fairly cookie cutter paint-by-numbers genre. "The More the Merrier" might be the freshest take on heavy music that I've heard in years. You can listen to "The More the Merrier" below. Bad Breeding's new album, Divide , is due out April 7 on La Vida Es un Mus. You can pre-order your copy on their Bandcamp . For more information on Bad Breeding, check out their website and Facebook . Divide Lp by Bad Breed...