Release
date: July 23rd 2015. Label: Self Released. Formats: CD/DD
EP1:
Tracklisting
1.Number
1 03:31
2.Too
01:27
3.Ivory
Tower 02:08
4.Atomic
Ski 03:17
Band
Members:
Rerb
– Guitars/Vox
Jern
– Drums
Review:
MiNUSS
and myself go way back. I known these guys for the best part of a
decade now and they're fantastic musicians and being good all round
dudes as well. Without these guys I wouldn't of started blogging at
all as I started The Sludgelord blog to review their other bands 2nd
album – Psycho Monster Revolution.
Rerb
and Jern aka The Lowdon Brothers are from well respected North East
Stoner Rockers – Sorry For Nothing – have formed a new band –
MiNUSS and it's a dirty lo-fi Punk Rock driven slice of fast paced
Sludge. Totally different from Sorry For Nothing.
It's
only 10 minutes long but what a blast of fresh air its. It's loud,
mean, nasty and violent mixed with the swagger of a band who play for
the hell of it. Opening track – Number 1 – is possibly the
heaviest material I've heard from John and Rob. Rob is angry as hell
on vox and guitar duties whilst John is still trying to resolve his
anger issues on the drums. If you ever get to see these guys in
concert as MiNUSS or Sorry For Nothing, you're in for a treat as
they're one of the tightest units around. Heck these guys have even
supported Fu Manchu, Truckfighters and The Answer.
Though
this is MiNUSS's turn in the spotlight as they blast their way
through their Motorhead inspired punk/sludge rock anthems such as
Ivory Tower and Atomic Sky. Atomic Sky is possibly the best track on
the EP as it's another dirty slice of lo-fi violent punk carnage
sludge based riffs. It's not the best sounding of EP's but I think
that's John and Rob's original intention, mainly to release something
that sounds like it was recorded in the mid 70s when Punk was on the
rise and they didn't give a FUCK what you think about them. EP1 has
that same sort of sound though the sludge riffs reign supreme.
Give
it a blast as you'll be very surprised what you find here. Two great
musicians making violent noises and having fun at the same time.
Bring on the full length record. You can download EP1 from BandCamp
now.
Words
by Steve Howe
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