The Locust / Man Is The Bastard Noise – Split 10″ (1996)

May 4, 2022

I just love how confusing the Man Is The Bastard (Noise) AKA Charred Remains discography is. So… is this Man Is The Bastard? Or is it Bastard Noise? Discogs has Man Is The Bastard Noise looping back to Man Is The Bastard, but this record is clearly a noise release. Perhaps I’m just thinking too much into it. LOL. Either way, it is the crushing power electronics headfuck you can expect from these guys, with (assuming lol) Wood’s intense lyrical spewings.

The Locust, or just Locust, on the other hand, sound a lot different to how they would turn out. The scatterbrain, melting electronics and jazzy grindcore that would come later is not quite fully formed yet. Instead, intense hardcore-tinged grind is here instead. The most startling difference for later-day fans such as myself, is the difference in vocal styles.