Infest - No Man´s Slave (2002)

Infest was an influential American hardcore punk band, formed in Los Angeles, CA from 1986 to 1996. They were instrumental in pioneering powerviolence, a musical cross-breeding of hardcore, sludge and grindcore. Members were Joe Denunzio (vocals), Matt Domino (guitar), Dave Ring (bass) and Chris Clift (drums).
The band , while not coining the term powerviolence, were definitely pioneers of it. The Los Angeles quartet blended the ethos, speed and song structure of hardcore, along with the aggression and anger of bands like Negative Approach and Negative FX creating a style emulated by many and an energy captured by few. Joe Denunzio’s vocals exhibited pure angst, with lyrical content about conformity, war, scene politics and socio-political issues, mostly delivered in an accusation assault.
They did however differ from their peers in their fervent political stance and imagery, often depicting the tragedies of war and poverty, countering the obligatory “band in action” album covers common to the era. When asked about the hardcore scene Matt Domino said, “I think Hard Stance rips it up and Chain of Strength are cool, but Insted and Breakaway are pretty cheesy. It seems most hardcore bands are going for a polished sound and package, we are really not into that.” On the contrary, Infest’s sound was fuzzy and on many of the early recordings indecipherable, but still captured their raw intensity.
On July 1, 1991, Infest recorded a live set for the Los Angeles radio station KXLU, capturing them in their element. This session was later released by Deep Six Records who also released the No Man’s Slave LP. The vocals on No Man’s Slave where recorded posthumously. Many Infest bootlegs have been made and are highly sought after by fans.
They recently has become a highly popular retro band among not only modern grindcore and thrash fans, but with fans of youth crew hardcore although the band themselves were NOT straight edge, and there are zine interviews to confirm this, they are commonly mistaken for an ‘edge’ band . Bands such as Internal Affairs and Lack of Interest have cultivated a great deal of influence from Infest.
The band is still technically around, but they rarely play shows or record anymore.

01. Cold Inside
02.Feeling Mean
03. Sick Machine
04. Upright Mass
05. Terminal Nation (Infestation)
06. In His Name
07. Behind the Tongue
08. What's Your Claim?
09. True Violence
10. Sickman
11. Punchline
12. Contact
13. Effort Falls Down
14. You're A Star
15. Freeze Dried
16. Rabid Pigs
17. Lying To Myself
18. Nazi Killer
19. My World, My Way

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