iwrestledabearonce - Ruining it For Everybody
Band Origin: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Genre: Grindcore / Electronica / Avant-Garde Metal
Label: Century Media
Running Time: 32 minutes
Release Date: July 26, 2011
Best Part: Disco breakdown? HOKAY DEN!
Favorite Tracks: It is "Bro" Isn't it?, Karate Nipples, Deodorant Can't Fix Ugly, and Break It Down Camacho
Grade: 4.0
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Ruining it For Everybody in 20 words or less:
No band on the planet can justify using grindcore and disco in the same instance as much as IWABO can.
The Band:
IWABO is a five member avant-garde metal outfit who can be best described as playing music incorporating a clusterfuck of genres and styles. Working off of mix between a metalcore and grindcore base, IWABO add in elements from a number of genres, including jazz, electronica and even disco. Their songs are known for their abrupt changes in pace and style, to create a range of music that includes soft melodic interludes, easy listening, and brain crushing brutality. And with past song titles like Tastes Like Kevin Bacon, which incorporates an angelic interlude, a harp, and a horn break into a grindy finale, you know you're bound followed by a you know you're for a unique listening experience.
iwrestledabearonce's debut record was: It's All Happening (2009)
Jay's Take on Ruining it For Everybody:
IWABO's debut album when I first listened to it over two years ago was so balls to the wall insane that it grew on me rather quickly, though it still remains something I can only listen to in moderation. Ruining it For Everybody continues the tradition laid out on It's All Happening, incorporating dynamic shifts in styles across the entire record, creating an atmosphere of which feels like it's treading a tight rope between eloquence and shear carnage. Krysta Cameron, the vocalist for IWABO has a voice that remains as elegant as it is vile and gruesome when found shifting from soft interludes to guttural screams in grindcore inspired moments. Compared to their debut album, Ruining it For Everybody feels a little softer around the edges, without losing any of its insane charm. With a good selection of tracks it's an album, that if you're capable of digesting, is very inspired, considering the range of styles IWABO continuously seeks to play with. But without a track like Tastes Like Kevin Bacon, which was just so fucking ridiculous, it loses a bit of its luster - as grimy as it is.
Sample of the Day:
I still laugh about the day IWABO trolled the media by announcing they were becoming a black metal band. Priceless.
- J
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