WORMROT - HISS LP

Label: Earache

Singapore’s Wormrot have made quite the lasting impression on all things grindcore, directly from the outset with their debut Abuse. They sent the album over to the legendary Earache Records and the rest was history. There was a quick turnaround with Dirge, five years later was Voices and after six more years we arrive at Hiss.

Fans of classic grind albums will find the band’s 21 tracks in just over half an hour very familiar, but Wormrot have always seemed more riff heavy in a modern way, separating themselves from records like Scum and Extreme Conditions and aligning their grind attack with the likes of Nasum and Pig Destroyer, making riffing a furious and integral part of what they do.

Hiss is a more mature Wormrot writing punk and grind for the masses as opposed to in their bedrooms. Hiss is a tremendous record and one that was well worth the wait, one that transcends subgenres and crushes barriers along the way. This is a must listen for all the metal faithful.