When it was announced that Bryan Fajardo was joining PLF it was pretty exciting. Let’s be honest, as far as grindcore drummers go, Fajardo is royalty with his name over albums by Kill The Client, Gridlink and Phobia and now he adds PLF’s third LP Devious Persecution and Wholesale Slaughter to his glistening resume.
Over the last 12 months the world of grindcore has been on top form with many impressive releases coming from all angles, whether you’re Pig Destroyer or Cloud Rat. Standing out is key of course and PLF do so with ease on these 17 minutes of caustic and corrosive fury.
Of course, the drumming needs to be mentioned. It’s fierce and unrelenting, with dizzying blasts in abundant supply, it almost feels silly pointing out what is so obvious. The buzzsaw guitars are the perfect garnish, drawing from the Insect Warfare pool a little bit, while the vocal delivery is mostly on the deep, coarse end of the spectrum, dipped in judicial amounts of reverb.
Terse and concise as always, this is PLF at some of their ferocious best.
The Grind That Annoys 