Sick/Tired
King of Dirt
"Everyone should be treated equally - with the same cruelty"
That's all the biographical info that Sick/Tired's Bandcamp page provides, and it's all that you need. The lyrics to their songs aren't displayed on Bandcamp, so there's no way of knowing what they're actually singing about, but it's pretty obvious that they're not happy. Their music perfectly embodies the bitter, misanthropic aspect of grindcore, spewing out vitriolic bursts of discordant semi-Noise that hit like a punch in the kidneys (and only last slightly longer - of the fifteen songs on King of Dirt, half are under a minute long, and only three exceed ninety seconds).
Sick/Tired tend to stay away from the lower end of the scale - their music takes its intensity from mid-range abrasiveness and squealing feedback - but songs like "Who Cares" show that they know their way around a bass groove too. This is genuinely one of the most intense albums I've heard all year - it's guaranteed to get your adrenal glands going, but more from fear than excitement. Listening to King of Dirt is like going on a rollercoaster (well, it would be, if I liked rollercoasters) - scary as fuck, but great fun.
Rating: 9/10
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