Search - Cherubs :: Heroin Man

Sloppy, filthy, degenerate rock

unterbdr | Lititz, pa USA | 08/23/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album pushes the noise-punk/Texas hardcore genre to it's most extreme limits, effectively reaching the logical conclusion of analog noise. Awesome! So desperately filthy, you'll need to shower afterwards (or maybe lay face down in a bathtub). Sheets of noise and screeched/sneered vocals pile up under production that bleeds out of your speakers, and amazingly the songs benefit tremendously. Front to back an incredible album, not a clunker among the bunch, but tracks like "Venus Flytrap" really stand out. A song this incredibly noisy and trebly should NOT stick in your head like a Justin Timberlake single, but I dare you to listen to it twice and not sing along.
Very noisy, very extreme, very Texas, and very enjoyable."

Texas Noise-Punk At Its Finest

killerclown | 08/02/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Don't worry, the phone isn't off the hook, its just a looped sample playing through the opening track. Genius! The Cherubs might remind you of bands like Helmet and Unsane with that oh-so-cool dropped D tuning. The guitar tone is nasty and the groovin' time signatures go beyond the standard 4/4. Humorous lyrics as well. My favorite tracks are Stag Party, Animator, and Blackhouse. Is it just me or did they record this album with the levels slightly in the red? Genius!"