City of New York - Seizure Crypt

Seizure Crypt's City of New York EP is an intentionally crap-sounding exercise in violent, shoddily played speedcore, with token tracks like "No Room Left to Bleed," "Great Defector," "Inhuman Nature" and "Chompin' at the Bit" bringing the added twist of two vocalists continually elbowing for position behind the microphone, and spewing lyrics as skittish as the percussion that drives the songs. Similarly muffled and under-conceived (spontaneous would probably be the band's choice of description), "Death Rider" adds a lounge-like intro, "Stalk" slows down the tempo with mostly awful results, and the closing "Herein the Problem Lies" wastes an interestingly somber intro on a series of boring chants before pulling an otherwise impressive classical guitar section out of its ass. All told, this was probably an interesting experiment for those involved, but even eclectic listeners are bound to find it more painful than entertaining, or even interesting. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide