This is the classic album that would have a lot of people going "this is not music, it's just noise, I could totally do that". Well, my dear brother, sister, non-binary sibling in Cthulhu, I really doubt you can. I doubt it because even if this record might sound like a trainwreck to a superficial and unattentive ear, if you actually listen to what is ging on you will realise that these three misfits known as Serial Killer Glasses have really mastered their craft, and they play Noise with the capital N.
The album is quite lenghty, but it's evident that there are no fillers, and the band has really a lot to say.The ten tracks are quite unpredictable, non-linear (or non-euclidean if we want to continue refencing H. P. Lovecraft's opus), and destructured, with many elements from hardcore punk (especially in the guitar tones and in the vocals, vomiting caustic lyrics that seem like furious streams of consciousness on the listener) but also plenty of riffs that any doom metal artist should probably take notes of.
There are also numerous moments of improvisation, but not the classic "jamming session" where everyone just noodles their solo and playing their own personal imaginary gig: our trio is compact, they are clearly listening to each other, leaving space when necessary and responding when appropriate.
The post-production work is also interesting, with layers of overdubs, samples and different instruments adding texture and madness to the already dense framework of the tracks.
As you might have guessed from the album's title, "The Fair and Equal Establishment" is also a strongly political album, and it's definitely not subtle about it, so I won't digress too much on this aspect, but I will give my seal of approval. It's always good to see arists taking a stance, despite what some sell-out metal dinosaur might say on the topic.
This album is of course not for everyone. But it scratched my brain in the right spot for most of its duration, so I can't help but recommend it.
