
Municipal Waste - The Art Of Partying
Style: Crossover Thrash/Hardcore
Running Time: 32 Minutes and 8 seconds
Label: http://www.earache.com/
32 minutes of blazing thrash about partying. The only question I would have is, can you stomach something like that ? If your answer happens to be yes, then Municipal Waste have just the album for you. 'The Art Of Partying' displays a knack for catchy rhythms and shouted choruses that anyone can sing along with. The only flaw though is that after the half hour of music is over, you will most likely sit there and go 'how did that one song go?'. Despite being completely solid musically 'The Art Of Partying' suffers from being completely forgettable. It's unfortunate that it is that way, but after the CD was over I couldn't place the songs in my head with the way that they actually sounded.
There are those bands that everyone goes wild about simply for harking back to a time that the listener will never forget... or never got to experience themselves. Municipal Waste happens to be one of those bands that people have gone crazy about, can we say its for the mere fact that Dave Witte is behind the kit or, is it honestly because they have a revitalized sound and have some rather humorous lyrical content ? I can't think of another band that I've honestly just laughed at lyrically (that hasn't deserved it) , and by no means is that bad here. As the music builds to climaxes within these 15 songs the lyrics just bring a completely new level to them. Shouting them out is always fun and when it's all said and done I've remembered more of the lyrics than any certain musical part throughout 'The Art Of Partying'.
There are few passages within 'The Art Of Partying' that actually stand out as being better than the last and every song seems to kind of lead to the next with no real change in formula. Sure no one really needs to experiment too terribly badly with every new track, it would just be a bit refreshing to hear something no one was expecting. That being said theres also some fine guitar work here and there that really creates a nice frame for the vocals to hang on pitch wise. Vocally theres not much outside of shouting, which is generally expected from the genre, and it totally works throughout the whole of 'The Art Of Partying'. Another stand out feature (next to the lyrical content) of this album is the drum work, while fairly simplistic for the majority of the album, its little subtleties like a few blasting sections and rolling double bass kicks that feel very welcome when heard.
As I said though, its unfortunate that Municipal Waste has put out a solid album that just doesn't seem to be too remarkable but it will most certainly suit their fans' craving for a new album.
Score: 6.5/10
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