Quicksand- Manic Compression

Label: Asbestos Reissued 1/19/2024, Originally released 1994 Quicksand's heavy metal is distinguished not by the band's hooks but by its precision -- they grind their riffs into the ground, never alleviating their intensity. Manic Compression isn't as murky as Quicksand's major-label debut, and it contains tighter, better-constructed songs, all of which excuse the band's deliberate lack of melody. Then again, the point isn't melody -- Quicksand is about sheer sound in all of its distorted glory. If you like that sound, the album delivers the goods. Track listing: Backward Delusional Divorce Simpleton Skinny (It's Overflowing)  Thorn In My Side Landmine Spring Blister Brown Gargantuan East 3rd St. Supergenius It Would Be Cooler If You Did