It’s doubtful the most extreme end of the musical spectrum has ever possessed such a transfixing dichotomy as Brutal Truth. The band progressed with boundless enthusiasm through the primal fury of traditional grindcore and hardcore punk. They attacked suffocating city life on the edge of the 21st century and its media noise overload with the bare-knuckled forcefulness of passion, conviction and a simple love for playing music. They created chaos with a surgical precision and finesse unmatched by their peers.
Formed in the early nineties, Brutal Truth issued a quick demo and single before getting signed, in a flash, by Earache records. Danny ditched his other project, and Brutal Truth issued their 1992 debut album “Extreme conditions demand extreme responses”. This work became nothing less than a milestone in the Grindcore / Death Metal world. One of the fastest records of its time, “Extreme conditions demand extreme responses” launched the band into the international spotlight. The absolutely manic three second video for “Collateral damage” received worldwide exposure via MTV, and the tracks “Ill neglect” and “Walking corpse” remained staples in the band’s live show for years afterwards.
As if the oomph provided by the addition of power tools and other metal objects into the live setting wasn’t enough, the sound collage of “Bedsheets”, and Larceny title track techno remix of their “Perpetual conversion” MCD in 1993 further established the band’s need to experiment. Brutal Truth retreated to an isolated cabin in New Hampshire during the winter of ’93 to write and rehearse their sophomore record.
The result of their efforts surfaced as “Need to control”, a twenty plus song document of extremist angst. Running the gamut from full-on Grindcore to Discharge-styled Punk to ambient / electronic sound collage to Death Metal, “Need to control” was incredibly expansive and the pivotal transition point for the band’s future. As with most groundbreaking works, the album perplexed as many people as it entertained.
The band continued on, releasing its third album, “Sounds of the animal kingdom” (Relapse) and many split EPs until splitting on the verge of the new millennium. Rare have been the bands causing such sadness upon splitting and they’ve always been remembered, their come-back being awaited by thousands of fans. Hoped…
During the band’s break, drummer Richard Hoak created another Grindcore monster, Total Fucking Destruction and, finally, in 2007, the Frankenstein-ish corpse started walking again. Numerous EP’s later, they released their next album, “Evolution through revolution” soon followed by “Evolution in one take”, the very same songs re-recorded live, guess what ? In one take !
To celebrate their comeback, Bones Brigade records re-released, in 2007, their monstruous “Machine parts +4” EP as a limited and remastered edition and, now, August 2011, we are proud to bring you an exclusive LP version of “Evolution in one take” the, as the title says it all, “live in the studio in one take” version of their latest album to date, “Evolution through revolution”!
