Rating: 6.8

Country: Spain

Release Date: 2004

Record Label: Hecatombe Records

Track list:
1.Apostasia
2.Tauromafia
3.O
4.Lapsus
5.Homo-economicus
6.Piorrea
7.Ciudad cloaca
8.Legaliza
9.Freedom sucks
10.Informacion/manipulacion
11.Plastas
12.Basta Ya!
13.Sis pams baix terra
14.M.D.M.A.
15.Egofobia
16.Audiotomia
17.Marron
18.Xapapote
19.P.O.D.O
20.Nace, consume, muere
21.El equilibrio del terror
22.Palabras necias
23. A cagar

Band Website: Difenacum

Difenacum - Lapsus

Pelaka - Bateria & Grunidos
Bola - Bajo & Voz
Ivan - Guitarras & Ladridos

Ugly or not, Difenacum's violent, scalding form of grindcore WILL make you feel like an acid attack victim, its severity only depending on your distance from the speakers. Your flesh is sure to sizzle and if you have a dog then he's sure to come running lustfully towards you, smacking his lips. In the same manner, Difenacum have been running towards their grindcore masters Brutal Truth and Napalm Death who, I have to admit, have trained them well.

Brutal Truth seems to have fed them the most biscuits, as Difenacum appear to be favouring them more than the other band. They apparently love their ‘Need To Control' and spend maximum time imitating that. They even attempt their dual vocal tradeoffs which sounds like a heated debate between a dog (!) and a crow. But they are also very faithful towards Napalm Death and nearly drown in their own drool over their earlier albums, especially 'Scum'. That's not all, they also dig their mid-era albums and in the song “M.D.M.A“ for example you can hear them trying to emulate the quirky, jumpy tunes and those half-spoken, half-yawned wordings on ‘Diatribes'.

What's noteworthy is that these guys don't only perform the tricks their respectable masters have taught them, they also carry out a few of their own tricks which contributes in breaking the monotony and predictability that plagues many a grindcore band like this. You see, nothing could prepare me for the sudden Paradise Lost/Edge of Sanity kind of gloomy doom/death song “Egofobia“ towards the end of this album. And following that is “Auditomia“, an excessively long industrial/noise track which exposes their crazy obsession with the ‘Need To Control' album, crazy because they even commit the same mistake that Brutal Truth made. Then as if realising it, they quickly revert to their (un)original style and in an attempt to make up for it, play the remaining songs with more aggression and speed compelling you head bang with it just as fast, giving the bystander the impression that you're getting electrocuted.

After Denak, here is another potent Spanish grindcore band to watch out for. They might not be as tight or classy as either of their idols but if you happen to be their fan, Difenacum WILL make the tail in your front wag rapidly.

February 5th, 2006