Uncompromising War On Art Under The Dictatorship Of The Proletariat

Killdozer, “Uncompromising War On Art Under The Dictatorship Of The Proletariat” (Touch And Go, 1994) [CD includes “Burl” EP (Touch And Go, 1986)]
Killdozer were one of the Great Lakes region’s most distinguished post-punk sludge-rock behemoths – picture someone blasting Black Sabbath’s first album in a building being demolished by a wrecking ball, while the foreman hollers for them to get the hell out. This is mostly from after the departure of form-destroying guitarist Bill Hobson, so it’s a bit more straightforward, a fittingly “populist” sound to complement the are-they-serious?-who-knows? Marxist lyric slant. 2 and 10 are the funniest and catchiest of that batch. Like the subsequent tracks, 12 is from an earlier EP featuring Bill Hobson; it’s one of the most stupendously obscene songs ever recorded.