BALBOA
Manifeste Cannibale
Forge Again Records - 2005
7/10
Balboa screams through four voracious blasts directed squarely at the status quo on “Manifeste Cannibale”, combining hints of hardcore, noise and progressive elements which give the impression of something that is just a little bit different.
Vocalist Peter Bloom wails away, for the most part putting in a very fine effort, although his singing may at times be a bit to squealing for some tastes. Drew Juergens puts in a superb performance on drums, mixing things up very well and injecting a jazzy performance into the creative and commanding “Kyoto.”
Patriotic Nationalism and partisan politics aside, the title track sounds pretty damn cool. You will find the band slowly but surely lapsing into a spacey groove on “An End To Major Combat” that is fiercely constructive from a musical perspective, mainly due to the attentive dynamics of Juergens, before lapsing into a stream of consciousness torrent that finds Bloom screaming like a stuck pig overtop of massive strumming and pounding beats.
If you are not familiar with this PA-based band, this is a good place to start, but if you’re conservative-minded, the severely left-leaning nature of the group’s lyrical content may stir you up just a little bit.
By: Static
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