‘Follow trends to lands promised, You know they know the way, Pressed for your own opinion, Ain’t got fuckall to say’ (Crowd Cloud)

Brutishy effective riffs.  Frantically desperate vocals.  Drumming that goes from 0-100mph at the drop of hat and doesn’t relent for even a moment.  This is what happens when a drummer forms a solo project and decides to savagely wrestle his own demons into bloody submission.  It works an absolute treat.

Vince Kopefenstein has played with a myriad of projects – including Loose Nukes, Sickoids, and White Stains – and Shaved Ape sees him take the reins across the board.  Side one features five new songs, side two the five that comprised his 2022 demo, with barely a track breaking the sixty second barrier.  Personal highlights include the fevered ferocity of the title track, the rabidly unhinged Potatofish, and the swinging groove of Worm Food.  No airs, no graces, just fast, raw, heartfelt hardcore.