Mörser - 10,000 Bad Guys Dead

Mörser is from Germany and they're very pissed off at something, though I haven't the faintest idea what. Maybe it's because they have two bassists, two vocalists, two guitarists, and a drummer, which is silly. Still, I can forgive them because I like their music. And look at their goddamn fancy German suites. Dapper Dan Men, I'm telling you.  I'm also not sure what the deal is with the album title. Maybe it's funny to Germans. Moving on, Mörser's sound is hard to explain. Sometimes they remind me of Bolt Thrower, sometimes they remind me of late 90s metalcore, and sometimes they have their own sound. They can be thrashy, sort of, though mostly I'd just describe their music as pummeling. German brethren Acme and Systral are somewhat apt comparisons, though this isn't surprising because there's some member overlap between the three bands (one of the vocalists and one of the bassists). Unlike Bolt Thrower, their music is not catchy and very ugly. It's tempting to use the word 'sludge'  to describe their sound, but it just doesn't seem to fit with the blast beats. That's part of what makes them intriguing, I suppose. 

DL