Bands that start as groups of friends with a passion for music can end up disillusioned, with the flames of their passion near extinguished. This apparently happened to George, Ross, Tim, Duncan and Rafael in their respective bands – but rather than let those last flickering embers burn out for good, they got together to forge a new entity and reignite the fire. The five friends got back to basics – a rehearsal room, some beer and blasting out the music they loved at insane volume and velocity. Every ounce of fury and frustration was poured out in a barrage of blast beats. The dam holding back the anger burst and Lunatic Hooker came roaring, screaming, howling into the world. Through that powerful, cathartic cleansing process, every band member began to reconnect with everything they had loved about extreme music in the first place and the fire quickly became an inferno of creativity and adrenaline. Before they knew it, the band were ripping up stages with Magrudergrind, Fit For An Autopsy, Attan, Corrupt Moral Altar, Conjurer and Hang The Bastard, recording a monstrous, twisted cover of the Motörhead classic ‘(We Are) The Road Crew’ for a tribute album - and working on their full length debut.
Mastered by Anaal Nathrakh’s Mick Kenney, this debut album is heavily influenced by Cannibal Corpse, but there are also bits of Napalm Death in there as well, in this death/grind crossover. The guys themselves say that they have been influenced by Carcass, Rotten Sound, Nasum, Cretin, Regurgitate, Mortician, Napalm Death, Crowbar and Iron Monkey. The use of two singers in George and bassist Duncan also gives this a slightly different feel to many other bands working in a similar musical arena. This is brutal stuff, over the top, and as heavy as hell. This is not music to be played in the background, it demands both attention and plenty of volume. It is a great album, and fans of any of the aforementioned bands should really check this out.
