Review Summary: Pummelled by riffs
Released in 1999, "Supercollider" is the fourth studio album by American sludge metal/hardcore punk outfit Cavity. As one would expect from a sludge recording, thick and meaty blues influenced riffs are very abundant and continually assault the listener with very little respite – no complaints from me of such assault as I am a bit of a masochist for being abusively flattened the heaviest of riffs as I imagine many others are. Another common sludge trait consistent with this release is the almost constant use of ear piercing guitar feedback.
Although sludge by definition is influenced by punk, I feel this album showcases a more punk tinged sound than most other sludge I am familiar with. For example, the vocals in the first track remind me of a more violent version of Bruce Loose from massively influential San Francisco punk outfit Flipper before becoming much rougher and harsher for much of the remainder of the album. A further example of this would be the average track length which is much shorter than most metal tracks with only 4 of the 11 tracks breaking the 4 minute mark and 5 tracks not reaching 3 minutes.
Elements of Stoner rock/metal are also exhibited in a few moments such as “Taint and Abandon” which features the same riff throughout and after opening with nice calm stonerish vibes, suddenly blasts everyone listening with a sludge soaked version of the same riff. Other tracks such as “Threshold” and “How Much Lost” conjurer up delightful memories of the stoner metal/desert rock of Kyuss which I now realise I must refresh myself with as a matter of urgency.
Overall, I would say this an essential riff-fest of an album for anyone who enjoys getting down and dirty with a bit of sludge or for anyone who simply enjoys mega powerful riffage in any format.
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