Chemical Valley Mutants is an American Hardcore Punk band. On October 31st, 2023, the band independently released their debut studio album, Poisoned. The album includes eleven energetic, raw, heavy, and aggressive songs that would gratify fans: Anti-Nowhere League, The Exploited, Dead Kennedys and Discharge.
Introduction:
Chemical Valley Mutants, Poisoned: This review will evaluate every aspect of the album, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this album is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of Poisoned
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Chemical Valley Mutants and their Poisoned album.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Features distortion guitar work and screeching rapid riffage woven with groovy basslines. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involves raw shouts and brutal screams. The Third Sin—The Percussions: This delves into the vast world of intense, crashing, filthy strikes and fills that keep the listener engaged.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: Raw, energetic biohazard… in your face extreme-hardcore punk
Immediately after the listener presses the play button, they are greeted with the opening piece, Charles Bronson, which features an introductory auto clip. As they continue to delve deeper into the track, they will quickly notice a gradual increase in intricacy and intensity within the distortion of the instruments.
As the listener delves deeper into the album, with the second track titled Left Hand Path and the remaining nine pieces, the listener will be taken on a musical journey. It blends various genres and influences to create a truly unique sound. The hardcore punk heydays of Anti-Nowhere League, The Exploited, and Dead Kennedys are seamlessly intertwined with punk rock reminiscent of Sex Pistols, extreme elements of Discharge, and a touch of death, thrash, and extreme metal. The resulting combination is a musical fruit of art that captivates and leaves a lasting impression.
At the same time, Chemical Valley Mutants is a forbidden fruit of art, with its raw, unfiltered hardcore/punk rock perfectly capturing the spirit of the genre’s early days. The production quality may not be perfect, but its imperfections add to the album’s charm and make it feel like a genuine underground release. Its aggressive and in-your-face sound is tempered by moments of introspection and melancholy.
The music is fuelled by expertly executed devilmanship, consisting of distortion guitar work that utilizes various tones. This includes melody-based punk tones, harmonic chords, buzzsaw riffs, and screeching rapid riffage woven with groovy basslines to create this wall of sound that feels like it’s tearing through the speakers.
At the same time, the drums provide a solid foundation for the music with intense, crashing, filthy strikes and fills that keep the listener engaged. The beats are catchy and memorable, making it easy to tap your feet or nod your head along with the music.
The vocals are resounding, raw shouts and brutal screams that convey a sense of urgency and intensity. The singer’s various tones and ranges give the album a wide emotional range, from despair to anger to hope.
The album comes to an end with the last song, Poisoned. Brings the album and the lyrics together. The track POISONED is about everything in society that poisons a person – “Our food, our jobs, our souls, our gods, our world our ways, our own betrayed… Poisoned.”
We want to thank Chemical Valley Mutants for letting us review their Poisoned album. Now, we will conclude the review by discussing the final three sins.
You’re Listening to “Poisoned”
PlayThe last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Chemical Valley Mutants and their Poisoned album.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, an album that hardcore, punk rock, and extreme fans will find captivating. The songs are concise, with a total running time of under thirty minutes. Each track is well-crafted and doesn’t sound the same, showcasing the band’s musical prowess with an energetic, raw, heavy, and aggressive sound that is both ugly and rotten, leaving listeners craving more.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
Captures everything…
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Chemical Valley Mutants, and their album Poisoned.
This concludes the Chemical Valley Mutants, Poisoned review.
Track-Listing:
- Charles Bronson
- Left Hand Path
- Didn’t Feel A Thing
- FYP
- Vigilante
- Failed To Mention
- Anarchy Equality
- No Brains
- Port Huron W**re
- Speedy Q
- Poisoned
Chemical Valley Mutants is:
- Jay Crimson – vocals
- Arron – guitar
- Stephen – bass
- Dan “Goon” Ganim – drums
