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Recorded August 2000-March 2001, 8-tracks in Brians basement. Hayes' larval stage before he'd explode from the cocoon as a venomous, carrion-yellow butterfly on Prowler as one of the most intelligent and evocative lyricists in grindcore. Originally released in 2001 on CD and in 2002 as a picture disc. So 38 Counts is a wonderful peak behind the Great and Powerful Oz's curtain, letting you see how he grew and experimented as a songwriter, leading up to the perfection that is Prowler in the Yard.ģ8 Counts also represents vocalist J.R. Pig Destroyer's choice covers of The Melvins, Carcass and Dark Angel are a nice summation of the various influences that have driven Pig Destroyer creatively (add in covers of The Dwarves, Stooges and Helmet from Painter of Dead Girls and everything the band has done suddenly snaps into perfect focus). Every riff serves a purpose to advance the theme. Every song is anchored in a distinctive hook. Scott Hull probably ranks as the single best grindcore songsmith active right now.
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Pig Destroyer's trademark heavy and overblown sound feels seamless and coherent. Despite being culled from disparate sources, the production remains largely uniform. Even with all that, 38 Counts of Battery still comes in at a hair under 40 minutes ( a tad long maybe), which keeps everything listenably concise. When you tack on an extra 20 songs corralled from the band's various splits and demos it still feels seamless and coherent.
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That's largely because the first 18 of the eponymous 38 tracks come from Pig Destroyer's debut album Explosion in Ward 6. Pig Destroyer achieved the nigh-unthinkable on early career compilation 38 Counts of Battery: it's a discography record that easily stands on its own as a contained album experience.