Black Hole of Calcutta – “Black Hole of Calcutta”

I keep hearing about how, with the advent of the internet, shit bands abound and that everywhere you look there is no talent. While it is true that there are plenty of shit acts, the internet has also given us plenty of good and sometimes even great groups. Every day it seems like I find some new unknown act on Bandcamp or Metal-Archives that are a real gem.

Case in point, Black Hole of Calcutta, a band on the small label Give Praise Records. The group is a hybrid of grind, thrash, and punk with a heavy emphasis on the grind end of things. Now grind as a style can get a bit monotonous at times due to the strict limitations of the genre – i.e. fast and furious – however Black Hole of Calcutta manage to avoid this by throwing in a bit of melody, resulting in a pretty decent album that you will want to throw on repeatedly. While there are a couple of songs that go past the two minute mark, most of these are short and to the point. Check the band out if you like Despise You or Napalm Death.

Track Listing:

01. Myth of Progress
02. Age of Extinction
03. Truth is Never Told
04. Total Collapse
05. Cirrhosis
06. Genetic Control
07. No Turning Back
08. Nightmares
09. Educate
10. No Regrets
11. Arm the Hopeless
12. Vultures

Run Time: 20:06
Release Date: January 15, 2012

Check out the album ‘Black Hole of Calcutta’