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Band
Hemdale
Title
Rad Jackson
Type
LP/EP
Company
Relapse
YOR
2002
Style
Death
2/27/2003 - Review by: Nate Turpin
Hemdale - Rad Jackson - reviewed by: Souldestroyer

Track Listing
1. Delicious Gory Fun
2. Pus-Filled Carcass
3. Overflow
4. Bathing In Mucus And Bile
5. Tasty Hemorrhoidal Tissue
6. Brutally Mauled Human Remains
7. Succulent Torso Crescendo
8. It Burns... And It Just Plain Smells Bad
9. Are You Pornophoric
10. Demented Surgical Incest
11. Artificial Masturbation
12. Licking Mental Patients Cum Off The Sheets
13. Curse The Gods
14. Advanced Intestinal Love
15. Gastral Colostomy
16. Demented Surgical Incest
17. Rise Above
18. Are You Pornophoric
19. Extremely Rotten Flesh
20. Terrible Mutilation Factor
21. Impaled And Dead
22. Buried Under A Pile Of Zombie Dung
23. Sick And Dying
24. Rotting Fumes
25. Vaginal Decay
26. Oh, The Stench Of Secretion
27. Septic Mutilation
28. Brutally Mauled Human Remains
29. Internal Rot
30. Consumed Abortion
31. Soilent Green
32. Hemmorhaging Bowels
33. Manipulated Souls
34. I Am Dead
35. Regurgitated Corpse
36. Pus-Filled Carcass
37. Tribute To Anal Cunt Because We Think They're Cool


Rad Jackson is here to stay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Part of Relapse's great Underground Series, Hemdale have released what is to be called a compilation of all the material that they have put out so far. Some of the releases that they have put out which are 7 inches and varying splits with bands like Exhumed can be found on this. The first 14 songs sound great but once you get to the later tracks on the album the production starts to take a beating. but hey it just gets heavier as you go along. So thats an added plus. The album also contains classic covers of Destruction, Napalm Death, and Grave. Did i mention that the cover has zombies holding kittens? Very strange but funny as hell. For anyone that is having trouble getting the older releases from Hemdale definately pick up Rad Jackson. It is essential! My favorite track on here has to be Delicious Gory Fun but thats just the tip of the Iceberg. Apparently every single member of the band dislikes Pellet from Relapse Records. Some of their likes include Fanny Packs, Cowboys, Flowers, Lightbulbs, and Bengal Tigers.

Rating 9 out of 10 --Souldestroyer 1.27.03
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