Wench - A Tidy Sized Chunk (1991)

I recall first seeing this opus and thought it was some kind of grunge-infested, scatty road trip - something akin to the loony tunes of the Lunachicks - but this is rather deceiving as far as the cover goes. For the most part, Wench play solid metal - quite gnarly, reasonably heavy and if anything quite thrashy. They say never judge a book by its cover, but I do wish this all girl group had given us more of idea as to what lurked within because many may have missed this little gem. Tracks such as 'Sins' are full blown chuggers although the vocals are slightly off-key, but the majority of this album is good, 'Mercy', 'Forced Labour' are all solid tunes that sound as if they've crawled from some basement, but again, don't expect some goofy sub-pop platter, Wench don't do what it says on the tin - this is most certainly one female thrash-orientated act you wouldn't have heard of.
6.5/10