Impure rantings from industro-rockers Treponem Pal, somewhat angry cult rockers who I've admired for years alongside Ministry and The Young Gods. 'Excess...' is the bands third opus, a clattering think-tank of grey smoke and buzzing rock angst. Vocal sneer courtesy of the brooding Marco Neves. Strangely, I put the more hideous streaks of Faith No More alongside this fiery bunch than any of the funk metal crap that emerged during the alterno-metal explosion. Just lose yourself in the horrifying rages of 'Out of Reach' and clanking strains of 'Pushing You Too Far', to appreciate the madness and iron void this band creates. This is real alterno-metal, forget the slabs of grunge for students. I'd much rather get a rusty hook in the cheek from TP as Sall's drums pulverize like some demonic march into the apocalypse. Far from the depressing plateau that some would have had you believe back in the '80s and '90s, this kinda stuff is gloriously Gothic in its vision, and deliriously punk in its venom.
Reminds me of a more orchestrated and genuine Swamp Terrorists, who I felt sampled too many riffs at times. 'Excess...' is a razor blade across the face invitation to the underbelly metal.
7.5/10
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