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Classic Album Review: Brutal Truth | Goodbye Cruel World!

The N.Y. grindcore vets call it a day with a 56-track collection of live cuts & rarities.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Trust New York grindcore veterans Brutal Truth to make their parting shot with a bazooka.

After issuing three albums and two EPs of relentless, pulverizing metal in eight years, BT pulled the plug last year. To clear out the vaults, they’ve issued this two-CD set with 56 tracks (count ’em!) — 23 from live shows, along with 33 rarities, B-sides and covers of everyone from Melvins (Zodiac) and Black Sabbath (Cornucopia) to Sun Ra (It’s After The End Of The World) and even Queen (We Will Rock You). And of course, you get multiple versions of their explosive three-second hit Collateral Damage — the shortest video ever to air on MTV (I’m not making that up). If you’re a fan, you’ll want this; if you weren’t, see what you missed.