No One Knows What The Dead Think

Stream No One Knows What The Dead Think's Debut Album, a Feast of Grindcore Glory

It is difficult to measure grindcore in time, mostly due to the genre’s significant lack of it. Looking at neo-stalwarts No One Knows What the Dead Think, it is impossible to measure their debut and sole eponymous release in standard time. At only 19 minutes in length, time is not enough.

In Chicago and Los Angeles, time is used to measure distance (mostly due to traffic), but that type of philosophy can be healthy when describing the immensity of former Discordance Axis members Jon Chang and Rob Marton’s new project and final chapter.

Take, for example, “Cinder,” which can be streamed exclusively below. At a paltry two minutes and 40 seconds in length, this is both a short song, but also the lengthiest on the album itself. Therein lies the duality of grindcore’s time as distance and distance as time existence. How far can one go in this short duration? At walking speed? Maybe a few blocks, but at the warp speed performed by this trio? It’s hard to say — maybe it hasn’t even been mapped yet.

Jon wrote the above about No One Knows What The Dead Think’s anticipated debut album (and its single “Cinder”) back in July, and now the album is set to come out next week Friday via Willowtip — it’s streaming its entirety one week early over at MetalSucks. It’s a real ripper, and it’s worth all the buzz it’s been getting. Listen here.

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