WITHOUT DEFEAT - Absurd World (2023) Cassette

Japan has been sending over grindcore that makes Western bands look like they're still doing soundcheck, and Without Defeat are part of that tradition. Absurd World is an EP that does exactly what grind should do, arrive without warning, cause maximum damage, leave before you've processed what happened.

There's a lineage here that runs through Napalm Death, Terrorizer, and the entire Osaka and Tokyo underground scenes that have been quietly producing some of the most uncompromising extreme metal and punk on the planet for decades. Without Defeat fit that context without sounding like a museum piece. The title is doing real work too, Absurd World, recorded and released in 2023, no further explanation required.

Format: cassette, EP. Grindcore, Japan.

Fans of: Napalm Death, Terrorizer, Antigama