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Smash the State E.P.
Rock · 2007 · 4 tracks

Smash the State E.P.

Melvins

Four tracks of high-velocity sludge and punk satire. A compact blast of distorted bass, punishing drums, and cynical, Soviet-themed aggression.

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It's the Melvins playing punk rock through a Soviet filter and it's loud enough to shake your teeth loose.

A high-velocity collision of political cynicism and raw, distorted aggression.

Smash the State E.P. · vs · Melvins
Political+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into political than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
01
Smash the State
02
Stalin's Solution
03
Communist Concubine
04
Useful Idiot
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden transition from the mid-tempo sludge of the title track into the frantic, hardcore-influenced speed of the second half.
The way the drums on Stalin's Solution feel physically oppressive, occupying the center of the mix with a dry, punishing crack.
The dissonant, feedback-laden outro of Communist Concubine that dissolves into a wall of textured noise.
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