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"A kid Hereafter In The Grinding Light" is the self-titled debut full-length studio album by Danish avant garde grindcore/ screamo acy A kid Hereafter In The Grinding Light. The album was released in February 2008 by Drug(s) Records. A kid Hereafter In The Grinding Light is actually a project by the members of the indie pop act A Kid Hereafter. A rather unusual move for a pop group to record a grindcore album.
While the music on the 30 track, 31:40 minute long album is rooted in grindcore, it´s not your usual run of the mill grindcore album. First off the vocals belong more in the screamo vocal style than anything ( there are death grunts too though) and it´s safe to say that the album is also rather avant garde, with strange twists and turns. The musicianship is absolutely excellent and the production is powerful and professional sounding too.
So with all that said, you would think that I would give the album a good rating. Unfortunately that´s not the case. The songs are simply all over the place and the avant garde elements and the screamo type vocals end up annoying me. I found myself gritting my teeth and reaching for the Aspirin by the time the album was over. This album is more a trial than a challenge IMO and while I´m always up for a musical challenge I generally don´t think music should be a trial. A 2 star rating is warranted.