Gryp

Item: Indecision
Author: David Bixler

Indecision

(1999)

Reviewed by David Bixler

Discogs TIDAL Amazon Music Spotify

Label Metro One MusicHM Magazine #79September 1999

industrial metal nu metal rapcore

Sometimes people are at the right place at the right time. After introducing their harsh brand of rap-core with their independently released 5-song EP, Gryp was prepared to release this CD independently as well. That is, until some reps from Metro One heard them play and wanted to make it a label release instead. And what a good choice those reps made. What ensues on this 11-song CD is much more than rap-core. The closest single comparison I could make would be to Korn, and yet Gryp sounds nothing like Korn either. Many of the songs have the chaotic feel that a lot of Korn songs do, but Gryp moves much beyond that to create one of the most unique sounds I have heard in this genre. Gryp makes use of a lot of samples as intros and outros. Some of them almost sound like the metallic clanks you would find on a Mental Destruction album, while others have more of a rap / hip-hop feel, and others I just can't describe. But it all seems to somehow meld together perfectly, producing a soundscape that will rattle your walls and make your bass dance across the floor. The vocals are a special treat, as they are low and gruff, and they switch a lot between whispered, rapped, shouted, screamed, and sung vocals. And they all sound good. The fifth song on the CD has this really cool intro that reminds me a lot of Four Living Creatures, and when it jumps into the chorus, it has this bombastic scream and then stop feel, like a shortened nuance of something off Horde's Hellig Usvart. These strange mixes are all over the CD, which is very cool, as I never quite know what to expect next. I'll say it again. This is probably the most unique CD I have heard in this genre. If you are a fan of heavy music and don't mind predominately rapped vocals, you better be sure to add this CD to your collection.