“No Grief”, the sophomore full-length collaboration between SURVIVAL and London based Merdumgiriz records is raw hardcore grief. Through the swollen tumors of thick drums, Nick’s desperate vocals slither the damp basements of depressive Californian guitars and pulsating velvety bass. Again churning a sick musical dish with elements of hard rock, punk, thrash metal and electronic music filtered through a world of sorrow; the album is a highly original gem of melodic west coast heaviness and depression. Complemented with the insanity of the best 90ies style American urbanite depressive lyrics and artwork, all made by the man who makes the music itself, this release and the genius behind it is more than a fine addition to the mental asylum brotherhood of Merdumgiriz Records.

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SURVIVAL is a hardcore/thrash group from the California Bay Area. Since the band’s conception in 2009, Nick Noro is the only original member and sole songwriter. After years of lineup changes and the death of original bassist Sam Vincent, the lineup has remained consistent and recorded 2012’s “Love God” record at Castle Ultimate with Zack Ohren. The group has opened for bands such as Attitude Adjustment, Lecherous Gaze, and Hot Lunch as well as eclectic groups such as Japanther and Chippy Nonstop. Nick Noro has released over 200 lo-fi demos via the Internet under the Survival moniker in addition to the band’s professional recordings (“Love God” “Unity” “Shayda”).

As with his work on all Merdumgiriz releases, each Hapiness CD is handmade by Emir Togrul (YAYLA, ViRANESiR, BLLiiGGHHTTED); who sprays the discs, cuts and inserts the prints for the jewel case, hand-paints the t-shirts and patches and pretty much makes everything from scratch.

“No Grief” tracklisting:
Stand Tall
Calibrator
Love On Smack
Clergy
Final Departure
Flashcard Suicide
Agony Overthrown
Symphonic Grace
Your House (sck ppl)
Smack
Living In America
Heartless Souls
Surface Of The Sky, Detached

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Bandcamp: https://survival1.bandcamp.com