Maaaa — Decay And Demoralization
The Xerox-quality looking artwork (printed on professional printers paper) of unidentified carnage can serve as a little warm up for what MAAAA are about to inflict upon your ears. 'Decay and Demoralization' is a highly chaotic and merciless album, taking noise to its explicit meaning. The mind melting, metallic shrieks that MAAAA uses on the six track of the album are restless and painful, and do not allow a single softer moment for the listeners to rest their ears. The first four tracks, each lasting about 3 minutes give or take, are all sharp, harsh and to the point, while the remaining two are much longer. The fifth track, "Vivian", is about 20 minutes long, followed by "Satan Edge" which is almost twice as long. These two tracks allow more artistic freedom for MAAAA and within these tracks we can find many interesting turns.
"Satan Edge" begins with the voices of a black mass ceremony. I don't think this satanic introduction can be treated as shocking or give the track any added value, but the track itself is wonderful and can stand proudly on its own without this satanic greeting. The beginning is dense and packed with electronic shrieks and distorted walls of noise, which grow even denser and harsher as time goes by. About 30 minutes into the track, silence comes for a brief, shocking moment. MAAAA then surprises us with the entrance of deep, heavy and slow guitar chords, which is a lovely addition, and makes this track even more interesting. As these guitar strokes fade away, this heavy, hostile and violent album ends with deathlike silence that lasts for a good few minutes, letting all the energy caught in the havoc of the six tracks dissipate. “Decay and Demoralization” is a well worthy album to those who know that pain is pleasure!