Disrupt is the band that single-handedly got my lame ass into punkified death metal (and also firmly entrenched it in grindcore). Or should it be deathified punk? Do you really care? I don't. I like to refer to Disrupt as "death punk". They use the punk song-style (i.e. short), with a dose of blast here or there, and the death/extreme metal vocals style, with some screaming here or there. I was surprised to find out that some members of Grief were once in this band. Well, the eight songs from Disrupt on this split (that was originally a 7" of their own) have a rawer production than the 'Unrest' album. This is a lot more bass-heavy. The music still rages, though. One ironic thing is that they abhor the slaughter of cattle and the eating of meat, but they have an ode to alcohol. Sorry, but that's GAY (oops, pardon the political incorrectness!1!!1).

Destroy is the more punk band of the two, but their stuff is still pretty fast. No blast, if memory serves, but that doesn't detract from enjoyment. Lyrical matter is the typical "save the animals" crap, but the lyrics are sometimes unintentionally funny. Then sometimes the lyrics are intentionally funny, such as in "We're Strong to the Finish 'Cos We Eats Our Spinach". The production is fairly good, but the DAT tape itself (or whatever the band recorded the songs onto) sounds warped in a few parts. Does it really matter, though? Nope.

While Destroy is a pretty good band, but I mainly got this split for the Disrupt stuff. Everyone must hear Disrupt. Go buy Disrupt albums. Buy Disrupt. Disrupt. Disrupt. Disrupt.

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