The Summary Judgment Review:
Title: Painter of Dead Girls
Artist: Pig Destroyer
Label: Robotic Empire
Release Date: 1/27/04

Rating: 4 Skulls
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    • Reviewed by Metal Militia (8/27/04):
    So you think you know what Pig Destroyer is all about? You think that just because you love Prowler in the Yard as much as the next modern day grind freak that you are ready for what Robotic Empire has compiled from the depths of the PD catalogue? Because Robotic has put music from some of Pig Destroyer's previous split albums and assembled them all on one cd, and if you haven't heard any of their stuff prior to Prowler then you are definitely in for a surprise. The biggest surprise of all? These guys can fucking GROOVE. The final track "Down in the Streets" will have you checking you cd player just to make sure the proper disc is in, because this don't sound like your average PD track. Clean vocals? Thrashy solos? Both are present and surprisingly awesome, despite not sounding at all like one would expect. Another surprising part of this little compilation is the presence of a bassist, which has never hindered any of their other albums, but certainly adds a unique dimension to the songs where it's present.

    Of course there is no shortage of grind to be found on the other fifteen tracks, all complete with the standard bizarreness and intensity of Prowler. The second track "Taskmaster" is one of the better originals on the disc, but my favorite has to be the cover of The Dwarves' "Fuck You Up and Get High." This is grind tailor-made for Pig Destroyer, and although the groovey stuff is surprising and well done, this cover proves that brain melting grind is what these guys were meant to do. So if you can't find Pig Destroyer's earlier split releases, then be sure to do yourself a favor and pick this slick compilation up, it's well worth it.
    4 out of 5

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