While little is known to me of The Abodox, I know one thing… they fucking kill! If violent, caustic, screaming madness is you bag, then my friends, The Abodox is for you. The Seattle based band have previously released a self titled full length and are in the process of completing a third album. The band also share members with fellow Seattle band Lesbian. I am sort of at a loss as to more ways to describe these guys to you but i think it may be best to let the music do most of the talking.

Here is what some people have said about New Knife Of The Berserker:

The Abodox “New Knife of the Berserker” CD
[self-released]
Weird stuff. From crazy technical math metal, to frantic grinding abrasiveness with lots of stuttered rhythms and oddball time signatures, to jangly clean guitars, or even slow and sludgy dirges… It’s just weird stuff. Some of the riffs these guys crank out are stellar, but I have to confess that I find their songwriting to be less than enjoyable, and stupid ass song titles like “Cock of Dan” and “Hulk Rulz” leave me with little to no interest in this band aside from the surface level intrigue provided by their musical abilities and generally original approach. Scathing vocal screams show up now and then, and they even bring in guest musicians on a handful of tracks, incorporating brief passages of horns or strings, etc. The recording is pretty rough around the edges, but not enough to really hinder their performances per se. You can hear all of the instruments for the most part, and despite some messiness in the mix they tend to get the job done. I definitely think a cleaner recording would benefit the complex side of their writing, but I can live with this. Portions of the layout are alright, the abstract cover and minimal use of text are nice, but the font used is pretty terrible, and the inner spread of the booklet is less interesting. I guess my biggest problem with this record is the way the band carries themselves. That’s just my personal opinion, but I tend to fucking hate “humor” in music, especially when the musicians are competent and tend to have a lot working in their favor. To throw that away with a silly sort of attitude is just a waste, especially because the song titles and shit that these guys dish out aren’t even funny. If they were actually funny or there was some sort of consistent air of sarcasm hovering about it, then it would be perhaps more suitable. But what you end up with here is a half decent CD full of crazy music, some killer riffs, and some noisy junk. I could see this band doing some totally insane work, but who knows? (5/10) – Aversionline

The Abodox – New Knife Of The Berserker
This album is too unconventional for metal listeners, too aggressive for Alternative listeners, and too ‘artsy fartsy’ for traditional Grindcore listeners. Fanatics of Daughters or Orthrelm might enjoy this but unlike Daughters and Orthrelm, The Abodox purpose isn’t to annoy you. They do fuck with you though, don’t get me wrong. They constantly catch you off guard. At times I have a hard time telling if this band is taking themselves seriously or not but to me that’s part of the fun of listening to them. Perhaps the attitude of the band is to take fun music seriously and the result is both coming across. I would more or less share this album with a Naked City, Patton, even a Khann fan over a Daughters or Orthrelm fan. – The Apparatus

One thing I really like is that they only use technical accents when needed. This isn’t a technical band by any means but they make up for it by flourishing in genre mixing. This band is all mixed up. A few of the genres they incorporate include Power Violence/Grindcore, Sludge, Alternative, and Experimental. This band can play almost any genre as long as it’s dirty and has a ton of power and enthusiasm behind it.

The most epic and heaviest track on the album is Jones of the Bridge. Just when you thought you’ve figured the band out they throw in Saxophone at the end. I honestly didn’t see it coming… Fucking brilliant on their part.

A New Knife of the Bezerker is overly heavy and is almost too good for their own recording. The shit production brings down the album but in away gives it its own characteristics. Judging from The Abodox take on music, I guarantee any new recording they do will sound nothing like this. Yet, I guarantee I’ll love it. This band covers so much in such a short release it can only expand and grow from here. Look out for The Abodox!

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