Review by UnhinderedbyTalent for Nailbomb - Point Blank (1994)

Side projects can be hit and miss in my experience and Max Cavalera and Alex Newport's punky, industrial, thrash effort from 1994 lands in the "miss" section for me.  As much as I enjoy the thrashy elements on this record I don't think they are a million miles away from Sepultura output for the time and so don't really bring anything new to the table for my money.  By contrast the punky songs work a tad better but aren't particularly unique or that overly authentic so just come off as Max and Alex pissing about in the studio.

There isn't much direction here overall and I get that this was probably a deliberate thing but in the end the record just sounds thrown together.  I mean the attempt to break up the pace that is Sum of your Achievements just feels like it is in there for the hell of it.  The next track after it Cockroaches feels disjointed and poorly structured which makes the middle section of the album the part where I start to switch off.

For all the angst-riddled attitude on display here it doesn't come off as leaving me with an overall feeling of anger or rage being expressed, more a sense of bewilderment and confusion if I am honest.  I mean, yes my foot gets stomping to For Fuck's Sake but only for the brief occasions that it actually gets going.  The rest of the time I am looking at the screen wondering what the fuck is going on?

It soon becomes too formulaic and I just find myself skipping more tracks than I listen to as I get bored waiting for things to get going.  Not one of Max's best moments.