Arguably the HEAVIEST SHIT EVER from Burmese, the noise-sludge cult that migrated to San Francisco from Iowa and struck fear into the hearts of any sissies

who bore witness to their free-improv, Whitehouse-worshipping, drum-kit-tossing deathsludge destruction. Prior albums had them in ripping whirlwind mode,

whipping out high speed bass-heavy noisecore with severe force, but with 2001's A Mere Shadow And Reminiscence Of Humanity, Burmese slowed their

shit down, way down, freezing up their formless avant-death into a blown out syrup crawl of ear blowing low-end, fucked-up qrindcore riffs, gobs of feedback

and electronic skree, and destroyed beast vocals. The lineup was stripped down to only a trio here, the two Mikes on bass and Mark on drums and cassettes,

and at times the twin-bass beating makes songs like "Stripped Clean" and "Broken Legs, Broken Face, Blood Everywhere" sound like Man Is The Bastard gone

total death metal. Murderous, overdriven sludge noise covered in pustulent tape manipulations and distorted megaphone screams. Screeching feedback and sense

-liquifying noise dripping over relentless drum pound, amps opening bloody maws, the songs inexplicably cut with 10-second silences in between them leaving

you wondering if Burmese have finished ripping your limbs off while yer staring at A Mere Shadow's beautiful Japanese style artwork and then having

your query answered with another feedback punch to yer skull. One of the heaviest.