CoC : My Minds Mine - Scenes of the Complete Annihilation of This Planet : Review

My Minds Mine - _Scenes of the Complete Annihilation of This Planet_
(Amenta, 2002)
by: Xander Hoose (6 out of 10)

My Minds Mine has been around since 1995 and they're still going strong -- sorry, -grinding- strong. Twenty-four tracks in a mere twenty minutes; we've heard it before. The problem this time around is that we've heard it done better before. Please guys, the sloppy production and lack of any memorable songs do not justify carving yet another notch on your bedpost. A prime example of the right approach can be found on the last Pig Destroyer album, for instance; variety and tightness are not overrated. If My Minds Mine would spend a little more time in the studio and try to raise their own standards a little, creating something really fresh and aggressive, I'd love to give them the benefit of the doubt. For now, a meagre 6 out of 10 is all they get.

(article published 6/11/2003)