Funk Metal and Funk Rock were fun and relevant for all of five minutes it seems. There were some great bands in the Rock genre that were great at the Funk, Dan Reed, Stevie Salas and the Electric Boys (just to name a few), but in Metal there were not that many, but the Suicidal Tendencies offshoot, Infectious Grooves, were a whole lot of fun and they were really good. Mike Muir and Robert Trujillo thought it would be fun to play a few shows, and they ended up doing a few records as well.
I will stick to the killer tracks here as there is a bit of filler (mainly added for comedic effect). Punk It Up is just a killer Metal/Hardcore crossover with not much Funk at all. Therapy, on the other hand, is a ripping Funk/Metal hybrid, which even has Ozzy on the chorus. Stop Funk’n With My Head would not have been out of place on a Funkedelic record . The title track is another perfect crossover with killer grooves and a monster riff. You Lie And Yo Breath Stank is just freakin’ awesome. It’s my favourite track on the album due to the killer vibe and groove with a wicked sense of humour.
This is better than anything Suicidal did in their day job. A little word of warning – this is the third record I have. I returned it a couple of times as it is a very noisy pressing. I really like this record as it’s just a whole bunch of fun.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
