Review by Alex on August 25, 2020.

Sleazy, raunchy, dirty, Motorhead inspired rock and roll. You like women?, you like doing foul things with them, got any particular fetishes?, then here be the theme music to your next piece of street meat. Neanderthal Noise Machine got you covered (in filth that is), on their self-titled debut album. Unapologetic, tit squeezing and profusely upsetting, NNM is rock and roll degeneracy at its highest.

Raw and rugged they plunge in with the opening track 'Caligüla', and if you've ever seen the movie declared as one of the most disgusting by critics, then you know what to expect from this carnal provocation. Dirt, absolute dirt; no fucks given, wild and wicked, no love, no pain no game. They also got the music to back up the lawlessness; after all, it’s a lot of Motorhead love being shown so, they better have the riffs, and that they do. Classless yet catchy, NNM reek havoc from the time they enter the hotel room. Good old mid paced rock n' roll that does not shy away from some stringed showmanship as the pace is cranked up suddenly into speed metal territory for the guitarist to lay down some flaming solos.

What you see is what you get, its been said countless times and 'Snorting Shit On Your Tits' is testament to the saying. I mean what did you think you would have gotten with an album track of that title?; surely no profound introspective lyrics or complex theories; the filth meter is broken at this point, ain't no coming back from where NNM to take you. You get 'Rolling Through The Night' as prerequisite/entry level material with a bit taken off the top, but still retains the core aspect of their nuanced rock/metal mayhem. Residing in the mid paced side of the genre and is more accessible than the prior tracks, yet be warned, that dirty old man scent is all over this one.

Speaking of ''dirty'', 'Dirty Jailbait Asshöle', great!, we've found potential theme music for Asian Street Meat. Blazing speed metal matched up with machismo, lewd sex and a middle finger to the guy on the cross, put those together and you've got a sewer smitten love letter to Gonzo Productions. Again, the licks are catchy, the drumming is spot on in both impact and structure and the vocalist's accent in the main chorus is hilarious, especially when he says "Asshöle". You're getting quite a full package here; humor, sleaze and debauchery all at your convenience.

'Red-light Streets', here's a jam for the hookers, and as for 'Wild, Dirty and No Remörse', consider it a summation of Neanderthal Noise Machine. Beaten up guitar riffs, drumming and lyrics from a vulgar, beer-scented orifice and a front-man that sounds as though he's acting it all out whilst documenting the scenery. Sigmund Freud would be proud.

Musically impressive, thematically immoral and the production captures it all in blinding clarity, like your favorite adult flick remastered in 1440p.

Gonorrhea

Rating: 7.5 out of 10

Review by Luka on April 29, 2001.

Necronemesis delivers some worthy riffs and catchy parts but overall it’s nothing too unique. Unlike so many metal bands today who constantly strive to be the most brutal band, most melodic, fastest, whatever... currently, Usurper seem content with just taking it easy and producing a ordinary death/black crossover album, with all the tried & true methods.
Nothing special or unique, yet the album never gets boring, either very slow and brutally heavy, or fast and chaotic, all the songs have a nice beat and something that makes them great. The vocals switch from semi-death grunts (a lot clearer than pure) and black metal rasps. King Diamond does some truly pitiful vocal contributions on the title-track, I just can’t stomach this guy!

Unlike the majority of extreme metal bands, it looks like Usurper spend as much time on lyrics as they do on their music. Interesting topics about occult, religious, and extraterrestrial phenomena and amusing urban legends, with detailed write-ups beneath the lyrics, describing that particular topic. "Spawned of cosmic dust, into human form. With the fear of death, man invents his gods..." nice lyrics indeed.

My favorite track is definitely "Deathwish", a nice steady beat, simple guitar shredding and really catchy vocals on the pre-chorus. And the intro to "Into the Oblong Box" - the last track, is just awesome, slow and crushing. The same song keeps running and plays nothing for about 30 minutes after it’s over, and only then, there’s a weird, repetitive, 5-minute chant and the CD ends at a total running time of 72 mins.

Bottom Line: Unless you want a completely normal metal record, spend your money on something else. I hear Peccatum are doing some totally weird and innovative things with metal...

Rating: 6.5 out of 10