Valiomierda Reviews

Valiomierda translated: Value + Shit = Worthless

Westword's Moovers and Shakers 2005. Backbeat scribes weigh in on their favorite new releases from the past year.

Valiomierda (Fivecore Records). Although their disc clocks in at under half an hour, Valiomierda's Lance Julander, Igor Panasewicz, Bart McCrorey and Val Landrum manage to squeeze a helluva lot into that span. Their debut is jammed with vicious riffing, relentless beats, menacing vocals and lyrics presented in English, Portuguese and Spanish. But this band rocks in any language. -- Roberts

Westword Best of Denver 2006

Arts & Entertainment

BEST METAL BAND

Valiomierda

Valiomierda has its priorities in order. Yes, the band delivers lyrics in Spanish and Portuguese as well as in English, but trilingualism is less important to cohorts Lance Julander, Val Landrum, Bart McCrorey and Igor Panasewicz than is rocking listeners to within an inch of their lives. Thanks to originals such as "Evil Bitch" (not to mention a crushing cover of Motorhead's "Killed by Death"), Valiomierda is lethal in any language.

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VALIOMIERDA

RAZORCAKE MAGAZINE

VALIOMIERDA: Self-titled: CD

Gotta give these guys their propers for a) describing themselves as a “metal band with punk sensibilities,” which is much more accurate a description than “hardcore;” b) wearing their Ratos De Porao influence on their sleeve. While they don’t quite work themselves into a heavy-duty froth like RDP, they do keep things nice ’n’ uptempo, with growly vocals, downtuned guitars, and lyrics in Spanish, Portuguese and English. –Jimmy Alvarado (www.5corerecords.com)

VALIOMIERDA

CONCRETE DISCIPLES REVIEW

December 26th, 2006 15:34

Man, it's been a while since I have done a review. Don't get me wrong, I am always on the lookout for shit to turn y'all on to, but the new releases were looking really bad. I'm talking Gwen Stefani and Taylor Hicks bad. And my mailbox wasn't exactly overflowing with promos either, so life was basically sucking. Then, as if from on high, J.ed drops an email saying "I got some stuff for you to review, gimme your address". Dude's got some impeccable timing.

Of the three discs that showed up in my mailbox, Valiomierda was by far my favorite. Their self titled release is a mish mash of metal and punk subgenres, and in 1989 this release would have fit firmly into the "crossover" movement that was in full effect. What bands do you think of when I say crossover? Do you think of bands like DRI and SOD? Okay, well take those bands, add dashes of Sepultura, Napalm Death, and maybe just a touch of Brujeria and you have a really good idea of what you will be getting into with Valiomierda. The lyrics aren't exactly what you would call cerebral, but they can sing 'em in three languages so I guess it's all good. Valiomierda apparently doesn't believe in wasting time either, as the whole disc clocks in at a tidy 25 minutes. Perfect for the ADD crowd.

If you are looking for a new thrashy type band to add to your collection, Valiomierda would be worth the investment. There's only one thing that bothers me about this band, and that's the name. I can't for the life of me figure out what Valiomierda means. I mean the second part is easy enough, since mierda means shit. I can't translate "valio" to save my life, so I am gonna make a judgement call and say that "valio" is Portuguese for "whale". "Whale shit", I am sure that's it. I mean, what could possibly be more hardcore than whale shit? Fuck yeah, whale shit...

Reviewed by - Roy Starin

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VALIOMIERDA

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VALIOMIERDA

Self Titled

(FiveCore Records)

This was deathcore groove and wasn't bad at all. The band mix in a bit of the old school and some punk/hardcore overtones as well as some Nuclear Assault style of underground metal. The vocals are a bit like SOD and the music is fast hardcore style with some groove mixed in. The raw production only adds to this and fits the music quite well. I think this was released on their own label and a band like this deserves a deal as this was quite good and the fast parts crush all.