"These guys have somewhat raised the bar for what I've come to expect from present day hardcore bands. They have a Japanese '80s hardcore influence, but are definitely from the Midwest. The music is fast, heavy, raw and burly-- all the ingredients you need in pursuit of what makes a quality hardcore band. The lyrics are sometimes strange (check out "Mudbrain"), but never dull, nor derivative. "Need New Sights" has a great mid-'80s style breakdown to offset the manic thrash that makes up the majority of the tune. The songs are often on the fast side, but they use tempo changes to accentuate the power. Certainly a band to get excited about. Pass Judgement only pressed 300 of the first edition up, but fret not, the repress should be out by the time you read this. -M.Avrg"
Review of Proper Execute 7" in the latest MRR. Thanks to xYosefx for his review and we appreciate the ambiguous nature of it. This offers us more understanding towards the reception of playing an imported sound.
"Wow. This is some serious Japanese hardcore worship here. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this. Everything is absolutely dead-on: the song writing, the guitar tone, the drums, even the vocals. At times, in fact, the vocals are a little to dead on: it's a little unsettling hearing some guy named Max from Minneapolis doing his best GAUZE impression on the mic. This is a good record, but can't imagine I'll ever go back and give it a spin when I can listen to LIP CREAM or CHICKEN BOWELS instead, or even NINE SHOCKS TERROR. I'll keep my eyes peeled for more releases from MUCH WORSE, though, because this definitely shows some huge promise, just not enough originality for me. (VX) (Pass Judgement)"