Misery Index isn't your average death metal or grindcore band. How often do you meet a band that ties together brilliant songwriting, flawless technique, mad intensity and a though-provoking lyrical content to boost? When it comes to extreme metal, it's really difficult to find the complete package. Maybe that's "Retaliate" by Misery Index is such an important album. It shows that the impossible is sometimes just a headbang away. Introducing 10 tracks of pure devastation, it quickly became one of the most intense and extreme metal albums of 2003. Misery Index brilliantly combined death metal heaviness with grindcore intensity, delivering one of the finest mixtures in the history of extreme music.
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