Fierce hardcore punk from The Netherlands. “Mass Destruction Manua”l is The Butcher’s third album leaving you as breathless as lungs under water. What? You like D.R.I? Well, you’ll love The Butcher. Close your eyes and feel the energy, feel bodies slam, smell the sweat because “Mass Destruction Manual” comes awfully close to the band’s live atmosphere. So hats off for that (and for the artwork by the way).

Let’s sing along with “Officer Porkchop” and “Crash And Burn”, rant on with “Gilles La Tourette” and kick me when I’m down on “Freight Train Suicide”. The famous hop along drums, the speed, the balance between humor and seriousness, all perfectly melted into 20 tracks. So much variation on one album turns “Mass Destruction Manual” into an easy ride. So yes, me like.