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GRIND NO DIE by Constituents A couple years ago, we did a feature on Baltimore -based Grindcore band Constituents AKA CNSTS' 2017 DEMO cassette and digital release here at The Witzard . However, over the course of the past year and a half, CNSTS have morphed from a 4-piece to a 3-piece now consisting of vocalist josé , guitarist/bassist clint. and drummer zap . Just yesterday, Constituents "quietly" returned, which is ironic, with their second proper digital release simply entitled GRIND NO DIE . It's a blistering 7-minute mix of Grindcore , Powerviolence, and Metal , which consists of 9 "micro-songs." It also, contains an "INTRO," as well as numerous interlude "skits" created by Baltimore beat-maker and friend of The Witzard , Jumbled AKA John Bachman . East Coast Grindcore die-hards and Hip-Hop heads will well know, however, that this isn't exactly Jumbled & clint. AKA salk. 's first time appearing on record to...

2017 DEMO by Constituents "Heavy, Fast, Loud & Grinding. Powerviolence Forever. Grind or Die. Reppin' Baltimore, Maryland ," reads Constituents' Facebook About description. Constituents (AKA CNSTS ) is a newly-formed Baltimore Grandcore band consisting of clint. on guitar, frontman José , bassist Thor , and Zap on drums. Three of the four members being part-time rappers themselves: clint. AKA salk. of Dwell & salk. Zap/Zach moonlighting as Futurama -referencing sharp-spitter zap brannigan , and José being emcee no way jose —the latter two joining forces with DJ bobmaldad as Hip-Hop crew, Pleasant Boys . CNSTS are the latest in a recent trend... or maybe, just a mere coincidence of emcees starting/reverting back to their Hardcore/Punk -minded roots, such as: Ray Strife 's OVER EVERYTHING (formerly DAD D*CK ,) Carl Kavorkian 's minimalist side-project MANIK|NETER , and Justin Mayer 's DOOM & UK Crust Punks Doom mashing Old City ...