There's a fair bit of variety in sound and songwriting over the years, so which is your favourite?

I'm a Need to Control man above all else. Has just the right balance to me, plus it landed at just the right time in my life for maximum impact. There's stuff to love in the whole discography though. I'm even fond of Kill Trend Suicide, which many are put off by the production.

First one is great, have been meaning to get into there later noise stuff. My fried Ken swears by it!

I have a Need To Control long sleeve t that gets pulled on if I'm in a particularly aggressive mood. Always a queue clearer.

NTC is one of my all time favs by anybody, it's a great extreme metal record with a diverse range of sounds / ideas (v.rare). ECDER is also very very strong, perfected the death-grind thing almost immediately, killer drumming too.

KTS is a dud. SOTAK gets a bit too abstract and 'arty' to visit too often but it's still great, as are the reunion records.

Need to Control, but their three first full lengths are worth my while big time.

The debut is not as original as they grew to become but the music is great and catchy, and I love that early 90's sound. SOTAK was an acquired taste, but once I did acquire it I grew to love it, it's too long, sure, but it's also one of a kind, so I'm glad there's THAT much of it. Their original trajectory was incredible.

The reunion stuff is in one ear, out the other for me, it does not make an impression at all. I caught a show from the last tour (with the guitar player who joined them AFTER the last album) and it was incredible, though.

btw, if a person was coming to the band from the perspective of not being a fan of metal or grind I'd point them towards SOTAK

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Extreme Conditions is the only one I ever listen to. It's a shame the drummer seems to have fallen off the map. He was in sludge pioneers Winter early on, and Relapse Records nepotism showcase Exit-13, too, then seems to have stopped playing.

I'll be the weirdo who prefers Sounds of the Animal Kingdom & Evolution Through Revolution . I'm sure I came to them much later than everyone else here though...


One day i'll click with Need To Control I promise!

So I had never heard of these guys until this thread. I pulled up Need to Control. Cool stuff - I especially like the tempo changes, and both the growling and YEEASHHSASHHH!!! vocals. Thanks guys!