Back in 2008 the YUPPIE CLUB wanted to Pretty Brutal with their first release, the club laws were inked new and are ready to read above the header Pretty Insane. And before having the chance to read or listen to these bylaws I had exactly two points of contact with the YUPPIE CLUB. Even if the stubborn MySpace presence comes close to penetrance, my interest was awaken by the Carcass cover Exhume To Consume. This cover-version isn’t the highest class at all or knocks me out of my shoes, but it was easily enough to pay attention to the masked suit-wearing Grind & Death Metal heads. And when listening to Pretty Insane – Exhume To Consume has found its entitled place in this release – the first interest fades abruptly. Excellent premature praises are given in the promo sheet. Early Napalm Death, Defecation, Extreme Noise Terror or Repulsion are named as excellent references – the bands I grew up with and which still belong to my favourite Metal bands by now. I can’t spot the formative old school Grind played by Napalm Death, no Intro Megaton, no Crust like Murder much less Radiation Sickness. What is to hear clearly is simple, wrecked up Old School that carries blasphemy when named in the same breath with the mentioned bands. Definitely, I can’t deny YUPPIE CLUB a certain charm, especially the tracks and the production are reduced and apply Occam’s razor. Steady monotonous growls, a level that leaves the basic education just temporarily in 1 up to 2 minute tracks doesn’t suffice to reach high aims. It may fits that Pungent Stench fronter Schirenc supports the YUPPIE CLUB behind the mic in Beyond The Unknown, but fine words butter no parsnips. Pretty Insane is an album just for die-hard fans, minimum two leagues above Repulsion and co.