Review: Last Days Of Humanity – Putrefaction In Progress

Posted by Goshuggist on Apr 16, 2012 in Related CD's | 1 comment

LAST DAYS OF HUMANITY
Putrefaction In Progress (2006)

Netherlands, Bones Brigade Records, Goregrind.

As a Death Metal fanatic, it is guaranteed that the majority of bands you listen to will illicit horrified expressions from the general populace. If I had a nickel for every time someone cringed when I mentioned the name Dying Fetus I’d be retired in Acapulco at only eighteen years old. Even within the broad umbrella of Death Metal however, there will always be niches that even some of the most hardcore devotees will never understand. Goregrind, for the most part is one of those niches. I’ve known plenty of brutality lovers who swear up and down that goregrind is just senseless, ugly noise. To a large degree, they’re correct. That’s the crux of goregrind; creating asphyxia inducing music that emphasizes hideousness and revulsion.

Review: Nailshitter – From the Bowels of the Impaled

Posted by Goshuggist on Apr 1, 2012 in Related CD's | 0 comments

NAILSHITTER
From The Bowels Of The Impaled (2006)

USA, Extreme Underground Records, Brutal Death Metal/Grindcore.

There are many great mysteries in life, but among the greatest in my mind recently is the utter disappearance of the band Nailshitter. A petty query for most I’m sure, but when I first discovered Nailshitter, I had never heard anything more brutal than Cannibal Corpse and Necrophagist’s ‘Epitaph’. ‘From The Bowels Of The Impaled’ was one of the swift kicks in the pants that lead me to where I am today and in researching the band rather recently for any new material, I found that they had disbanded in late 2008 – early 2009. I was completely taken aback. When I looked for potential reasons, I came up empty. I’m still perturbed by this fact; I saw potential for underground dominance when I heard this EP and I eagerly awaited any full length they may have been working on. The type of Brutal Death Metal with the speed and intensity of grindcore Nailshitter played may not have been the most original within the scope of Floridian Death Metal, but not once have I heard anything I thoroughly dislike from this EP in all of my years of revisiting it. The vocals are harsh and uncompromising, the drumming is pounding and intense and the guitar work demonstrates certain traits I’d like to see more of in modern Death Metal, like medium paced grooves as opposed to all out slams, expert coordination with the drumming (even in its most dissonant expression) and lightning fast riffing that doesn’t showboat.

Review: The Berzerker – Dissimulate

Posted by Goshuggist on Mar 9, 2012 in Related CD's | 0 comments

THE BERZERKER
Dissimulate (2002)

Australia, Earache Records, Industrial Deathgrind.

I’ve always had an affinity for Industrial music. I’ve found that the genre’s bleak, nihilistic intensity has created plenty of classics in it’s own right (:Wumpscut: anyone?) yet the genuine merge of industrial and metal music tickles my fancy even more. Nailbomb, Godflesh, Meathook Seed, Red Harvest, And Christ Wept, Christdriver, classic Ministry; these are all results of the fusion that prove it takes subtlety, an understanding of atmosphere and actual musical ability to create it properly. The Berzerker is a band that many correctly identify as one of the best fusions of Industrial and Extreme Metal yet conceived. However, unlike say Red Harvest or And Christ Wept, The Berzerker’s work focused less on building an atmosphere unforgiving enough to choke on and more on absolute precision, speed and break neck intensity.

Review: Vital Remains – Icons Of Evil

Posted by Goshuggist on Jan 5, 2012 in Related CD's | 3 comments

Vital Remains
Icons Of Evil (2006)

U.S, Century Media Records, Satanic Technical Death Metal.

Hail Santa!

Oh wait, wrong fairy tale. Honest mistake. Then again after listening to this album, a bit of superstitious dyslexia is to be expected. That, and a serious craving for Death Metal that isn’t cartoonish and exhausting.  I’m not entirely certain if it’s satanic policy to be this goofy, but every possible cliche is on display here. An anguished Jesus on the cover? Check. An orc nailing him onto the cross with a hammer that says ’666′? Check. Having the album clock in at 66:06? Check.  Hijacking what used to be a fantastic outfit and turning it into the exact same thing Deicide’s been doing since 1990? Check fucking mate.

Necrost conceptions…

Posted by Rimmon on Jan 14, 2011 in Related CD's | 0 comments

Well, I’m really confused about this one. Production is pretty weak here but the amount of atmosphere created by keyboards and “weird” vocals are astonishing. Not that technical at all but the drums can take this recording to the whole new level. Reminded me Nocturnus but in a different kind of way. Lot’s of stop&go. Couple hard’rock riffs, couple technical upward, guitar walkthroughs and so I can’t judge them by now. Lot’s of good playing here. Own style – present and crazy bass. Don’t know what to think about it. I like it anyway. Old fashioned, well played death metal with technical influences.

Necrost – Conceptions Of Noise (2004)
Russia, Monsters Corp./Starless Records