Aborted Fetus Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

Hi!! I am Alex, play on guitar. Now we are have new 6 songs on the next album, which plan recording in December 2014.

And we have new man on vocal and bass!

2.How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and also how does it differ from previous releases?

This is really - Ural massive brutality!! Previous releases? Each release good at one time!!

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the new release explores?

The subjects new release about historical torture, executions.

4.The band use to be known as Inside Decay and  Fermented Corpse, what was the decision behind changing your name and also what is the meaning and inspiration behind the name Aborted Fetus?

Our band against abortion. So we are is called aborted fetus. Its more us on spirit, than old our names.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

Good show was in Switzerland, organizers performed all our terms. On this show we are play so very brutal, that one man peed in their pants, and his friend fully torn jeans!!

After our show this guy comeback for me and say: You guys play crazy brutal, that i peed in my pants!

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?

In april we play concert with Carnivore Diprosopus in Russia ,in September we plan go tour over Russia 2 weak.

Now us offered in March play 17 concerts in Europe with Resurrection (Usa) we still think.

If someone has desire arrange tour for our band, we are happy to take part!!

7.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of brutal death metal?

Peoples write brutal cool stuff!! Beautiful art, fatty riffs, sound is hell & etc!!

Many peoples surprised what we've got solos in songs.

8.What is going on with the other musical projects these days?

Nothing, we are fully engaged in one group, not much time.

9.What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

I think in vein old New York Brutal death metal bands.

10.What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

many bands...special Usa death metal bands times 1990-2000

11.Outside of music what are some of your interests?

I fan old horrors films, our drummer fan tattoos.

12.Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Thanks for the questions!! Support the brutal!! Buy & listen our new album on cd!!

www.comatosemusic.com 

Fallen Fate/Into The Black/2014 CD Review

 Fallen  Fate  are  a  band  from  England  that  mixes  both  modern   thrash  metal   with  melodic  death  metal  together  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released 2014  album  "Into  The  Black".

  The  album  starts  off  with  an  intro  that  utilizes  some  synths  and  whispers  and  it  brings  a  very  haunting  and  evil  introduction  to  the  album  as  well  as  adding  in  drums  to  create  an  almost  symphonic  sound  as  well  as  some  heavy  guitars  and  screams  which  sets  the  perfect  beginning  for  the  album.

  Once  the  album  goes  into  actual  songs  heavy  and  melodic  guitars  as  well  as  death  metal  screams  start  to  kick  in  along  with  some  blast  beats  that  do  not really  go  into  brutal  mode,  and  as  the  album  progresses  modern  thrash  elements  are  thrown  into  the  music  and  the  lead  guitars  have  a  traditional  metal  feeling  to  them  along  with  some  Swedish  melodic  death  metal  influences.

  As  the  album  progresses  spoken  word  parts  are  added  into  certain  sections  of  the  music  along  with  some  growls  that  strengthen's  the  full  on  melodic  death  metal  direction  this  recording  invokes,  and  after  awhile  the  synths  start  adding  in  more  tragic  and  symphonic  elements  as  well  as  bringing  an  epic  sound  to  the  recording.

  One  of  the  things  that  is  misleading  about  this  band  and  album  is  the  fact  it  is  labelled  thrash,  while  I  feel  it  is  closer  to  melodic  death  metal  and  the  thrash  elements  that  are  utilized  on  this  recording  are  in  a  more  modern  death  metal  and  halfway  through  the  album  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  clean  singing  being  brought  in  for  a  few  seconds  on  a  couple  of  the  songs.

  When  the  album  gets  more  towards  the end  there  is  a  short  intro  before  the  last  song  that  uses  acoustic  guitars  that  utilize  finger  picking  along  with  some  melodic  female  vocals  before  going  full  force  into  the  last  song.

  Song  lyrics  cover  dark  themes  and  the  recording  is  a  concept  album,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  for  being  a  self  released  recording  along  with  the  bass  guitars  being  mixed  down  low  in  the  mix  as  well  as  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Fallen  Fate  are  a  very  great  sounding  melodic  death  metal  band  with  elements  of  modern  thrash  as  well  as  adding  decent  music  to  a  genre  that  is  stagnating  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Blackened  Within"  "I  Welcome  the  Dead"  and  "Vespa".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

Bookakee/Whorrific/2013 CD Review

  Bookakee  are  a  band  from  Quebec,  Canada  that  plays  a  very  progressive  and  melodic  form  of  gore/death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  album  "Whorrific".

  "Intro"  starts  off  the  album  with  distorted  sound  effects  and  power  electronic  noises.

   "A  Night  To  Dismember"  which  is  also  the  first  real  song  on  the  album  opens  up  with  heavy,  fast  and  brutal  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  blast  beats  from t he  drums  which  leads  to  a  mixture  of  growls,  screams  and  piq  sqeels,  and  after  awhile  the  music  slows  down  a  bit  and  you  can  hear  melody  and  technical  elements  as  well  as  a  small  amount  of  clean  playing  before  alternating  between  mid  paced,  clean,  heavy  and  fast  parts  while  also  bringing  leads  in  and  out  of  the  music.

  "Whorrific"  which  is  also  the  title  track  begins  with  technical  guitar  leads,  before  adding  in  a  pig  squeel  which  also  leads  to  fast  and  heavy  guitar  riffing  and  drums  as  well  as  some  blast  beats  and  deep  growls  which  also  utilize  screams  which  then  leads  o  the  music  alternating  between  slow  and  fast  parts  along  with  blast  beats  in  certain  sections  of  the  music  and  you  can  also  hear  bass  guitars  in  certain  parts,  towards  the  end  there  is  a brief  use  of  acoustic  guitars.  

  "Return  of  The  Living  Dead"  opens  up  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  before  speeding  up,  adding  in  blast  beats  as  well  as  growls  and  screams  which  also  leads  to  the  music  getting  more  technical  and  brutal  as  well  as  alternating between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  also  being  melodic  at  times  which  also  leads  up  to  guitar  solos  coming  in  and  out  of  the  music  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  acoustic  guitars.

  "Perverted  Monolith"  which  also  has  Crook  from  Valfreya  as  a  guest  starts  up  with  heavy  and  technical  sounding  guitar  riffs  before  speeding  up  along  with  blast  beats  from  the  drums  along  with  a  mixture  of  growls  and  screams  and  the  song  also  alternates  between  slow  and  fast  parts,  as  the  song  moves  on  clean  guitars,  guitar  leads  and  female  vocals  are  added  in  before  getting  brutal  again.

  "Bookakee  Blast"  starts  up  with  fast,  heavy  and  technical  sounding  guitar  riffs  as w ell  as  some  blast  beats  from  the  drums  which  also  leads  to  a  mixture  of  growls  and  screams  as  well  as  alternating between  slow  and  fast  parts  while  also  putting  in  a  few  seconds  of  clean  guitars,  you can  also  hear  bass  guitars  in  certain  sections  of  the  music,  a  couple  of  minutes  later  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  coming  in  and  out  as  well  as  bringing  back  acoustic  guitars.

  "Muerte  Peluda"  kicks  in  with  spoken  word  samples  before  adding  in  fast  and  brutal  guitar  riffs  and  drums  along  with  technical  elements  which  also  bring  in  solos  that  come  in  and  out  of  the  music  as  well  as  alternating  between  slow  and  fast  parts  and  you  can  also  hear  bass  guitars  in  certain  sections  of  the  music.

  "DBS"  comes  in  with  fast,  heavy  and  brutal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  as  well  as  growls  and  screams  which  also  leads  to  a  mixture  of  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  some  technical  sounding  guitar  leads.

  "Insulated  Room"  breaks  in  with  melodic  guitar  leads  and  blast  beats  from  the  drums  along  with  a  mixture  of  deathcore  and  death  metal  vocals  and  a  minute  later  guitar  leads  start  coming  in  and  out  as  well  as  some  melodic  elements  and  towards  the  end  the  bass  guitars  get  more  powerful  in  certain  parts  of  the  music.

  "Carcass  Coffin"  hits  it  off  with  acoustic  guitar  playing  and  drums  which  brings  in  a  progressive  rock  feeling  and  then  heavy  guitar  riffs,  drums  and  screams  kick  in  along  with  some  melodic  elements  before  getting  brutal  with  death  metal  growls  and  then  the  music  starts  to  alternate  between  slow  and  fast  parts  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  towards  the  end  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  coming  in  and  out, you  can  also  hear  symphonic  elements  briefly  towards  the  end.

  "DK"  is introduced  with  melodic  guitar leads  and  drums  as  well  as  some  powerful  sounding  bass  guitars  before  adding  in  heavy  guitar  riffs  along  with  blast  beats  before  adding  in  progressive  metal  guitar  riffs  and  tribal  sounds.

  "Usurper"  is  brought  in  with  siren  sounds  before  adding  in  drums  and  guitar  riffs  which  also  lead  to  a  mixture  of  fast  and  mid  paced  parts  along  with  a  mixture  of  screams  and  growls  and  then the  music  also  gets  more  melodic  and  technical  along  with  some  guitar  leads  that  come  in  and  out  of  the  music,  as  the  song  goes  in  by  acoustic  guitars  are  also  added  into  the  mix  and  towards  the  end  you  can  also  hear  bass  guitars  in  certain  sections  of  the song.  

  "Invasion  Of  The  Depraved"  makes  its  way  in  with  sound  effects  and  samples  and  a  few  seconds  alter  growls,  drums  and  melodic  guitar  leads  kick  in  as  well  as  some  heavy  riffing  before  going  into  a  fast  and  brutal  direction a long  with  some  blast  beats,  then  the  music  starts  mixing  in  screams  as  well  as  alternating  between  slow  and  fast  parts,  as  the  music  moves  on  clean  and  progressive  parts  are  also  added  into  certain  sections  of  the  music.

  "A.A"  which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the album  starts  up  with  saxophones  and  acoustic  guitars  and  bass  shortly  after  that  which  also  leads  up  to  drums  and  the  song  is  all  instrumental  with  no  vocals  beign  present.

  Song  lyrics  cover  gore  and  horror  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  for  being  a  self  released  recording  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Bookakee  are  a  very  great  sounding  progressive,  melodic, gore/death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album. RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "A  Night  To  Dismember"  "Perverted  Monolith"  "Carcass  Coffin"  and  "Invasion  Of  The  Depraved".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.          
 

       

Outrage Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

After our release date on the 29. of November we had a great release show,

and  more are announced for the next few weeks.

Now we are looking for club & festival shows 2014.

With the new Album Brutal Human Bastard and new merch stuff we are ready 
for 2014.



2.How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and also how 
does it differ from previous releases?

Since our founding in 2000 we play groovy old school death metal with 
influences from florida death metal style of the 90`s,

as well as on Brutal Human Bastard.

The difference to the previous releases is definitely more Diversity, we 
have a lot of various elements in the songs.

We mixed rock, melodic and sometimes thrash elements with our traditional 
death metal, and I tried to change the vocals as

well. But the groove is appreciable in every song, this is our trade mark.

We are not the fastest and hardest band on earth, we want the crowd to 
bang their heads.



3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the new release explores?

The human being is a brutal bastard, take a look at the news, every day
you hear about more disasters and abomination around the world.

This is enough stuff for our lyrics.

We sing about the drug war in mexico, about the revolt in Syria or the 
cannibal from Rotenburg,  and all those things are real!

But not every song is so serious, we also sing about touring, drinking 
and hurting necks after show, haha.



4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name Outrage?

Outrage is standing for all the bad things which happen in the world 
every day,

there is no day without an OUTRAGE.

So we thought thats a good name for us.



5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the 
years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

We played a lot of fantastic shows in the last 13 years but two of them
were amazing.

We were co headliner for our idols Obituary in Vienna. The crowd was 
fantastic and we got the chance to talk with Obituary after the show,

these guys are really cool.

The second show I remember was the Metalchamp Final at Metalcamp in 
tolmin/slovenja.

There were about 1000 people at the second stage and the atmosphere was
inimitable.



Our performance is very aggressive with a lot of energy and a powerful 
sound. We always want to see the crowd banging

and usually we are successful. 





6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?

We have a few release Shows in the next weeks,

and we are looking for more festival and club shows, we are working on it.



It is very difficult to get a tour but maybe  we will see 



7.The new album had a cover of a Nirvana cover, what was the decision

    behind doing your own version of one of their songs/

We started listen to music in the 90s and Nirvana was one of 
the first  hard bands we listened to. We grew up with them and so 
we decided to cover negative creep.



8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your newer music by
fans of death metal?

We got a lot of positive feedback from our fans and they know that we 
are not very fast, technical or brutalâŠbut they like what they hear.

Outrage dont try to create something new and we don t jump on new 
trends.we are what we are.



9.What is going on with the other musical projects these days?

Our basser Evil Ed has a side project called Proll Guns, they play 
western thrash metal.

They have a really great stage performance, with saloon girls and a lot
of whisky, haha .

Sometimes I work as a Dj at metal partys, but we try to focus completely 
on OUTRAGE.



10.What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

In 2014 we want to promote âbrutal human bastardâ as good as we can,

and our plan is to enter the studio in 2015 again.



11.What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your newer 
music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Every member of outrage listens to different bands. Influences for me 
definitly were Asphyx and Hail of Bullets.

Currently I listen to Dying Fetus, Behemoth, Belphegor, Grave, 
Solstafir, Ghost Brigade and much much moreâŠ



12.Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Our guitarist manuel loves old motorcycles,

our drummer and I like soccer, not to play only to watch ;-)

and of course we like Parties ;-)



13.Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Thank you for the interview and thanks to all our fans and promoters out 
there for your support

in the last 13 years.

Listen to BRUTAL HUMAN BASTARD and bang your head.the future is an 
OUTRAGE!!

Lay Down Rotten/Deathspell Catharsis/Apostasy Records/2013 CD Review

  Lay  Down  Rotten  are  a  band  from  Germany  that  plays  a  very  melodic  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Deathspell  Catharsis"  which  was  released  by  Apostasy  Records.

  "Cassandras  Haunting"  which  is  also  the  first  song  on  the  album  opens  up  with  dark  sound  effects  along  with  some  soft  acoustic  guitar  playing  before  adding  in  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  drums  and  then  speeding  up  along  with  some  blast  beats  which  also  leads  up  to  some  deep  death  metal  growls  and  then  the  music  starts  to  alternate  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  some  melodic  guitar  riffing  and  high  pitched  screams  and  when t he  song  gets  closer  to  the  end  a  small  amount  of  guitar  leads  are  added  in.

   "Deathspell  Catharsis"  which  is  also  the  title  track  of  the  album  begins  with  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  then  the  growls  make  their  way  into  the  music  before  going  into  a  slower  direction  for  a  few  seconds  before  speeding  up  again  and  adding  in  guitar  solos  which  also  leads  to  the  music  alternating  between  slow  and  fast  parts  and  towards  the  end  there  is  a  brief  use  of  high  pitched  screams  being  utilized  along  with  some  synths  in  the  last  few  seconds.    

  "Schaedelberg"  opens  up  with  nature  sounds  and  people  being  tortured  before  adding in  some  dark,  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  guitar  leads  and  then the  music  speeds  up  a  bit  and  adds  in  growls  which  also  leads  to  the  music  alternating between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  some  high  pitched  screams  and  halfway  through  the  song  there is  a  brief  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads  being  utilized  before  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats.

  "The  Fever"  begins  with  shouts  and  chants  before  adding  in  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  riffing  along  with  some  drums  and  death  metal  growls  and  a  few  seconds  later  the  music  slows  down  along  with  a  small  amount  of  clean  parts  and  high  pitched  screams  and  after  a  couple  of  minutes  there  is  a  brief  use  of  blast  beats  before  adding  in  guitar  solos.

  "Release  Into  Nothingness "  which  is  an  instrumental  begins  with  soft  classical  guitar  playing  and  the  short  is  very  short  and  only  a  minute  long.

  "Zombiefied  Elecrtified"  starts  up  with  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  riffs  and  drums  and  a  few  seconds  alter  death  metal  growls  and  high  pitched  screams  start  to  kick  in  and  the  song  sticks  mostly  to  a  mid  paced  direction  with  only  a  small  amount  of  fast  parts  being  utilized.

  "Among  The  Ruins  Of  A  Once  Glorified  Temple"  kicks  in  with  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  a  few  seconds  later  the  music  speeds  up  and  growls  start  to  kick  in  as  well  as  the  song  alternating  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  after  awhile  high  pitched  screams  are  added  in  along  with  some  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  "Infernal  Agony"  comes  in  with  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  along  with  some  guitar  solos  and  leads  as  well  as  speeding  up  and  adding  in  deep  death  metal  growls  and  after  awhile  the  music  starts  to  alternate  between  slow  and  fast  parts  and  you  can  also  hear  bass  guitars  in  certain  sections  of  the  song  as  well  as  the  guitar  riffing  utilizing  melody  as  well  as  a  small  amount  of  guitar  solos  and  leads.    

  "Blood  On  Wooden  Crosses"  hits  it  off  with  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  a  few  seconds  alter  deep  death  metal  growls  start  to  kick  in  and  the  song  goes  into  a  faster  direction  and  then  alternates  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  "Blasphemous  Rituals  For  the  Perverted"  which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the  album  starts  up  with  sound  effects  before  adding  in  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  a  few  seconds  alter  deep death  metal  growls  kick  in  and  after  awhile t he  music  starts  to  speed  up a   bit  along  with  some  blast  beats  as  well  as  bringing  in  a  brief  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Song  lyrics  cover  dark,  blasphemous  and  gore  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Lay  Down  Rotten  are  a  very  great  sounding  melodic  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Deathspell  Catharsis"  "Among  The  Ruins  Of  A  Once  Glorified  Temple"  "Blood  On  Wooden  Crosses"  and  "Blasphemous  Rituals  For  the  Perverted".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.      

Aborted Fetus/Private Judgement Day/Comatose Music/2014 CD Review

  Aborted  Fetus  are  a  band  from  Russia  that  plays  brutal  and  slamming  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  album  "Private  Judgement  Day"  which  was  released  by  Comatose  Music.

   "Savage  Dominance"  which  is  also  the  first  song  on  the  album  opens  up  with  dark  sound  effects  and  human  torture  sounds  before  adding  in  fast,  heavy  and  brutal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  blast  beats  from  the  drums  as  well  as  some  guttural  growls  which  also  leads  up  to  mid  paced  sections  while  mostly  being  fast.

  "Necropolis  Demography"  begins  with  fast,  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  blast  beats  from the  drums  before  adding  in  growls  as  well  as  alternating  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  "Garden  Of  Kidney  Stones"  opens  up  with  fast,  heavy  and  fast  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  blast  beats  from  the  drums  before  adding  in  growls  as  well  as  bringing  in  a mixture  of   mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  "Fuck  In  A  Pesthole"  starts  up  with  fast,  heavy  and  brutal  guitar  riffs  before  adding  in  blast  beats  along  with   mid  paced  slam  elements  as  well  as  some  guttural  growls  and  the  music  is  mostly  mid  paced.

  "Private  Judgement  Day"  which  is  also  the  title  track  begins  with  sound  effects  and  movie  samples  which  also  leads  up  to  some  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  solos  along  with  some  drums  and  a  few  seconds  alter  growls  and  screams  kick  in  and  you  can  also  hear  some  melody  getting  added  into  the  guitar  riffing.

  "Malignant  Pregnancy"  kicks  in  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  before  adding  in  growls  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  then  going  into  a  mid  paced  slamming  death  metal  direction  while  also speeding  up  at  times.

  "Gastronomic  Confession"  hits  it  off  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  that  also  utilize  some  melody  along  with  some  bass  guitars  in  the  background  as  well  as  some  drums  which  also  utilize  some  blast   beats  when the  growls  kick  in  and  after  awhile  screams  are  added  into  the  song.

  "Brown  Totem"  is  introduced  with  dark  sounding  synths  and  sound  effects  which  also  leads  up  to  screams  making  their  way  into  the  song  which  also  leads  up  to  heavy,  fast  and  brutal  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  blast  beats  from  the  drums  as  well  as  some  guttural  growls  and  the  song  also  alternates  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  "Guinea  Pig"  is  brought  on  by  fast,  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  blast  beats  from  the  drums  as  well  as  some  powerful  sounding  bass  guitars  in t he  background  and  then  growls  and  a  small  amount  of  melody  are  added  into  the  song.

  "Morning  Inferno"  which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the  album  starts  up  with  movie  samples  and  a  few  seconds  alter  fast,  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  blast  beats  from  the  drums  kick  in  as  well  as  some  guttural  growls  and  mid  paced  sections  along  with  a  small  amount  of  pig  squeels.

  Song  lyrics  cover  Gore,  Violence  and  Torture  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy,  brutal  and  professional  sound  to  it.

   In  my  opinion  Aborted  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy,  brutal,  slamming  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Savage  Dominance"  "Fuck  In  A  Pesthole"  "Brown  Totem"  and  "Morning  Inferno".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.      

Down From The Wound/Violence And The Macabre/Comatose Music/2014 CD Review

  Down  From  The Wound  are  a  band  from  the  Philippines  that  plays  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  form  of  death  metal  with  grindcore  elements  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  album  "Violence  And  the  Macabre"  which  was  released  by  Comatose  Music.

  "Ill  Fated  Annihilation"  which  is  also  the  first song  on  the  album  opens  up  with  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  blast  beats  from  the  drums  which  also  lead  up  to  deep  death  metal  growls  and  then the  song  starts  to  alternate  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  adding  a  small  amount  of  melody  to the  guitar  riffing.

  "Hypocritical  Repentance"  begins  with  fast,  heavy  and  brutal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  deep  death  metal  growls  and  then  song  also  alternates  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  some  slam  elements.

  "Convulsive  Human  Atrocities"  opens  up  with  heavy,  fast  and  brutal  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  deep  growls  as  well  as  having  some  technical  elements  being  thrown  into the  guitar  riffing  as  well  as  a  small  amount  of  melody  before  going  into  a  mid  paced  direction.  as w ell as  returning  back  to  fast  parts  at  times  and  mixing  in  blast  beats  and  towards  the  end  there  is  a  small  amount  of  guitar  leads.

  "Schematic  Fraud"  starts up  with  distorted  noise  sounds  before  adding  in  fast,  heavy  and  brutal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  blast  beats  from  the  drums  before  adding  in  growls  as  well  as  alternating between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  "Beyond  The  Depths  of  Epidemic  Abortion"  kicks  in  with  heavy,  fast  and  brutal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  blast  beats  from  the  drums  before  adding  in  growls  and  then  the  music  starts  to  alternate  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  'Violence  And  The  Macabre"  comes  in  with  fast,  heavy  and brutal sounding guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  before  adding  in  growls  and  then  the  music  adds  in  mid  paced  sections  along  with  slam  elements.

  "Down  In  Unjustified  Extinction"  hits  it  off  with  fast,  heavy  and  brutal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  before  slowing  down  and  adding  in  growls  and  then  the  music  starts  to  alternate  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  "The  Aftermath"  is  introduced  with  fast,  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  before  adding  in  growls  and  then t he  music  goes  into  a  more  mid  paced  direction  as  well  as  alternating between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.    

   "Infiltrate"  is  brought  in  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  blast  beats  from  the  drums  as  well  as  bringing  in  growls  and  then  the  music  alternates  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  adding in  slam  elements  and  harmonics  and  towards  the  end  there  is  a  few  seconds  of  guitar  leads  being  utilized..

  "Exteriorized  Mystecism"  makes  its  way  in  with  heavy  guitar  riffs   along  with  some  leads  in  the  background  and  you  can  also  hear  a  small  amount  of  melody  in  the  guitar  riffing  and  the  song  is  very  short  and  under  2  minutes.

  "Contesting  The  Sacred"  which  is  also  the  last song  on  the  album  begins  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  and  a  few  seconds  alter  growls  start  to  kick  in  and  after  awhile  the  music  starts  to  speed  up  a  bit  as  well  as  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  as  well  as  some  guitar  leads..

  Song  lyrics  cover  violent  themes, while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  along  with  the  bass  guitars  being  mixed  down  low  in  the  mix.

  In  my  opinion  Down  From  The  Wound  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy,  brutal  and  technical  death  metal  band  with  slam  elements  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Ill  Fated  Annihilation"  "Schematic  Fraud"  "Infiltrate"  and  "Contesting  The  Sacred".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.   

LachryManopsia/Released/2013 EP Review

  LachryManopsia  are  a  band  from  Canada  that  plays  a  very  melodic  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  ep  "Released".

  "The  Further  I  Search  The  Less  I  Comprehend"  which  is  also  the  first  song  on  the  ep  opens  up  with  static  noises  along  with  some  clean  guitars  as  well  as  some  bass  before  adding  in  drums  which  also  leads  up  to  some  nu  metal  style  vocals  that  later  evolve  into  death  metal  growls  and  high  pitched  screams  and  you  can  hear  a  lot  of  melody  in  the  guitar  riffing  and  you  can  also  hear  synths  in  the  background  and  towards  the  end  guitar  leads  are  added  in  certain  sections.

  "A  Hypoplastic  Masterpiece"  begins  with  technical  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  leads  before  adding  in  drums,  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  growls  and  screams  which  also  lead  up  to  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  and  you  can  also  hear  a  small  amount  of  synths  which  also  leads  up  to  progressive  elements  being  added  into  the  guitar  riffing.

  "Cryptic  Identity"  opens  up  with  heavy  and  technical  sounding  guitar  and  bass  riffs  before  adding  in  drums  along  with  some  death  metal  growls  and  high  pitched  screams  and  you  can  also  hear  melody  being  added  to  the  guitar  riffing  which  also  brings  in  guitar  solos  and  leads  shortly  after that  and  they  come  in  and  out  of  the  song,  halfway through  the  song  you  can  hear  a  small  amount  of  synths  in  the  background  before  the  music  gets  heavy  again.

  "3  KM  Left"  starts  up  with  some  synths  and  a  few  seconds  alter  bass  guitars  and  drums  kick  in  along  with  some  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  and  leads  and  the  song  is  a  short  instrumental  with  no  vocals  being  utilized.

  "Nailed  Down,  Hammered  On"  kicks  in with  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  and  riffs  along  with  some  bass,  synths,  drums,  growls  and  screams  and  as  time  goes  on  by  there  are  also  technical  elements  being  added  into  the  song.

  "Nature's  Leprosy"  comes  in  with  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  and  you  can  hear  some  melody  in  the  guitar  riffing  along  with  some  drums  and  high  pitched  screams  and  you  can  also  hear  a  small  amount  of  synths  in  the  background  which  also  leads  up  to  guitar  solos  and  leads  coming  in  and  out  of  the  song.

  "Le  Naufrage"  which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the  album  opens  up  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  leads  along  with  some  drums  and  spoken  word  parts  which  also  leads  up  to  growls  and  screams  as  well  as  some  melodic  guitar  riffing  and  you  can  also h ear  bass  guitars  in  certain  sections  of  the  song  and  halfway  through  the  song  synths  are  added  in.

  Song  lyrics  are  written  in  a  mixture  of  English  and  French  and  cover  philosophical  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  for  being  a  self  released  recording  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  recording.

  In  my  opinion  LachryManopsia  are  a  very  great  sounding  melodic  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Further  I  Search  The  Less  I  Comprehend"  "3  KM  Left"  and  "Nature's  Leprosy".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

      

Mastic Scum/CTRL/Massacre Records/2013 CD Review

    Mastic  Scum  are  a  band  from  Austria  that h as  been featured  before  in  this  zine  with  a  musical  style  I  would  describe  as  being  old  school  grindcore  with  elements  of  brutal  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "CTRL"  which  was  released  by  Massacre  Records.

  "Controlled  Collapse"  which  is  also  the  first  song  on  the  album  opens  up  with  harsh  noise  elements  before  adding  in  a  spoken  word  sample  which  leads  up  to  some  heavy,  technical  and  brutal  guitar  riffs  along  with  drums  as  well  as  some  deep  death  metal  growls  and  then  the  music  speeds  up  a  bit  and  you  can  hear  bass  guitars  in  certain  sections  of  the  song  and  after  awhile  a  brief  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  added  into  the  song  as  well  as  some  high  pitched  screams.

  "Dehumanized"  opens  up  with  sound  effects  and  spoken  word  samples  before  adding  in  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  drums  which  also  leads  up  to  some  growls  and  screams  along  with  some  technical  elements  and  a  few  seconds  later  a  small  amount  of  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  added  into the  later  and  halfway  through  the  song  melodies  are  added  into  the  guitar  playing

  "Cause  &  Effect"  begins  up  with  sound  effects  before  adding  in  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  which  also  utilize  some  blast  beats  when  the  music  speeds  up  in  certain  sections  of  the  song  as  well  as  mixing  in  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts  which  also  lead  up  to  some  growls  and  during  the  last  minute guitar  solos  and  leads  are  added  in  for  a  few  seconds  and  the  song  closes  with  some  noise  elements.

  "Brute-Force-Methode"  starts  up  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  along  with  some  growls  before  going  into  an  old  school  grindcore  direction  and  you  can  also  hear  bass  guitars  in  certain  sections  of  the  song  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  blast  beats  and  a  minute  later  guitar  solos  and  leads  make  their  way  into  the  song  along  with  some  technical  elements.  

  "D1S3MBOD1M3NT"  kicks  in  with  some  sound  effects  before  adding  in  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  a  few  seconds  later  growls  kick  in  and  the  song  sticks  to  a  more  mid  paced  direction.

  "Rebornation"  comes  in  with  heavy  and  technical  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  that  utilize  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  before  adding  in  deep  death  metal  growls  and  you  can  also  hear  a  small  amount  of  melody  being  utilized  in  the  guitar  riffing  which  also  leads  up  to  a  brief  use  of  guitar  leads,  powerful  bass  guitars  and  a  brief  us e of  spoken  word  parts.
 
  "Perceptive  Illusion"  hits  it  off  with  sound  effects  before  adding  in  heavy  and  technical  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  before  speeding  up  a  bit  and  adding  in  death/grind  growls  along  with  some  high  pitched  screams  and  towards  the  end  there  is  a  brief  use  of  blast  beats.

  'Hyper-Detection  2.0"  makes  its  way  in  with  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  then  the  music  speeds  up  a  bit  and  adds  in  growls  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  towards  the  end  melodic  guitar  riffing  and  spoken  word  parts  are  added  into  the  song.

  "Create/Negate"  finds  its  way  in  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  before  speeding  up  a  bit  and  adding  in  blast  beats  which  also  leads  up  to  some  growls  and  after  a  minute  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  added  into  the  song  along  with  some  high  pitched  screams  and  powerful  bass  guitar  shortly  after  that  and  towards  the  end  spoken  word  samples  are  added  into  the  song.

  "The  Vortex  Within"  brings  its  way  in  with  sound  effects  before  adding  in  heavy  and  brutal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  which  also  leads  up  to  growls  and  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  but  mostly  sticking  to  mid  paced  sections.

  "Resurrection"  which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the  album  begins  with  sound  effects  before  adding  in  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  which  also  leads  up  to  some  deep   growls  and  you  can  also  hear  the  bass  guitars  in  certain  sections  of  the  song  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  samples  as  well  as  the  guitar  riffing  getting  more  melodic.

  Song  lyrics  cover  society  and  death,  while  the production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy,  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  elements  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Mastic  Scum  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  grindcore  mixed  with  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Controlled  Collapse"  "Perceptive  Illusion"  "Create/Negate"  and  "Resurrection".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.    

Zealotry/The Charnel Expanse/Memento Mori/2014 CD Review

  Zealotry  are  a  band  from  Boston,  Massachusetts  that  plays  a  very  technical  form  of  Finnish  influenced  death  metal  and  this  id  a  review  of  their  2014  album  "The  Charnel  Expanse"  which  was  released  by  Memento  Mori.

  "Avators  Of  Contempt  pt.  1"  which  is  also  the  first  song  on  the  album  opens  up  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  that  utilize  some  dark  sounding  melodies  along  with  drums  and  you  can  hear  the  bass  guitars  in  the  background  and  then  the  growls  and  high  pitched  screams  kick  in  and  a  few  seconds  later  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  coming  in  and  out  of  the  song.

  "Avators  Of  Contempt  pt.  2"  begins  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  along  with  some  growls  a  few  seconds  later  as  well  as  some  guitar  solos  and  leads  which  leads  to  the  music  going  into  a  more  technical  direction  and  towards  the  end  there  is  a  brief  use  of  blast  beats  being  utilized.

  "Avators  Of  Contempt  pt.  3"  opens  up  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  along  with  some  growls  and  a  minute  alter  you  can  hear  bass  guitars  in  the  background  along  with  some  clean  parts  and  guitar  leads  which  start  making  a  powerful  presence  in  the  song.

  "The  Dysgenicists"  starts  up  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  bass  guitars,  growls  and  screams  a  few  seconds  later  as  well  as  some  technical  elements  before  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  before  adding  in  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  "Blighted"  kicks  in  with  soft  clean  guitar  playing  before  adding  in  melodic  and  technical  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads  which  leads  up  to  heavy  guitar  riffing,  drums  and  deep  death  metal  growls  and  after  awhile  the  music  speeds  up  a  bit  and  adds  in  blast  beats  that  start  coming  in and  out  along  with  the  guitar  leads.

  "Decaying  Echoes"  comes  in  with  drums  before  adding  in  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  growls  and  a  minute  later  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  coming  in  and  out  of  the  song  as  well  as  the  guitar  riffing  utilizing  more  melody as  well  as  bring  blast  beats  in  certain  sections  of  the  song.

  "The  Charnel  Expanse"  which  is  also  the  title  track  for  the  album  begins  with  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  a  few  seconds  alter  growls  make  their  way  into  the  song  along  with  some  guitar  leads  that  come  in  and  out  of  the  song  and  the  song  closes  with  clean  guitars.

  "Codex  Mysterium"  is  introduced  by  heavy  and  technical  sounding  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  a  minute  later  blast  beats  and  guitar  leads  are  added  into  certain  sections  of  the  song  and  the  song  is  all  instrumental  with  no  vocals  being  present.

  "Apex  Predator"  is  brought  in  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  a  few  seconds  later  before  adding  in  death  metal  growls  and  melodic  guitar  riffing  as  well  as  some  guitar  leads  and  halfway  through  the  song  there  is  a  brief  use  of  blast  beats  being  utilized  before  slowing  down  again.

  "The  Unmaking" which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the  album  starts  up  with  dark  sounding  synths  and  a  few  seconds  alter  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  come  into  the  song  along  with  drums  that  utilize  blast  beats  as  well  as  some  deep  growls  and  halfway  through  the  song  there  is  a  brief  use  of  spoke  word  parts  and  a  few  minutes  alter  the  synths  take  over  before  getting  heavy  again.

  Song  lyrics  cover  occultism  and  oppression  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  along  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Zealotry  are  a  very  great  sounding  Finnish  style  technical  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Avators  Of  Contempt  pt.  1"  "The  Dysgenicists"  "Codex  Mysterium"  and  "The  Unmaking".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.