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 (Razorback Records - RR31)
Release date: 2003
Running time: 51:10
 
Review: "Resickened" is such of an utterly satisfying experience it almost brings tears to my eyes... Safe to say this one truly delivers the goods... Fresh, ingenious song-writing, outright vile musical vibe, crisp sound production, just about everything about this album gels perfectly. Guitar riffs are quite basic but inscribed inside some really inventive song structuring, well-thought out song progression... Songs are really juicy and often take unexpected turns, every now and then throwing in some incredibly twisted guitar solo's processed through weird filters and stuff... There's an obvious attempt at turning this record into sheer hysterical madness, slimy sonorous lunacy... Song-writing is simply solid, implacable thrashing, heavy riffs, a pinch of macabre melody... This stuff is intricate and rich enough to make for immensely enjoyable repeated listenings... For the rest, I love the distorted bass sound and the awesome, thick drum tone... Drumming-wise, this is really tight with some really effective, catchy rhythms, loads of doublebass pounding, pretty fast stuff overall, but also mid-paced when it's appropriate, never over-indulging in hyperspeed; And obviously, you've got Lord Gore's almost defining viscous, slick, liquid, nauseous vocals, giving the band's music a very large chunk of its depth; retching grunts and growls, slippery squeals and various other splattery vocal chord tortures... No vocal effects are used so it really gives this stuff a special organic feel... As usual, you can discern a huge amount of influences peaking through the songs, Lord Gore seems to have a very referential composing approach, quite similar to Engorged; it'd be really fastidious citing them all, but the ones that spring to mind the most are Pungent Stench (in general), Impetigo (neat song-writing), Terrorizer (grinding rage), Autopsy (doom side) & Gut (sickening vocals & slight G.G. Allin-type punk feel), a few riffs even made me think of Bolt Thrower... I'd say the greatest elements of "The Autophagous Orgy" are really expanded on with much more punch, a better sense of rhythm, structure, progression and a generally catchier musical environment... A clever and dynamic use of intro samples and some exquisitely mean-spirited lyrical themes manage to elevate the album even higher... Packaging-wise, this is also a masterpiece, magnificent artwork, slick layout and this time around the complete lyrics printed inside the booklet... What more can you ask? This is beautiful, beautiful work... This album simply feels like a giant gore/death metal orgasm! Get it!
Tracks: 1)Intro (0:45) 2)Gastric Gore-Met (3:45) 3)Brainfucker (3:03) 4)Liquid Lunch (3:18) 5)Trash-Hole (2:46) 6)Resickened (5:28) 7)N.C.T.B. (1:15) 8)Human Bot-Fly (2:57) 9)Chitin (3:29) 10)Kicked To Death (3:18) 11)Son Of Forgotten Flesh (1:58) 12)Megacephallus (4:09) 13)Trioxin (14:59)
Band: http://www.lordgore.net
Label: http://www.razorbackrecords.com |
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