HORRIFIED - Descent Into Putridity

HORRIFIED - Descent Into Putridity

Memento Mori

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My impression initially was that this was going to be another labile, boring debut with a crap production. The production is kind of raw, but the music is good. I actually have acquired to like this album. I don't care if they changed their style of music with their follow-up album, this one is pretty decent death metal. The riffs are pretty unique. The album itself isn't very long, just about 30 minutes in length. So what sets this aside from other death metal albums, you may ask? The fact that the riffs are pretty original and catchy. The vocals are a bit raw sounding, low and somewhat muddled. But the music compliments the vocals greatly.

Aside from the raw production for a debut, this is not say like Carcass's 'Reek of Putrefaction'. That's an example of a pure, raw production sound. This one at least you can make out riffs and the snare drum isn't so overpowering. They did a good job here. I'm curious to hear how their new album will sound. A little lineup change from their somewhat latest work 'Allure of the Fallen'. That falls under the melodic death/death metal. It's more melodic than anything else. This one is very much death metal oriented. I suppose that they wanted to go in a different direction than what they put out here forth with the strict death metal genre.

The leads are pretty good and each member seems to contribute a lot musically. The main guitars (rhythm) are pretty fast here and there. I like what I'm hearing. Wish I could compare the sound to something besides Carcass (old). The vocals are gutteral and compliment the music well. There are melodic sides to their playing but it's mostly just in-your-face brutality. It gets better and better as the album progresses. I'd say I favor some tracks over others, but rarely will every track of an album do you like all equally. It'd have to be something substantial. And as a debut, not all are going to be shared equally with praise to others.

Buy this CD if you like death metal, don't just download it. Show the band some respect and do them justice by purchasing a physical copy. They get no credit if you go through Spotify or other streaming music sources. They were just starting out here and the royalties should be in their name with this album. 30 minutes of brutal UK death metal. In no way does this drag on or get boring. The whole thing is worthy of praise. The riffs I like the most, the guitars dished out some innovative things. They were able to make something of themselves with this. They created a monstrously amusing album here. Buy it!

Ryan “Death8699” Fanucchi