No Nonsense Metal Reviews

MURDER PUSSY  EXTREME OR JUST OBSCENE?    A wise soul once said that art should be disturbing, but in today's modern society, is anything truly disturbing or shocking anymore? In a world where our television screens visualise brutality and debauchery on a daily basis, and thanks to social media and the internet in general, the very depths of human depravity and perversity are just a few clicks away, can any form of art really make people cringe with disgust anymore? Colombian Slamming Brutal Death merchants Murder Pussy, are trying their damnedest to push the very boundaries of acceptability in a scene which is certainly no stranger to revolting artwork, lyrics and music.     Murder Pussy, who classify themselves as "Porn Slamming Brutal Death", clearly have no boundaries or reservations when it comes to their releases. You don't even have to listen to either their 2015 debut full length album, Destined To Brutal Rape, or their EP Pathologically Addi...

DEBRIDEMENT: REDUCED TO A PILE OF PUTREFYING SLOP    Reduced To A Pile Of Putrefying Slop is as grotesquely brutal as the name suggests. The debut EP from the one-man brutality machine, Connor Brown, consists of six slices of savagery, all of which are well produced and equally as memorable. Describing Debridement's sound as simply Slam or Brutal Death-Metal really does not do the music the service it deserves.  Unlike many of today's extreme Metal releases, this EP contains minimal samples with the exception of a few random yet hilarious introductions, instead Debridement have opted to fill the 18 minutes running time with actual music and very good music at that. Notable vocal contributions from Jon Burr (Omnipotent Hysteria) and Tom Blackwell (Days Of Perversion) add a refreshing flavor to this melting pot of madness.    Opening track " Obliterated ", is a perfect introduction to the EP, with a classic Kraanium twang. Following a very familiar sample, De...

INFINITE DEFILEMENT/ PERVERTED DEXTERITY: INFINITE DEXTERITY    Infinite Dexterity is a superb split album consisting of 4 tracks contributed by 2 very different yet equally talented one-man bands, Infinite Defilement from Australia and Indonesia's Perverted Dexterity. Both halves of this split album are brilliant in their own right and compliment each other perfectly, resulting in 27 minutes of diverse and highly entertaining Brutal Death-Metal.    Infinite Defilement take the spotlight first, unleashing 4 tracks of gritty, crunchy savagery. " Enslave The Earth " announces the arrival, as the menacingly intense riffs emerge through the Gregorian chant intro, with a distinct old-school Death-Metal edge to their sound, which works well with the traditional style of death-growls which feature heavily throughout the track. The riffs present here are laden heavily with groove and a welcome technical edge, boosted by deep low end bass work.     Of ...

CARNIFLOOR: PROCESS OF DISORDERLY CONDUCT    Engineered by Korpse guitarist and all round Slamicidal genius Floor Van Kuijk, Carnifloor is a one man Slam machine of immense magnitude. Debut full-length album, Process Of Disorderly Conduct is a solid slab of concentrated barbaric Slamming Death Metal. A streamlined and sophisticated release, there are no solos, no samples, just pure uncompromising audio savagery. Unsurprisingly, Carnifloor's music is highly reminiscent of Floor's other musical outlets, such as; Fermented Masturbation and Korpse. That said, Process Of Disorderly Conduct has a fresh faced approach to complete musical armageddon, breathing life into a highly used and abused sound and style of Death-Metal.     The album itself is well produced and crammed with heavy bass drops, Slamming grooves, blastbeats and maximum distortion. The album is also very well structured and flows beautifully with enough uniqueness and creativity to keep you...

MASTECTOMY: HELL ON EARTH   With more samples than a phlebotomist's laboratory and all the metallic brutality of diving head first into a pit of barbed wire, Hell On Earth is a prolonged onslaught of modern extreme Metal mastery. Although it may appear on the surface as just another one of the thousands of Brutal Death-Metal albums churned out every year, Mastectomy's debut full-length album, Hell On Earth, is a brilliantly produced and orchestrated album from start to finish. Stretching across 14, merciless tracks, totaling over 50 minutes playing time, the one man Polish Death-Metal unit has pulled out all the stops, and clearly given their all for the first full-length release. Despite the impressive and unconventional quantity of material offered on the album, Hell On Earth flows beautifully, and has enough high quality musical extremity to keep your ears hooked and bleeding profusely.    Mastectomy's musicianship cannot be faulted here, delivering track after tr...

ACEPTIC GOITRE: THE PURGING     Aceptic Goitre's second full-length release, The Purging, is a whirlwind of intensely Brutal Death-Metal. Trying to standout and be noticed in an overly saturated scene is no easy task. Extreme Slam and Brutal Death-Metal bands are in no short supply, however, Aceptic Goitre have created an album that is diverse and interesting enough to shine bright. The production here is raw, simple and very basic, leaving the songs under the spotlight to do all the talking. Luckily for Aceptic Goitre, their songs speak loud enough to be heard from afar. The primitive production actually benefits the music here, bizarrely enough, somehow making the songs themselves clearer, and the instruments more distinguishable.    The Purging, unlike many of today's Brutal Death-Metal releases, is packed with diversity, swaying seamlessly from hammering Slamming, to prog technicality, but do not let the word diversity fool you, The Purging is pure, refine...

GUTTER MEAT CLITTER: REBELLION OF SICK REPTILES    The latest offering from international Slam outfit, Gutter Meat Clitter, is a consistent affair, of pure Slamming brutality and dinosaur themes, what more could you want? Rebellion Of Sick Reptiles comprises of eight, skull pounding tracks of brilliantly produced Brutal Slamming Death Metal, highly reminiscent of, and paying great homage to the sub-genre godfathers, such as; Disfigurement Of Flesh, Katalepsy and Kraanium.     The production here cannot be faulted, unlike the lyrics, the music is delivered in crisp, clean and clear quality. " Global Warming " starts proceedings with all the low-end booming fury that your ears can tolerate, sickening gutturals and a drum program on overdrive. The thunderous rhythms continue into, " Necrophagous ", a short and sweet track of rapturous extremity. The title, " Punisher ", does the song justice, describing it perfectly, as the listener is subjected to unf...

PANCRECTOMY: INSULIN INDUCED COMA    Death-Metal comes in many shapes and sizes, and some shapes are less serious than others. Raising awareness about the disease and inducing spontaneous hammer-dancing in the process, Pancrectomy is an diabetes themed Brutal Slamming Death Metal project, with a comical edge. Created by the one man brutal mastermind, Calum Forrest (Shattered Horizons, Engorging The Autopsy), Pancrectomy's debut release, Insulin Induced Coma, is an 8 minute barrage of brilliant brutality.     Filled with a range of amusing samples relating to diabetes, this EP almost makes you feel bad for breaking out into the odd smirk here and there. The music itself however, is far more serious, delivering superb waves of Slam, Brutal Death-Metal and even Deathcore.    " Unit 34 ", introduces the EP in slamming style which greatly resembles his other bands, before " I Forgot To Take My Insulin (And Now I've Got High Blood Sugar) ", brings the ...

INHUMAN ENTITY: KINGDOM OF FALSE DIVINITY     Chilean Brutal Death-Metal newcomers, Inhuman Entity, only have a single EP to their name so far, however that same EP has already earned the band a substantial underground following. Their 2017 EP, Kingdom Of False Divinity, is a savage affair, of  unapologetic Brutal Slamming Death Metal, very much in the same vein as bands such as; Epicardiectomy, Embryectomy and Gonadectomy.      Surprisingly benefiting from it's  purposefully primitive, raw, stripped back production, Kingdom Of False Divinity has an "old'school", demo quality atmosphere about it, which actually adds to the overall appeal and compliments the music enormously.     Opening track, " Crucified And Eviscerated ", is an all out blastbeat and guttural assault, with waves of Slamming, sliding riffs and pounding low-end bass, making it clear exactly what Inhuman Entity are all about. Pig-squealing out of the abyss, " Im...

MERCILESS: UNBOUND    Emerging from the depths of the labyrinth that is the Swedish Death-Metal underground in the late 1980's, Merciless remain one of the most influential and criminally underrated bands of their generation. With a diverse, and unique sound, Merciless are undeniably Swedish Death-Metal pioneers, who defied the traditionalist ideology and incorporated into their strain of superb Death-Metal, elements of classic Heavy-Metal, Thrash and even soundscapes and folk melody. The result, their 1994 full-length album, Unbound. Although achieving far less underground fame and critical acclaim than their cult classic debut, The Awakening, Unbound is a merciless (if you'll pardon the pun) onslaught of fast and formidable old-school Death-Metal, with a twist.     The eerie, Immortal-esque intro to the opening track, " Unbound ", is both chillingly beautiful and typically Scandinavian. The rest of the title track however, is breathtakingly di...

CIANIDE: HELL'S REBIRTH     Cianide solidified their place upon the throne of the Death-Metal underground with their now legendary debut album, The Dying Truth, an album so furiously influential, that it inspired generation after generation of bands to follow in their filthy footsteps. 13 years and a string of releases later, Cianide birthed their 2005 full-length, Hell's Rebirth, an album so heavy and formidable, that it is widely regarded as a highpoint for the band and the Death-Doom sub-genre as a whole, even to this day.     The early 2000's were a difficult time for the Metal world, and 2005 in particular was an interesting year for Death-Metal. When Cianide released, Hell's Rebirth, a solid, merciless album of pure Death-Doom fury, the scene it was unleashed upon was not in great health. Although bands such as Six Feet Under and Obituary returned on form in the same year, other legends such as Asphyx and Morbid Angel were really nowhere to be seen....

BAPHOMET: THE DEAD SHALL INHERIT    The Metal world in 1992 is almost impossible to imagine now, as the bustling scene of today ever continues to rapidly expand and evolve, year after year and band after band. In 1992, the underground Death-Metal scene was beginning to crawl it's way out of the dirt and spew forth into view of the wider Metal world, as heavyweights like; Death, Obituary and Morbid Angel were rising and quickly amassing large, dedicated followings. Thrash-Metal was ever increasingly turning a worrying shade of boring, leaving a huge population of extremity hungry Metalheads feeling lost and confused, many of whom turned to the murky wastelands of Death-Metal to revive their faith and feed their needs for heavy, hard and fast music. By 1992, the Death-Metal underground was alive and kicking, and beginning to show signs of venturing into even more extreme territories, as pioneers like, Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation, pushed the boundaries even further still,...