MUTILATE are back with their 3rd album of monstrous old school Death Metal. Out via Iron Bonehead Productions and Dawning Septic Productions on October 14th.
Creepy sampling and warped guitars come to life with crashing cymbals, delivering us into the eerie realms of horror for the record. Melodic leads and crushing riffs that have the spooky vibes of Deceased is always a brilliant start to an album, while I may already be a fan of this band, the opening track should entrance any newcomers too. Over blasting drums and grisly riffs, grotesquely bellowed vocals come in to add spews of morbidity to the fearsome instrumental assault which has so much groove and bite that nobody can deny, Mutilate nail the old school Death Metal onslaught they sought out to concoct. There is some doomy atmospheres that really accentuate the filthy swing of macabre extremity to a whole new plane of existence.
Surging forth with no remorse, Mutilate conjure some of the most grimy and intense deathly sounds that will certainly please fans of Dead Congregation, Ascended Dead and the like with sepulchral riffs and glorious vocals atop a mountainous array of drum work. Chugging brazenly onwards, we get truly stuck in the murky world of the record that is captivating and multi-faceted yet on the face of it has a primal urgency that is marvellous. Spectral riff-scapes progress through charnel tracks gorgeously with a tight d-beat hook here and there, blasting bombardments never far away and all tied together with such an odiously rotten atmospheric side that it is impossible not to be hooked. This is the kind of Death Metal that all rancidity dwellers will adore.
The production is gritty but perfectly sparse for the emanating darkness of the record to be appreciated while certainly not coming close to over-polished, prissy nonsense. The soloing is fierce with tons of whammy abuse that further hits the mark for that old school Death Metal feel when cascading over a riveting display of gruesome riffs and drums. Invoking carnage from start to end, the album never dulls its blade of ferocious aggression, continually offering us piece after piece of meaty grotesqueries that are individually fantastic but together make a complete work of obliterating offal from the crypts of the New York. Definitely a highlight in the old school Death Metal movement with plentiful personality and originality while keeping in the sonic and aesthetic feel of the late 80s and early 90s, blending a formidable arsenal of sounds.
Mutilate’s first album was great, the second was even better and now this third instalment of magnificence has stepped it up once again. The trajectory of a growing monster in the Death Metal underground is proof enough of how killer this material is. Do not be a fool, indulge yourself with the rich, brooding, desolation-conjuring Death Metal and be possessed by its malicious excellence. -8.5/10
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