Comatose Music

Body Harvest – Parasitic Slavery Review

By Ferrous Beuller on May 15, 2019 in 2019, Comatose Music, Death Metal, English Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, 63 comments

“Our very own Eldritch Elitist recently posited that death metal is at its peak when following either one of two separate paths: an unapologetic flogging or creative innovation. He’s not wrong. But there is also a third route worthy of consideration. The one unashamedly paved with the gilded bones of the genre’s revered forefathers. How do we quantify those bands who patch their material together from piecemeal legacy? It’s an easy approach to snub, but there is plenty of evidence to suggest the potential for success.” Ripping off the oldies.

Prion – Aberrant Calamity Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on February 27, 2019 in 2019, Argentinian Metal, Comatose Music, Death Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, 30 comments

“Heaviness is in the ear of the beholder, and you and I just know heavy when we hear it. To me, Devourment is rather heavy; to someone whose understanding of metal begins and ends with Disturbed, Devourment is just noise, and is therefore not heavy. Even this may prove contentious, because some people think “noise” as a genre is legitimately extreme and heavy. Slayer gets ridiculously heavy, both in their old stuff (“At Dawn They Sleep”) and new material (“Catatonic”). I’ve never found sludge to be all that heavy, despite sounding weighty and lacking in treble as it often does. Despite playing guitar in a metalcore band years ago, my younger sibling doesn’t pass muster on this scale; he ain’t heavy, he’s my brother. I cannot produce a definition of heavy in extreme metal, nor can you. We can merely tell people what is and isn’t heavy through bands and songs.” The heaviest matter of the universe.

Kill Everything – Scorched Earth [Things You Might Have Missed 2018]

By Diabolus in Muzaka on January 5, 2019 in 2018, American Metal, Comatose Music, Death Metal, Things You Might Have Missed 2018, Death Metal, Slam, 55 comments

“Saying something slams so hard that it sounds like getting disemboweled with a chainsaw while being force-fed a live colony of bees is more convincing and appealing than saying that a slam record has a bunch of killer riffs, is well-structured, and is worth listening to. In that spirit, Kill Everything’s debut album Scorched Earth sounds like bungee-jumping with your own intestines after having your skull caved in by a club.” Is this a good thing?

Aborted Fetus – The Ancient Spirits of Decay Review

By Saunders on May 27, 2018 in 2018, Comatose Music, Death Metal, Reviews, Russian Metal, Slam, Death Metal, Slam, 28 comments

“Luckily, death metal comes in so many intriguing varieties catering for differing tastes, ensuring the genre is never wanting for quality acts, from veteran enforcers to talented upstarts. But I hold particular respect for the underdog veteran acts toiling away in relative obscurity, keeping it real in the underground. One such act is Russian death metal juggernaut Aborted Fetus, returning in quick time with their sixth LP of groovy, straightforward brutality, entitled The Ancient Spirits of Decay.” Leave it to Fetus.

Devangelic – Phlegethon Review

By Kronos on November 9, 2017 in 2017, Comatose Music, Death Metal, Italian Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, 31 comments

“In what is sure to be a heart-stopping shock to readers, I’m embarking upon a mid-length review of a brutal death metal album from Italy that I’m not terribly fond of. Gasp and swoon though you may, if you survey recent examples of Italian brutal death metal reviewed in this august publication, the Kronos name is not too thick in the ground, and that’s intentional. I’m a devout opponent of the style of brutal death pioneered by Hour of Penance and copied by so many of their Mediterranean peers and do my best to avoid reviewing death bands who play in the style simply because it’s a lose-lose situation.” Death in Venice (or nearby).

Pathology – Pathology Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on July 25, 2017 in 2017, Comatose Music, Death Metal, Slam, Death Metal, Slam, 60 comments

“For me, Pathology was the gateway to slam. I still recall the first time I ever experienced their music: Boxing Day, years ago, I went to the now-defunct record store Zeus in search of some new metal to feast my ears upon. I saw Legacy of the Ancients with its striking cover, adorned with a sticker saying that Pathology “represents more death than a mass grave in Columbia.” My thoughts in a word: sold.” What do we have to do to put you in this mass grave today?

Aborted Fetus – The Art of Violent Torture Review

By Saunders on April 28, 2017 in 2017, Comatose Music, Death Metal, Reviews, Russian Metal, Slam, Death Metal, Slam, 25 comments

“Among an exciting breed of young talent and up and comers, long running acts such as Immolation and Suffocation continue releasing top-notch material, keeping the younger folk on their toes and creating a healthy link between past and present. Meanwhile certain bands admirably plug away through lengthy careers, causing modest waves in the deepest corners of the underground without ever really exploding or setting the scene on fire. Case in point being long running Russian act Aborted Fetus.” Nasty name, nasty music.

Antropofagus – Methods of Resurrection through Evisceration Review

By Kronos on March 14, 2017 in 2017, Comatose Music, Death Metal, Italian Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, 16 comments

“There are plenty of underground gems out there, unsigned bands full of youthful energy, small-time groups without major label support, and skilled veterans in the scene that just don’t do music for a living. But for every great artist waiting to be discovered, there are ten just not worth unearthing. I’ve found another one; don’t continue reading.” That’s a joke. Keep reading!

Neurogenic – Ouroboric Stagnation Review

By Saunders on August 30, 2016 in 2016, Comatose Music, Reviews, Slam, Slam, 22 comments

“Although death metal forms a sizable chunk of my metal rotation, it’s often maligned offshoot, brutal death, can prove a more awkward pill to swallow and a difficult style to get right. Too often brutal death bands over focus on the sheer obliterating brutality and over-the-top extremity, where decent songwriting becomes an afterthought.” auralboric stagnation?

Murder Made God – Enslaved Review

By Kronos on April 7, 2016 in 2016, Comatose Music, Death Metal, Greek Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, 12 comments

“Greek brutal death outfit Murder Made God didn’t exactly make a splash with their debut, Irreverence, which introduced the band with little fanfare. Enslaved isn’t out to challenge your conceptions of brutal death metal, but there’s a wealth of material on this album that shows the band growing but certainly not diversifying. With a name like Murder Made God, brutal death is what you expect, and brutal death is what you get.” Take what you get when it is given!