DEGRADE - Lost Torso Found
If you're expecting some melodic death metal, since these guys are from Sweden, buy yourself a beer, eat lot of food, pamper yourself then find a hungry beast, get yourself eaten alive! Seriously, if you're melodic/progressive metal loving dude/gal/fag or whatever you want to call yourself, look somewhere instead. Just look at the lists of releases from Permeated Records and you will see such names like Wargore, Enmity, Stench of Dismemberment, etc… That's nothing but sheer display of brutality. Degrade isn't an exception. Signing on label like Permeated Records, its fairly obvious this is going to be brutal death metal at its sickest form! If you're a fan of their earlier recording such as "Hanged And Disemboweled", this album won't disappoint! The production is a lot bludgeoning if I'll take contrast with the previously mentioned ejaculation from the band. Jon Zig mutilates the cover art, so you know what to expect. Kicking off with the devastating "Torso Extraction" the band vastly shows all the violent behavior that they can deliver with their bludgeoning and devouring guitar riffs, accompanied with utterly sickening guttural spewing and pummeling drum works then "Lost Torso Found" is a good pick. According to their bio, they attribute their sound to infamous bands such as Severe Torture, Disavowed, Pyaemia, Skinless, and more. Most of which you can take notice of when you listen for them. Degrade have loads of shrewdness to demonstrate for on this release, but this is kind of a constant indulgence that doesn't spread its wings utterly. But... this will give pleasure to all fuckers who've been hooked on the band since their beginning! Definitely a good album worth checking out! If you are into the most intense type of brutal death metal bands then you surely have to check out Degrade. A must have!

Grade: 7/10
Contact: http://www.degrade.se
Label: Permeated Records



JAMIE
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