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REVIEW Live4Metal March 08 I don't care what anyone fuckin' says, the always solid Deranged release some seriously intense brutal death metal of a high caliber. Usually, critics savage Deranged for being a one trick pony; if so, however, they do that trick pretty damn well and with a great deal of consistency over the years. To that end, Deranged release their seventh full-length, a barnstormer of a death metal album entitled "The Redlight Murder Case" on the ever reliable Regain Records (founded by Deranged's first vocalist Per Gyllenback), as a concept centered upon the murders of prostitutes. Deranged is particularly good at laying down some intense riffing on top of all out blasts,

while enhancing the brutality with an insane amount of catchiness. Usually these all out blasts are sustained for an entire album, which is fine with me because Deranged are so good at it, hence the tendency of critics to pigeon hole the band and dismiss them. However, on "The Redlight Murder Case", Deranged mix it up quite a bit with plenty of tempo variation and different song structures that are still built upon all out blasts (this is Deranged, after all) as a base. Don't get me wrong, this is still all out death metal completely devoid of any trace of melody (one or two minor solos make an appearance as well as Deranged's patented "whooo" guitar lick), but the tempo variations are combined with infectious riffing and a few hooks, along with the usual, sustained deep seated growling. Other than that, what else is there to say? "The Redlight Murder Case" is solid, brutal death metal and you either like this genre, or you don't. I, for one, will get anything that Deranged releases. Buy or die.