I had no idea gonorrhea came in the form of a nodule. If I had known, I'm sure the first thing to come to mind would have been to start chewing. I guess if you take that disgusting image and try to imagine an equally repulsive sound to accompany it, you may hear something close to this album.
"Gonorrhea Nodule Mastication" is the second release from Las Vegas quintet Cerebral Incubation. It is even better than 2009s "Asphyxiating On Excrement", a well received, twenty minutes chunk of self proclaimed "Caveman Slam".
'Caveman Slam' isn't a bad description of the stylings of brutal death metal executed by Cerebral Incubation. You are not going to hear technical guitar riffs and for the most part, you are not going to hear a change in tempo. Just straight forward skull bashing. The silver lining of these simple slams, however, are what make this record so catchy. The perfectly timed and tuned snare blasts and the downright disgusting vocals are the perfect layers on top of the wall of static guitar.
Think Cephalotripsy slams and a similar vocal style only more squeals, meets a dumbed down Engorgement.
Compared to the band's last full length, the drums, provided by Ricky Nunez, are much tighter and more precise this time around. There is excellent use of the pinch harmonics; brilliantly placed to punctuate through the wall of repeated guitar riffs. And oh, those riffs. Mark Candelas' guitar parts blend together and are recorded to sound like warm, comforting static. For the most part the simple bass, played by Ben Martinez, cruises along nicely with the guitar, providing a nice warm low end.
By now I hope these kinds of vocals (toilet, frog, sewer, or just gutturals) are being accepted as an awesome thing by more people. When vocals are this low, they truly do sound guttural. It becomes easy to forget that this vocalist, Andrew LoMastro, is human and not just a weird instrument. He also goes smoothly from his ultra lows to his pig squeals. If you're anything like me and cringe at the mention of pig squeals, don't worry, they are done quite tastefully here. They are used similarly to the aforementioned pinch harmonics. Take the outro of "Alcoholic Encephalopathy" for example, where Andrew Lomastro's squeals actually match up with the harmonics of the guitar perfectly.
The whole record is engulfing in its warmth and groove. If you do not like this kind of music, every song on here will sound the same. If you do, most of these songs will sound similar, but are all prime slabs of slam after slam. If you are a vocalist, you'll love this. If you are a drummer, you'll love this.
If you watch Tim and Eric, you may recognize a sample. If you are a Chris Farley fan, you may recognize a few samples.
No new ground is really broken here but as far as old school plain and simple barbaric slam goes, Cerebral Incubation have definitely put Las Vegas on the map, twice.
Think Cephalotripsy slams and a similar vocal style only more squeals, meets a dumbed down Engorgement.
Compared to the band's last full length, the drums, provided by Ricky Nunez, are much tighter and more precise this time around. There is excellent use of the pinch harmonics; brilliantly placed to punctuate through the wall of repeated guitar riffs. And oh, those riffs. Mark Candelas' guitar parts blend together and are recorded to sound like warm, comforting static. For the most part the simple bass, played by Ben Martinez, cruises along nicely with the guitar, providing a nice warm low end.
By now I hope these kinds of vocals (toilet, frog, sewer, or just gutturals) are being accepted as an awesome thing by more people. When vocals are this low, they truly do sound guttural. It becomes easy to forget that this vocalist, Andrew LoMastro, is human and not just a weird instrument. He also goes smoothly from his ultra lows to his pig squeals. If you're anything like me and cringe at the mention of pig squeals, don't worry, they are done quite tastefully here. They are used similarly to the aforementioned pinch harmonics. Take the outro of "Alcoholic Encephalopathy" for example, where Andrew Lomastro's squeals actually match up with the harmonics of the guitar perfectly.
The whole record is engulfing in its warmth and groove. If you do not like this kind of music, every song on here will sound the same. If you do, most of these songs will sound similar, but are all prime slabs of slam after slam. If you are a vocalist, you'll love this. If you are a drummer, you'll love this.
If you watch Tim and Eric, you may recognize a sample. If you are a Chris Farley fan, you may recognize a few samples.
No new ground is really broken here but as far as old school plain and simple barbaric slam goes, Cerebral Incubation have definitely put Las Vegas on the map, twice.
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