Art by BLCKSTRY Art
This 20 minute slab of skull-bashing slam was just released on Vile Tapes Records, a quickly rising label out of Russia.
"Subjected To Rot" opens with a haunting, cold, hip-hop esque beat/feel. Then drops right into a mid-paced slam that sets the tone for the rest of the EP; a near perfect tone for whats going on with the instruments and the sheer barbarity that ensues. Then the vocals begin. Dear god the vocals. This release may have the nastiest and lowest inhuman gutturals in a long time, surely out-doing anything yet this year. To think, I haven't even mentioned the all-star roster of vocalists with features! You will hear grunts and gurgles from D of PeelingFlesh, Andrew of Cerebral Incubation, and perhaps a newer voice to some of you, Rodger Fischer, also-known-as MC Cumblood, who specializes in Death metal/Gore Rap. MC Cumblood and MC Bushpig make up Butcher's Harem, a Goregrind/Horrorcore/Rap group from Australia.
If "Subjected To Rot" had zero guest features, it would still have some of slam's most disgusting vocals. Ivan Tyulkin (Nauseating, Insect Inside) is raising the bar for extreme gutturals recently.
Insect Inside has shared a couple videos of him recording vocals that showed just how low he can go. This is already a couple of years old.
See a recent video of Ivan recording some vocals for "Subjected To Rot" HERE!
The 2nd track, "Dissect Vaginal Skin" is immediately catchy. Warm, thick guitar and bass tones meet precise drumming and more insane vocals as the song wraps-up with one my favorite, Andrew from Cerebral Incubation.
Intestinal Disemboweling contains the tastiest slams yet, then grinds to an amazing halt, just to rebuild on itself and bash your brains in. Then of course Damonteal of Peeling Flesh shows up to help on Incubation of Dismembered Bodies, with a crazy heavy section of skull slamming, pinch harmonics, groovy drums, etc.
The title track, "Subjected To Rot" is where MC Cumblood makes his grand entrance. With the undeniable heaviness that precedes this track, his gore-growly rap style seems to fit. It's new to me, and I am not AGAINST mixing rap into slam, as the similarities are there, but its the death growl approach to it that may grow old. At any rate, it works here and isn't overdone.
The EP takes you on a ride, but it's really the perfect length. Just when it starts to veer off, "Deformed Fragments" brings it all together for a nice, in-your-face, slam package of under 20 minutes.
This is really a must have release and you should purchase it on CD, Cassette Tape, Shirts, Patches, ETC... HERE
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