Showing posts with label Ezophagothomia. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 2, 2025

Disarticulating Extinguishment - Psalms of Wrath - 2011 - Imbecil Entertainment



Disarticulating Extinguishment was a Brutal Death band out of Russia.  This E.P. showcases their unique approach to bringing creativity into their songwriting. Some is very good, some is not.  Their name though, roughly translating to ‘putting an end to something by separating bones’, is awesome.  The parts of this album that are not as good are still good, it’s just that there is some really great stuff on here, so I am being picky.  This was an underrated release from a band that I wish would've done more for us to hear!

'Righteous Prosecutor' is a short track with very creative drums and some low tones and harmonics accompany us to a very bad ending.   It just seems to quickly fade away and end with a sample that I cannot understand.
'Noisome Pestilence' starts with a cool bass line and very mechanical sounding drums.  Slow riffs pound forward with lower harmonics than I am used to hearing, which is good.  This track is very consistent/almost boring until a weird clean guitar break leading into a slow, chugging, bouncy groove over saturated with vocals.



Lev Kurgansky : Drums

Anton Karavaev : Guitars

Vlad Melnik : Guitars

Nika Clitoridectomy : Vocals

Kirill Issakov : Vocals

"Heathens’ Foredoom" opens with what I will call underwater demon vocals and more of that signature robotic drum sound that I am really enjoying.  The rest of "Heathens’ Foredoom" is a lot of relatively simple brutal slams made to sound awesome by super creative drummer Lev Kurgansky, who also is the drummer Ezophagothomia, so it comes as no surprise this has superb drumming.
'Estranged From The Womb' is a more straightforward mix of old school death metal riffing and brutal slams.  This track contains the best vocals.  Throughout this album I would say there is too much vocals in the mix, which is a shame because they are very good vocals.  Know when to rest!  It is also worth mentioning that the two vocalists of this group compliment each others style very nicely, just too often.
"Indurate Laceration" is, I believe, my favorite part of ‘Psalms of Wrath’.   It is unwavering brutality and over the top non-sense. 


To wrap things up we have the title track, which, after I eventually made it through, fit as a nice way to end this weird album.   Noise layered with haunting noise, then a still haunting guitar part that is soon ran out by more weird noises.
Very pleasant ambient ending reminiscent of what I imagine you may hear while drifting off to sleep on a deserted island’s beach.  In fact, I highly recommend lying down for a nap during the last three minutes of this!




Monday, August 19, 2013

Derogation- Revival Of A Nest Ignorant - 2013 Permeated Records


Art by Regurgitated Arts


On September 30th, 2013, Derogation's "Revival Of A Nest Ignorant" will be unleashed upon the world.  For a release this short, it is really full of awesome and memorable parts.  I am a huge fan already.

Kiev, Ukraine's Derogation come at you with a riffing style similar to Defeated Sanity and a technical prowess that begs many listens; super technical sweeping and tapping parts that teeter on the edge of too much.  It's just really just good writing though.
Some of the all over the place riffs, the beginning of "Abhorrent Fornication" for example, takes me back to the old days when Decrepit Birth were still awesome and original.

Ex Defeated Sanity vocalist Jens Cannibaloki Staschel has found a wonderful new home in Derogation.  His familiar vocals do a really nice job of keeping things creative and disgusting.  The god behind the guitar is Vlad Melnik (Neurogenic, Back Door To Asylum), perfectly partnered up with bassist Alexander Chub (Hedonistic Exility).  The bass tone is wonderfully warm throughout and this guy can really play.  Lev Kurgansky (Ezophagothomia) hold things down behind the drums with blasts and tight fills that ensure to keep your attention.  



You get 5 tracks in total.  The last song is a cover and the second to last is just atmospheric noise.  When all is said and done you end up with around 10 minutes of original material from Derogation, but it's the most technically proficient brutal death metal I've heard in a very long time.
My only complaint is the length of this album.  We can only hope there is much more of this on the way, and soon!
For fans of Defeated Sanity, Decrepit Birth, or Disgorge