Postcoital Ulceration - Continuation of Defective Existence After Multiple Ruinous Collapses - 2014 - Ghastly Music/Amputated Vein

I am so happy to re-visit this album, because it now looks like the band will have another full length out this year!!  Postcoital Ulceration in the Serbian-slamming-brutal-techdeath brain-child of Andrey Alogrin.  I have tried to reach out to him and find any more info, and I cannot!   A post on the band's facebook page from October of 2023 reads:

"We have been reborn with a new lineup and are filled with new strength. Therefore, we would like to introduce you to our new logo."

With the history of little-to-no movement from the band online, no updates, and no replies this news leaves me excited but honestly not that hopeful.  At any rate, I am pleased that the news reminded me of their full-length album!

This is an album that gets better and better over the years.  I hear new details and new things I like with each listen; the intricacies in the drum patterns, the variation in vocals, the unrelenting heaviness!

Even after re-familiarizing myself with it and then waiting about a week, I turned it on and it felt heavier yet again.  From researching the very limited info online about this project, I believe Andrey wrote and played all instrumental parts, and vocals were done by Vitaly Chumakov (Disfigurement of Flesh).

They really went all out with the artwork (Remy Cooper - Headsplit Design), Production (TsunTsun), and song titles and lyrics.

Check out their track "Parasitic Defilement" below, here are the lyrics.

Devastated megalopolis
Keeps few survivors inside
They bodies are wounded
Their minds are enslaved
The parasitic effect
Has modified the nerve system
Cannibalism and copulation are the new religion

Flesh of the flesh

Crawling spawns
The new stage of human's evolution
Hyper-active instincts
Helps them to adapt
The new environment

Famine and depravity
Rule the mindless human flock

If anyone reading this know how to reach Postcoital Ulceration, have them shoot me an email!  cerebralreviewment@gmail.com

Interview with Lack of Truth - 2013

As 2013 comes to its end, Lack of Truth's "Under the Torn Flesh" (REVIEWED HERE) remains my favorite release of the year.  The debut full-length from this Russian brutal death metal band stays true to the genre's roots AND manages to be original!  I was lucky enough to conduct a short interview with the band.  Thanks for checking it out!




Cerebral Reviewment-  Could you tell everyone your name and what you do in the
band?

Lack of Truth-

Valentin Khramtsov - bass,
Alexey Grigoriev - drums,
Sergey Minaev -guitars,

and two past members:

Anton Kazakov - guitars
Alexey Remizov - vocals.


CR-  Could you give a brief history of Lack of Truth?

LOT-  Lack Of Truth is a brutal death band from St. Petersburg (Russia).  The group
was founded in the late summer of 2010 by musicians who previously played in
various local groups. bIn a short period of time we released a demo entitled Graveyard
Of Fools and played concerts in St. Petersburg and other Russian cities.  2013 brought the release of our debut, full-length album, "Under the Torn Flesh" on Italian label Death Metal Industry.


CR-  How did you guys decide on the name Lack of Truth?

LOT-  Very good question!  We wanted our lyrical themes to be more than just gore and the usual things many BDM bands write about.
We decided to add things into our lyrics such as topics on social problems and politics.  And most importantly, about the lies that the media reports.  Then came the name Lack Of Truth.

CR-  “Under The Torn Flesh” is an amazing piece of brutal death
metal. Did it receive good feedback from your fans?   Is the band pleased with how that album came out?


LOT-  Yes!  Many people in Russia and all around the world write to us to give good feedback!  We are very pleased with how everything turned out.

CR-  Can you tell us how your relationship with Death Metal Industry came about?

LOT-  Eddy Smith, the owner of the Death Metal Industry, wrote to us saying that he had listened our songs, and was interested in releasing our first album on his label.  The band is very grateful to the label Death Metal Industry for the publication of our debut album.

CR-  Have you lost or gained any members since the release of “Under The Torn Flesh?”


LOT-  We have recently parted ways with our vocalist Alexey Remizov because we had some disagreements.  Currently, the group has found a new frontman!  He will participate in the recording of our second album and we hope that the new voice of band will appeal to all our fans.  Soon we will announce the name of our new vocalist.

CR-  What can you tell us about the upcoming album and how it’s coming along?

LOT-  We are planning to start recording a new album at the beginning of the new year.  It will be more fast and brutal than “Under The Torn Flesh,"  and the group plans to change the style of lyrics but for now it's a secret.




Thank you so much to Lack of Truth!  We cannot wait to hear more!

Check out a preview of the new album HERE!

LACK OF TRUTH
DEATH METAL INDUSTRY
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Interview with Konstantin Korolev of 7. H Target and Ramon Mercado of Pencil Lead Syringe - 2011

7 H.TARGET, a Russian brutal death metal outfit, could be called many other things, but let’s not start giving sub-genres sub-genres.  They have two new releases coming soon.  I personally love this sort of experimental, open minded take on a genre that can so easily go stale and become boring.  Some people don’t.  No matter what, they are a good group of guys who put hard work and passion into their music and I am proud to present the below interview.









Cerebral Reviewment-  First of all, thanks for taking the time to do this.  Can you tell us a little about Electric Tools For Electric Human?  When will it be released?  What can fans expect?


Konstantin Korolev-  Greetings and many thanks to Cerebral Reviewment for one more chance to talk about 7H and to bring these words to readers, we appreciate each interview!
'Electric Tools For Electric Human' has a long story.  The first ideas for these tracks started to appear in January.  Playing songs at concerts and working over them right in a rehearsal room, resulted repertoire in great condition by May. 7 H.TARGET, from the basis, maintains post industrialism subjects, and this time we have decided to suggest to be played to listeners with five electric tools, ready to stick our death grip into their throats.  Deriving inspiration from such masterpieces of Japanese cyberpunk movies, ’ Electric Dragon 80000V ’ and ’ Rubber’s Lover ’ we started to shake studio walls in June.

Each 7 H.TARGET studio session is a minefield on which we are weighted by the most unusual and non-standard decisions that you cannot even guess in advance.  Each 7 H.TARGET record is space for experiments with arrangements and instruments.  In our experience, songs didn't leave the studio as we represented them before session, and it was especially shown on ’ Electric Tools For Electric Human ’ - the material is completely not similar to what was possible to hear from us earlier, it has already come true; an apocalyptic act showing all it’s greatness on ruins of the world.

Having heard our previous release ’ Japan Body Hammer ’ Ukrainian label Imbecil Entertainment Records has become interested in us from a half-turn, and has suggested we finish a release with some new material. So the idea to come out with two EPs on one disk was born, as will be made in September.





I will not miss this chance to tell you about one more of our future releases. It is debut LP ’ Fast-Slow Demolition ‘, planned to be released in October on Coyote records.  Our debut album, without doubt, will become explosive on the Russian heavy scene - 37 minutes of technogenic madness will force you to go nuts!  Ramon Mercado, the vocalist of American band PENCIL LEAD SYRINGE was invited to record vocals onto this record and he has made it perfectly well, having added animal roar to these freaky tracks.

Songs for an album have been written in a condition of madness and inspiration, we have composed all material over 4-5 months right on rehearsals, therefore it sounds fresh and doesn’t seem forced.  Sound producer Arcady Navaho sensitively supervised over all processes of record in the Moscow studio Cosmos studio, and has managed to realize our ideas competently.  It is possible to judge its professionalism on last releases of such bands as Katalepsy, Scrambled Defuncts, Cephalic Impurity.
Tetsuo - the character of a cult Japanese film ’ Tetsuo - The Iron Man ’ flaunts on the cover of cd which was made by Jonny of Grim Twins art studio.
All components are picked up perfectly so wait for massive attack to your ears this autumn!






Fast-Slow Demolition






CR-  You guys used a lot of different sampling and noises on Japan Body Hammer, and I hear that continuing with the new tracks.  Who or what inspires you?  Can you tell us some of your favorite bands?


KK-  Yes, both on ’ Japan Body Hammer ’ and on new EP samples from Japanese cult cyber-punk films are used. ’ Tetsuo - The Iron Man ‘, ’ Rubber’s Lover ‘, ’ Electric Dragon 80000v ‘, ’ 964 Pinocchio ’ - I think everyone should see these movies. Lately we are opening ourselves to Japanese noise and industrial executors, such as Сhu Ishikawa, Yamantaka Eye.
We listen to versatile music because it allows us to capture the wider musical picture, to pay attention to unusual ideas and decisions. I think that it is impossible to be close-minded people; it prevents development in music and any other art form.
In each musical genre there are great ones - at this time I almost don’t listen brutal death, only sometimes I’m refreshing style masterpieces, now I’m listening to progressive rock bands, such as Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Camel, E.L.P., Pink Floyd, and x-treem electronic styles such as Breakcore, Darkstep, Gabber.


CR-  Can you tell me about the writing process behind your music and your lyrics?





KK-  Thanks for this question, it very interesting and a vital topic in the world of modern heavy music.  7H was born spontaneously one and a half years ago - it became as a splash in fresh blood of the remains of our previous band SURGEONT which was in something like a lethargic sleep.  All of it has imposed an indelible trace on all manner of 7 H.TARGET - spontaneously to play and compose.
The basic place in the composition process is occupied by jamming during rehearsal time, improvisation in which process high lights of compositions are outlined. We try to grasp atmosphere, therefore we do not shun any ways of playing. We allow music to live, instead being chained in stylistic frameworks or toolkit possibilities. Especially I want to point out that our live sound is put in the base of our studio sound.
Today’s extreme styles of metal have approached such points where we can see a group in a scene, whose music and performance level haven’t something in common with their album. And it is really sad, when bands are disappointing with their live performances. Seeing all it in us there is a natural desire to go counter to this tendency to kill records by excessive flatness of instruments and the polished sounding.

Concerning lyrics, usually our drummer incurs this work and supplements music with text, inspired by visions of a post apocalypse.  Some of songs are not needed in lyrics because they are overflowing with energy. Texts aren't regarded as of paramount importance, but it can add fuel to the fire if needed!


Mikhail Panphilov (drums)-  The lyrics paint our musical cloth with additional madness.  Almost all tracks on “Fast-Slow” are devoted to the last days of the human world and a transmutation of man into mechanism.  Tetsuo destroys our world. It will be better if I show you some lyrics:


“Metal + Flesh”

The knife cuts the flesh, exposing the veins
Hands are inserting hoses into the wounds
To drain the blood from all my vessels
Lube will be my blood
Unnecessary red slush is on the floor

Metal enters the body
Squeezing out the bones
Lube enters the body
Squeezing out the blood
Metal plus the Flesh, Metal plus Flesh!

I am walking on the steel legs
I am moving my steel hands
Oil is dripping on the floor
The noise of my heart, the hissing of my lungs
The clanking of the movement, the brilliance from the sun

Energy flows, fills me with
Power grows, I feel the might
Remains of flesh are rotting behind
Unnecessary blood has dried up in mud
Oil is dripping on the floor

New feelings, new desires, new power

“Japan Body Hammer”

My machinegun is growing out from my chest
My blood lubricates its metal [parts]
My heart is scanning target
The bullets [are] coming from the/my guts
To load the magazine/cartridge drum

Strange machine, the body-hammer
I am a man with metal inside
I am cannon inside the human’s meat
My anger gives rise to me as a machine of death
Strange machine, the body-hammer

My bullets tear/[are] tearing the flesh of my targets
And empty cartridge cases [are] falling in an endless stream
Rage is heating up the barrel
And blood is sizzling at the sear
The heart is beating time with burst of fire

Strange machine, the body-hammer
I am a man with metal inside
I am cannon in the human’s meat
My anger gives rise to me [as] a machine of death
Strange machine, the body-hammer





CR-  What is your favorite band from around your area?


KK-  It is easier to tell about unloved, hаhа!  But I will try to do it.  The first that occurs is Neverending War - in the past they were very quite good Deathcore, and Catchers In The Rye, which play interesting Experimental.


CR-  What else are you guys into? What are some of your hobbies outside of music?

KK-  In my free time I study at a university, and I also I like to spend evenings viewing good movies or reading books.


MP-  I like to spend time in woods, I try to be there often.  Also I am interested in metaphysics and horrors-films.



CR-  What are your plans for the future as far as touring and making new music?



KK-  Lots of plans and ideas! With both CDs there will be lots of merch and we are going to do a tour in Russia. Our plan after the album release is shooting a video for one of our tracks. Well and certainly we never stop composing music - new releases won’t keep you waiting long, therefore stay tuned to 7 H.TARGET and keep it real! \M/


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Pencil Lead Syringe vocalist, Ramon Mercado, did all the vocals on 7H. Target’s upcoming release “Fast-Slow Demolition”. The following is a quick interview with him:





CR-  Thanks Ramon for taking time to do this, I understand you did all the vocals on “Fast-Slow Demolition”, can you tell me how this came about? How you met or got connected with the band, and how the recording process was?


Ramon Mercado-  No problem Dude, Well Basically they sent me a couple of messages through the facebook asking me if I was interested in doing vocals for them on their new album. At first I couldn’t because I was traveling up and down from Riverside,Ca to the Bay Area(Northern Ca) on a regular basis, the recording process took a bit since I tried 2 different studios and then I found one with great quality and decent prices.



CR-  What can you say about your vocals on this release? Are they a different style than yours with Pencil Lead Syringe?


RM-  Not much difference in the vocals. When I first listened to their music, I told my self it would be a challenge since it was crazy technical with all over the place riffs, I asked what kind of vocal style they wanted and they said to do the same I do in PLS so it worked out just fine.


CR-  What is the lyrical content like on FSD? Did you write them all?


RM-  I did not write the lyrics to this album, they were written by the guys in the band.



CR-  Who are some of your personal influences as a vocalist?



RM-  My personal influences in the Death Metal Community would have to be Blue Jensen(Guttural Secrete), Joe Horvath(Circle Of Dead Children) Matt(Implosive Disgorgence) Travis Ryan(Cattle Decapitation) & Gabriel McCaughry(Ion Dissonance)
those are all amazing vocalists and my favorites.


CR-  Any other genres of music you listen to often?

RM-  Hip- Hop, Pop Punk, Grindcore, Instrumental Rock (Explosions in the sky type of stuff).

CR-  Are you working on vocals for any other bands or projects right now?


RM-  Not at the Moment, I would like to though!

CR-  Any Cali bands from your scene coming up that we should know about? 

RM-  Check out Ossification(Moreno Valley) , Paroxysmal Butchering (San Diego) , Rott(LA) , Bedlam Of Cacophony (Orange County)
Necrambulant(Phoenix Az) they're not from our area but check them out as well.

CR-  Thanks again man! Cannot wait to hear this new album!!!

RM-  No problem thank you

7 H. TARGET

PENCIL LEAD SYRINGE

Disfigurement of Flesh - 2011 Promo

This four piece out of Russia seems to have some cool art and a full length about to be released.  They seem to have a decent following already and, being a Russian slam outfit, I was excited to hear what they were like.   As a whole (two songs) this is ‘ok’ at most.   I was left wanting much more, but this is a 6:00 minute promo.  Keep in mind that two of these four guys are listed as vocalists.  The vocals are one of my biggest complaints.  It actually sounds like a cement brick being dragged across the road, with very little variety or range.  “Intracolonic Convulsions” starts with a slower blasting tremolo riff that goes right into a simple, generic slam and the vocals are just too…. blah.  The band said they abandoned lyrical themes (lyrics) in hopes to better use the vocals as an ‘instrument’.  Yeah, I get that, but I don’t like it here.  If you are not going to use lyrics with these kind of vocals, I think a lot can still be done to make it less boring.

'Intracolonic' actually gets better as you go, gaining momentum halfway through by utilizing simple double bass drumming and catchy guitar riffs over top.   Other than these really simple parts, which are still nice, the drum programming is pretty creative.   I just cannot get past the vocals.   “Moral Post-Rape Trauma” is a much better song with simple slamming parts and a pretty cool part starting at 1:40.   A lot of cool stuff going on with the bass guitar, too.  I guess I have been a little too harsh in this review.   Overall, I like everything but the vocals.   I am excited to hear what their full length, “Pychotonic Abnormal Dismemberment” will sound like and I will happily review the full length when I get it. 

 Pre-order it HERE

7 H. Target - Japan Body Hammer -2010

This Russian slam/noise/grind outfit put out "Japan Body Hammer" in 2010 and to my knowledge hadn’t been up to too much else.  Then their guitarist posted THIS VIDEO.  They also posted two new songs from their upcoming EP on their myspace page.  I had actually forgotten about this band and how much I liked them when I first heard them.   I love the new material I am hearing from 7 H. Target.   I was already very hopeful and excited for new music from these guys, and the two new tracks just showed that they had some very good stuff on the way.   Let’s not jump the gun though, how about Japan Body Hammer?

7 H. Target keep things very fun and interesting, experimenting with wanky guitar and bass sounds that are probably not appreciated or welcome by most brutal death fans, but should be.  Please give Japan Body Hammer a listen!



"Vortex Coming With Tetsuo" has an intro that reminded me of Nine Inch Nails, not a bad thing.  This track has weird guitar work throughout accompanied by equally weird vocals.  Also, not a bad thing, keeps you on your toes and, for me, made me want to go on listening to see what else was in store.  The drums sound pretty bad when you start this album but they grow on you and you start to realize that the drums are one of the best parts.  Right around 2:40, this track seems to come to a boiling point with a fast riff bringing everything to a tense buildup that is soon resolved.

Then the title track comes in with a very cool sample that made me smile going directly into an almost bouncy riff with unique vocals.   This is all punctuated by simple yet very creative drumming.   About a minute into this song it sounds like the vocalist goes under water, or is possibly actually gurgling some water.   It is great.  Then comes another great sample from Tetsuo-Iron Man.  A repetitive buildup takes you to a very strange noise at 2:48.  One of the small but huge sort of things that I love about this band.   The vocals get progressively deeper until the end of this track.  This vocalist is very good.

"The World is Mine" is a prime example of how tight and groovy this band is.  Full of creative riffs and even more creative, unique drums and vocals.  The bass guitar stands out on this whole album as being way more apart of the songwriting than usual.  Overall, you can tell that they had tons of fun with this track.

"Metal + Flesh" kicks off with a pretty straightforward catchy riff, although my favorite drum fills on the album thus far, leading to an awesome vocally driven section.  Then at 1:10 comes an awesome change that reminds me of old, old See You Next Tuesday, which actually was good.  This is how you take simple riffs and execute them creatively.  My favorite part of this track though starts at 2:00 and it is the tempo changes with the gutturals behind them.  Then comes a really cool, sort of marching riff with drums reminiscent of Devourment.

The song “Technosex” was the first time I found myself saying “OK, that’s a little much.”  The guitar wankery and squeals got to me a bit here.  For a song that is almost two and a half minutes long, nothing grabbed me and I just did not think that it fit in.
"Drillpenis" on the other hand fit quite well in this album!   Opening riff is great with tremolo high notes and then some drumming that actually made me smile.  This track also has some of the best vocals.   The drums make this track funny or awesome or awesomely fun!  Nonetheless a great way to end.

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Lack Of Truth - Under The Torn Flesh - 2013 Death Metal Industry

Lack Of Truth is a Brutal Death Metal band from Saint-Petersburg, Russia, pumping out straightforward BDM with an old school style that is infectious and addictive. Under The Torn Flesh is their first full length, following a 2010 demo release entitled Graveyard of Fools. Graveyard of Fools contains three songs that also appear here on the full length, so this is a fine place to start. It is about 30 minutes of original, creative Brutal Death Metal that most brings to mind Disgorge making slow, passionate love to Defeated Sanity.  Before even hearing this, I was excited by the cover art. It just has that original old school feel. The art is done by Regurgitated Arts, operating out of Murmansk, Russia.

I have listened to this album many, many times and every time it seems to shine in different ways. I really like how it is recorded and mixed, particularly the bass. Valentin Khramtsov does an amazing job filling out the low end here with a super thick, shaky bass tone that can be perfectly heard without being overbearing. Guitarist Sergey Minaev shows his diverse riffing abilities with flawless transitions from fast, all over the neck riffs to slower, chugging, slams with pinch harmonics. The drums get a little tiring and at a couple specific times feel like they are struggling to keep up. Alexey Grigoriev is the man behind the set, and he can definitely drum. He has some creative fills and shows some subtle intricate blast and double bass work, not to mention that snare tone. Vocally, Under The Torn Flesh is a display of all natural, deep gutturals mixed with mid range squeals and a few chorus-esque parts where you can absolutely make out what is being said. What really stands out though are the vocal patterns. Vocalist Alexey Remizov is obviously passionate about what he is doing here. It is always nice to hear original and creative vocals and vocal patterns in a genre where that sort of thing is so overlooked. Everything's really tight and I like the raw production, specifically the raw drum sound.

Only complaint is the quickly fading endings to each song. For an album with such well written songs, it's a shame to break the flow of the whole thing with such a small mistake. The mistake is exactly that though, small. Definitely pick this up. It is really well put together with good song writing that will keep any BDM fan entertained. Any doubts I had about certain parts of the album upon first listens were shortly thereafter falsified.   After a few listens, every thing just falls into place and becomes very catchy. Brutal Death Metal needs more bands like this that are original and work hard in the riff department without just slamming your face off all the time. That's another story for another time, if you want only slams, it's out there in disgusting abundance. This is rare, innovate Brutal Death that will remind you of why you fell in love with it in the first place.

Weakness - Demo 2009 - R.I.P.

This Russian slam outfit released a very promising demo, were immediately signed to Pathologically Explicit records, and then disappeared.





This is an incredibly impressive and well written DEMO and I am saddened this group came to a sudden end!  I am not really going to write about it.  Take 6 minutes and check it out.

LISTEN TO THE DEMO HERE