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
PURCHASE

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.

PURCHASE/LISTEN HERE

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