Another 2-man Slammer, this time out of the UK. .357 Homicide describe themselves as "Violent Slam". I must say, this feels accurate to what I hear when I hit play on their most recent release, "Immutable Lethality". A wonderfully raw sound, untampered with yet still perfectly balanced. Not-to-mention this snare tone!!!!
I am a new fan of this band, and they are fairly young, having formed in 2020. Despite only 4 years together, .357 have 1 EP, 2 Demos, and 3 Full Lengths that all seem to be crazy and worth checking out! There are countless new Slam projects coming out weekly, most of which are hurried-along clout-chasing cacophonies that kill the listener with repetitious boredom. This is NOT that. "Immutable Lethality" is as unique and strange as it is classic Slam. Please do support this band!
A 2-man Slamming machine out of Florida and Texas, Heinous Exsanguination are here to make a nasty and memorable first impression.
The band's first EP drops September 6th via Gorehouse Productions. With 2 singles already released and constantly melting my brain, I am very excited to hear the remaining 5 tracks. Both "Vile Rotting Mass" and "Severed Limbs, Mangled Remains" are around 3 minute slabs of juicy production meets raw, tempo changing catchiness. Not-to-mention pretty heavy-hitting feature vocals with Angel Ochoa (Cephalotripsy) and Richard Smihula (Desoectomy). It's all of this AND this wonderful artwork from Armaada Art that have me greedy for more.
Organectomy, a death metal band from New Zealand, are hopefully writing new material.
They currently have two singles that released this year (2024), with very similar and beautiful artwork. I can only assume this is part of a larger body of work? Fingers crossed.
While I impatiently wait, I revisit their third album.
2017 brought us Domain Of The Wretched, followed up with 2019's Existential Disconnect, both of which boast beefy and brutal riffs and non-stop catchiness.
Nail Below Nail was released in 2022 on Unique Leader Records. Production is crispy and instrumentation super-tight. Coming in at 45 minutes of Slammy, sometimes Techy, sometimes Old School Death Metal esque,Nail Below Nailis impressively creative and as brutal as always. The songwriting, how it's all put together, and the vocals. All of it seems to get better with each of Organectomy's albums.
One thing that cannot be denied, with songwriting and infectious grooves like this, you will be bobbing your head before you even realize it.
Organectomy can also serve as a trail-blazing band for those on a high horse when it comes to Slam. They do a beautiful job of blending truly monstrous Slamming parts into rather Death Metal structures. You may be enjoying the very stuff you hate on, and then hopefully falling in love with how fun this album is!
I would say any of their albums are worth purchasing, but this one feels like the one that leads the band down the path of brutality that they have mastered. Please check out Nail Below Nail.
Cardiomyotomy, also known as Heller's cardiomyotomy, is a surgical procedure that treats achalasia by cutting the muscles of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to improve the movement of food and liquids through the esophagus into the stomach. Achalasia is a condition in which the LES doesn't relax, preventing food and fluid from passing into the stomach.
Cardiomyotomy is also the name of a one-man, self-proclaimed Brutal/Guttural/Slamdown project out of Jakarta, Indonesia. Sony Suhendrik was nice enough to sit down and answer a few questions! Check it out below!!
What is your name? How old are you?
- My name is Sony Suhendrik, I am 27 years old
How did Cardiomyotomy begin? What does that name mean?
- This started when I once made a one man goregrind solo project called "CONTOLEKTOMY", then I got several people to be part of the band, then they suggested changing the name, then the band was filled with full members and I decided to change it to "CARDIOMYOTOMY" - based on what I read, Cardiomyotomy is an operation for achalasia of the cardia, a condition in which the muscle in the lower oesophagus fails to relax and therefore hinders the passage of food and fluid into the stomach. - and this is a cool name, no one has used it yet, that's why I used that name for my band
Who are some bands that influence you?
- Some of the bands that influenced me in making more for CARDIOMYOTOMY are DEVOURMENT, CEPHALOTRIPSY, ABOMINABLE PUTRIDITY, SOILS OF FATE, EPICARDIECTOMY, CEREBRAL INCUBATION, and many more
Is Cardiomyotomy signed to Gattack Records? Pathologically Explicit?
- Last year, the CARDIOMYOTOMY EP was released by Mr. Fernando, Pathologically Explicit Recordings, then this year I plan to release 2 new fresh songs via my friend's label, we are in the same city, and it aims to support my friend's label too, and it's called GATTACK RECORDS
"Euphoric Of Abnormal Horde" is so groovy. Is this all written by you and then the members of the band learn the parts? Can you explain your process a little bit?
- Yes, that's right, I write all the music, then my friends follow the songs I wrote, that's how my band works
Indonesia has been known for years to have some of the sickest Brutal Death Metal bands. Is Slam having a take-over there currently like it is here in the states?
- I don't think so, here there is a very good balance between Slam Death Metal and Brutal Death Metal, of course I also like a lot of BDM bands
What are a few upcoming Indonesian slam bands we should watch for?
- there are several bands that I think are very good, BLEDOS VECTOMY, my friend's band, they combine SLAM and HIP HOP, then there is TEBAS, I know them, their album was released earlier this year and it's great, Burp's vocals are like CEPHALOTRIPSY, honestly, I really strict in terms of choosing vocals, I prefer bands that use the EXHALE technique because it is more challenging and difficult, I am also a user of the EXHALE technique
Who did the artwork for the album?
- Aziz Blckstry, in my opinion, he is a great album cover artist, I love his work
How did you get into this kind of music? What are some of your other passions?
- At first I only liked heavy metal bands, like Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, then Deathcore, but now I don't really like deathcore, then I explored other music and I entered the SLAM, BDM and GORE GRIND scene, I really like it , and snare sound, guttural burp vocals, groovy guitar part, blast beat, I really like it - I also like other genres such as Shoegaze (Cocteau Twins, Slowdive), Pop/Britpop (The Smiths), Slow/Prog Rock (Dream Theater, Yngwie Malmsteen, Crimson Glory), Thrash Metal (Slayer, Megadeth), Death Metal (Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Deicide, Massacre, 200 Stab Wounds, Blood Incantation, Necrot) and many more
Is more music coming? Any tours coming soon?
- yes, I plan to make material that leads to old school SLAM such as Devourment, New Wave Old School Slam - I don't have any tour plans yet, just playing domestically, because I'm still adjusting, I now have to take on guitar and vocals because I don't have full members anymore, so it's possible that my next musical material will be adjusted to make it easier to play guitar and vocals, this band has been officially running as a One Man Band for now
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer these questions!
- You're Welcome! Salute! Anything you'd like to say to your fans?
- I love & respect all of you music listeners, especially SLAM, BDM, and Death Metal, I will always accept your criticism and suggestions, long live DEATH METAL, I hope you are always healthy and united to fellow metalheads! \m/ , Thank you!
Parasitic Septicity are a new band out of Texas. I think this first track from the band is some of the best BDM in a long time. The track, "Mutations of A Putrid Breed" is one half of their 2-song promo "Genesis Of The Infestation" to be released on July 19th.
With amazing artwork done by Rudi of GorgingSuicide who has done so many amazing things!
"Death Metal with good vocals, ones that you would totally say were not a woman.
Yes, that is a woman behind Abnormality's dialed in, precise, impressive guttural voice. This scene has a huge lack of female participants and followers, so I am always very happy to see this.
This release is a huge leap forward from their 2007 Demo. The songs are well put together and actually feel like they have different parts. The only problem I have with it is that there are only three songs on it! So I look forward to much more from Abnormality."
Looking back on it now, I actually enjoy that 2007 demo very much! Possibly in a different way, and I love the direction the band went in, but it showed a lot of promise early on.
Vocalist Mallika has come a long way and has continued to stay active in the scene; heading up numerous bands and running a label (Ultimate Massacre Productions) with husband Serge Gordeev (Epicardiectomy)
Abnormality had a long life, with 3 full-length albums.
Mallika currently does vocal in Unfathomable Ruination, Nidorous, and Emasculator. Each of which are very worth checking out. Nidorous was a true gem to stumble upon. Check out a track below:
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
CAN YOU START BY STATING YOUR NAME AND YOUR ROLE IN THE BAND?
Yo, my name is Quinn and I'm the frontman of GOUGED The other members of the band are Mikey on Guitar and Brando on Lead Guitar and Chris on Drums. At the moment we're seeking a solid full-time bassist.
HOW DID THE BAND START?
This band was formed by a group of close friends that all lived in the same city and were all from the same local scene in the area, so we decided to start our own project with influences from all our favorite bands, however along the way we auditioned a lead guitarist & he ended up being the perfect fit and shared the same vision as us to solidify the band even more
WHEN DOES THE NEW ALBUM "REALM OF DISGUST" COME OUT AND WHERE WILL FANS BE ABLE TO PURCHASE?
The album will be released by this summer 2024 on all major platforms
Art by Mark Cooper
WITH SUCH AN OVER-SATURATION OF BRUTAL DEATH/SLAM BANDS POPPING UP JUST TO SEEM "BRUTAL" AND SHOCKING, IT IS SO REFRESHING AND PROMISING TO LISTEN TO THE NEW SINGLE AND READ ALONG WITH THE LYRICS! DEFINITELY A VERY BRUTAL TRACK WITH INSANE VOCALS AND ALSO TECHNICAL RIFFING FROM EACH INSTRUMENT. A REAL OLD SCHOOL DEATH METAL APPROACH, EVEN AN ACTUAL GUITAR SOLO!
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE BAND'S WRITING PROCESS, BOTH INSTRUMENTAL AND THE LYRICS?
So, this band has been through alot in a short period of time, we all see each other as brothers and it was a lot of hard work, time, and dedication but we grinded and worked together to come up with this product. We program midi drums and write riffs into logic then bounce files to josh ( the producer ) at the end of the day we all are on the same page we all share the same influences and wanted to create something new that can hopefully be appreciated amongst the greats.
Check out track and read along to "Realm of Disgust" below :
SPEAKING OF THOSE GUTTURALS! YOU SEEM TO HAVE PIPES THAT WE ALL SHOULD'VE HEARD BEFORE NOW! I FOUND A CREDIT FOR THE DARK ALAMORTE THAT DOES SOUND LIKE YOU. QUINN HAVE YOU DONE MORE? OTHER PAST BANDS?
Yes, I have been in other projects. I started off with vocals in a band called AIL. We released an LP and a single & then called it quits. After AIL, I stepped back from vocals for a bit and started playing bass for a band called Destitute. After Destitute i got into a band called The Dark Alamorté which i did vocals for. You can find the track "Cruciform" on YouTube that shows multiple ranges I can display.
I SEE YOU'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH MARK COOPER, WHOSE ART I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED! HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT AND WHAT WAS THE EXPERIENCE LIKE?
He's a real easy artist to work with and knew exactly the concept we were seeking, his work is some of the best i've seen & hope to continue to work with him on some future artwork concepts
IS THERE A STORY BEHIND THE "EVERY HOLE" SHIRT? I ASSUME THIS IS FROM A TRACK OFF THE UPCOMING ALBUM? WILL THERE BE MORE MERCH DESIGNS AS WELL?
Honestly we just thought the song title "Every Hole" just suit the band so well, we all thought it would be so epic to have it blasted on the back of a tee, the song will be featured on the ep so look out for that & yes we will be dropping some fresh merch when the record is released
I SAW VIDEO FROM BREAK & BLAST FEST IN SANTA ANA, CA EARLIER THIS YEAR AND I SEE YOU HAVE MORE LIVE SHOWS COMING UP AT THE END OF MARCH. HOW HAVE THE LIVE SHOWS BEEN? HOW IS THE SCENE IN YOUR AREA?
Break & Blast was a sick show, was awesome to share the stage with Cephalotripsy, the shows weve played so far have been good & the local scene is popping rn and death metal is thriving we cant wait to play more shows as soon as the Realm of disgust lp is released
I'D LIKE TO TOUCH BASE ON HOW BEAUTIFUL THE PRODUCTION SOUNDS? WHERE WAS THE UPCOMING ALBUM RECORDED? BY WHO? WHO IS MASTERING? SOUNDS GREAT!
Thank you, that's all done by Josh at Null Soundworks. Hes really honed in on our sound and we cant wait to show you all what the finished product will be.
I AM VERY VERY EXCITED FOR YOUR FULL-LENGTH RELEASE, AND I HOPE TO MAKE IT TO A LIVE SHOW IN THE FUTURE! THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS! ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SAY TO YOUR FANS?
We'd love to have you out at one of our future gigs, come out and smoke some with yo dawg, stay tuned for Realm of Disgust.
THANK YOU TO QUINN AND GOUGED FOR ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS! WE ALL WAIT FOR MORE GOUGED!!!!
I really had forgotten about this group until stumbling upon an old blog post draft that never got posted. I am so happy to revisit Euphoric Defilement! This four-piece Los Angeles brutal death metal group released a couple of demos and a full length, "Ascending To The Worms".
We haven't heard or seen much from the band since their 2016 promo, a pair of brutal, fast paced songs released alongside some studio footage of the band recording the tracks.
I actually enjoyed the band's 2011 demo more than the most recent efforts. Check it out below:
The full length is amazing and chock full of riffs and stands the test of time, more balanced production also! Reminds me of Gortuary meets old Decrepit Birth riffing with added groove.
I would highly recommend the last track, "Virulent Affliction" for it's display of each member's talent, clever tempo changes, and an overall tightness in playing! Makes 5 and a half minutes fly by.
I love this album! Groovy slams, technically creative riffs, and great guitar solos! Guitarist is none-other-than Andres Guzman of Cephalotripsy and Sobek fame. The vocals on this record, and the next, are also amazing. With 8 songs, clocking in at about 20 minutes, this leaves you wanting more!
The band's last album, "Divine Indigenous Sacrament," was released over 5 years ago. I think the band is still together, but have seen no action! Gortuary I miss you!
Gortuary is a wonderful brutal death metal band that just needs to get back at it!
