This Filipino band had a lot to live up to since there last release “Slavery of Disgusting Torture”. They fell short of doing so, but I think it is still worth checking out.
The recording on this album sounds sonically better and the vocals are mixed in nicely, but there is still a lack of range and dynamic. The first track, “Kingdom of The Lifeless” is a little disorienting upon first listen. It takes some effort to make sense of; everything feels like it has been hacked up and poorly put back together. This song serves as a weak start to an album I was very, very excited to hear. “It’s Your Turn To Kill” said one song to the next. It does kill, in a few ways. The drumming is consistent and the guitar is relentlessly, verging on messily, flying all over. The bass guitar starts to shine through here also, but not anywhere near enough. At 2:10 things change ever so slightly to an awesome pounding section that does not overstay it’s welcome, leading us into an abrupt ending.
The recording on this album sounds sonically better and the vocals are mixed in nicely, but there is still a lack of range and dynamic. The first track, “Kingdom of The Lifeless” is a little disorienting upon first listen. It takes some effort to make sense of; everything feels like it has been hacked up and poorly put back together. This song serves as a weak start to an album I was very, very excited to hear. “It’s Your Turn To Kill” said one song to the next. It does kill, in a few ways. The drumming is consistent and the guitar is relentlessly, verging on messily, flying all over. The bass guitar starts to shine through here also, but not anywhere near enough. At 2:10 things change ever so slightly to an awesome pounding section that does not overstay it’s welcome, leading us into an abrupt ending.
"Liquid Flesh Splattered" opens with a generic sample of a screaming woman and wet noises, one could assume liquid flesh. Luckily I have surprisingly not grown tired of these stupid samples unless of course they go on for to long. The melodic riffs of the guitar are all over the place and chaotic. I think this record could use different recording/micing techniques to get cleaner sounds and better fitting tones.
At around 1:35 the creativity that is Disastrous returns. Simple yet effective brutality. Drums do weird super splashing things and is a little distracting.
"Removal of Spinal Cord" is a pretty boring song in context with the rest. This is definitely one of those albums that should only be listened to as a whole, and it takes some warming up to. The title track packs a refreshing punch that will wake you up. Starting with the funky bass fill that might even make you dance a little bit. This is my favorite track so far because I can hear the bass, and it’s groovy. It also has bits and pieces of weirdness that only Disastrous can put in a song and call it Brutal Death. Songs like this are why I fell in love with this band in the first place.
"Death Dimension" begins with a legitimately frightening sample and then proceeds to bash your skull in with what is apparently a kick ass second half of this album. "Skull Fucking Pulverized" stays creative and catchy. This band is good at stringing together parts and riffs and making them seem like they fit. The last song is called "9.9" and it is almost that long. I expected a six minute sample or something but luckily it starts off with some pretty interesting stuff and kind of reminds me of Disgorge. Then, after some silence, our friend "Freddie The Blamer" shows up with some classical guitar skills. This serves as a rather nice ending to a rather OK album.
At around 1:35 the creativity that is Disastrous returns. Simple yet effective brutality. Drums do weird super splashing things and is a little distracting.
"Removal of Spinal Cord" is a pretty boring song in context with the rest. This is definitely one of those albums that should only be listened to as a whole, and it takes some warming up to. The title track packs a refreshing punch that will wake you up. Starting with the funky bass fill that might even make you dance a little bit. This is my favorite track so far because I can hear the bass, and it’s groovy. It also has bits and pieces of weirdness that only Disastrous can put in a song and call it Brutal Death. Songs like this are why I fell in love with this band in the first place.
"Death Dimension" begins with a legitimately frightening sample and then proceeds to bash your skull in with what is apparently a kick ass second half of this album. "Skull Fucking Pulverized" stays creative and catchy. This band is good at stringing together parts and riffs and making them seem like they fit. The last song is called "9.9" and it is almost that long. I expected a six minute sample or something but luckily it starts off with some pretty interesting stuff and kind of reminds me of Disgorge. Then, after some silence, our friend "Freddie The Blamer" shows up with some classical guitar skills. This serves as a rather nice ending to a rather OK album.
My biggest complaint has to be the drums. They always feel rushed or off in some way and come off bland and annoying. While Severe Suffering has some gems, as a whole it just does not flow.
Still, Disastrous prove they are back at it and they are not fucking around.
The band has since signed to Sevared Records and are finishing work on their next album.
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