Infectology- Innards of Misanthropic Embodiment

                                                                                                                              August 12, 2016

Infectology

Innards of Misanthropic Embodiment

Gore house Productions

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Notes I took:

• The sample. There was a sample of a man in a sort of panic then screaming in fear that I figure is from a movie, I just didn’t know which one. I like the fact that it was a man screaming; the lady is rather common, almost expected. So, the switch up was nice.

• High Tension. This album is a live wire. It’s stuffed the gills with indiscriminate aggression. The best part is it remains high energy from beginning to finish. The nonstop high energy makes the material prime mosh music; one couldn’t ask for better mosh weather. I would see this band live any chance I was given just for the pit. 10/10 would mosh. 

• The Vox. The vocalist gave the album a sort of “classic” brutal death metal vibe from his general tone and solid delivery. There was a certain presence about the album that gave it a “time-honored” vibe. Putting the spot light back on him, he did have impressive depth range. There were also times he let out notable high notes that swirled well with the chaotic chanting that made up most of his vocal delivery.

• The guitars crunched. The guitars definitely made their mark in the material. They ranged from thrash to grind, sometimes in a matter of moment. There was a lot of energy coming from the guitars especially in tone and tempo. In addition to the vocals, the guitars were really shred oriented and that is one other reason I kept picking up on this “classic” brutal death metal feel.

• Well, hello snare. The drums were all over the place and I loved it. There were clear things that stuck out to me like special trade marks. The snare was the most distinctive part of the drumming alongside the symbol. Both attributes made waves and kept the party going strong. In terms of style, this is very blast beat oriented. There was not of a lot of slow points or breakdowns in the material as a whole but that is one thing that certainly sets this apart from the rest.

• Crisp but not clear. The production over all was quite pure however I did want to express that I felt like the vocals sat weirdly in the mix, giving the material a disproportionate vibe. It felt like the vocals were sitting behind the rest of the band, resulting in the listener being mercilessly overloaded with just straight guitar and drums.  I felt like if the vocals would have sat more in the foreground it would have made everything else pop like your favorite stripper’s purple lipstick.  

Ultimately This album was enjoyable on all fronts. It was well written and well recorded. One last warm thing I did want to mention was that I could tell that the band members play well together. There was an unmistakable harmony in the material that revealed that the mates are tight knit. All in all, for being a little short of a half hour this album’s perpetual high energy makes it a loud work of art.