Entry 141 - Sanguisugabogg - Tortured Whole

 

My first thought when dropping the needle on this was was 'whoa mama that's heavy.' These guys are billed as death metal, but this easily fits within the brutal death metal... maybe even slam territory. I don't think this is slam though, because it's actually good.

The riffs are incredibly chuggy and de-tuned. The vocals are guttural to the extreme - this guys favorite cheese is defiantly bree (slam joke there... sorry). The tempo ranges from mid paced, to slow, to very slow. And then there are two keyboard passages to tie the package together.

The two instrumental tracks threw me for a loop the first time I listened to the album. They are cheesy and seem out of place... yet they fit somehow...? I'm not sure, but they just work for me. They add just a bit of character to the album which would be rather one dimensional without them.

These guys don't do much to differentiate themselves from the pack in brutal death metal. But man when I need something brutal and heavy to put on the turn table these guys sure tick every box.