Necrotomy Kem: Becrippling the False Pathologists
This ten
tracker split has only one hero. And only for the presence of him I bought it. Looking
at my reviews on this site it is quite clear that the name of the winner is
Haemorrhage. But in spite of it, I’d like to start my review writing something about
the weaker side. The German Dead presents four tracks with one cover of Black Task
and despite of being for a long time on the metal scene, this is my first
meeting with them. Unfortunately the rendezvous really disappointed me. Yes,
the sound realization is good, although the drums should be recorded better
(they sound too flat), but the most important factor, music, is simply… boring.
Yep, they are brutal, the music is based on fast or very fast tempo, yet they
try to put some slowing moments into riffs layers and solo leads (“Sloopy
Seconds”), vocals are varied from growls, guttural grunts to scream oriented
demonstrations. But the riffs construction goes to nowhere. The music is simple,
however the monotony kills effectively the overall impression. The entirety
seems to be totally emotionless, and this is the biggest drawback beside the
boredom. For sure the German performance
isn’t saved by porn intros (that make me fucking nervous!), completely stupid
lyrics and easy- to- forget cover on the end.
Contrary to
this, the Haemorrhage part simply destroys my senses once again. In their
morgue, the sick Spaniards fried five songs in smashing gore/grind style and
one Sodom cover. And to be honest, in the countless number of such releases,
this one is a better kind definitely in their career. As compared to the
previous full-length “Apology for Pathology” released in 2006, the band got
more underground sound, maybe it is not recorded as Apology, yet it still slays
my cells and tissues. Musically I don’t see any surprises, so expect only
merciless goregrind. The opening song called “Chainsaw Necrotomy” (with idyllic
intro on the start) is a pure killer on the gigs: great clear-cut riffs and
perfect slowdown, though the last seconds show the real musical (?) madness
too. And for sure this song joins the enormous hall of fame of Haemorrhage gore
anthems. Thus I dare say aloud: what a mindblowing opening! But to be honest,
I’m not surprised at all listening to such perfect song, the band accustomed me
to perform the splendid tunes. And this track is an example for this
definitely. The Spaniards combine extremely fast and slower moments in the
songs, however mid-paced “Hypochondriac” has a really interesting solo lead as
well. And maybe the last offer, “Ausgebombt”, originally executed by thrash
metal gods Sodom (as the Spaniards stated in the booklet), is the weakest one on
their side. I mean, it isn’t bad, simply the song is correctly played without
any highlights. In this place, I’d like to hear another song of Gelsenkirchen
crew.
It is very
hard to mark this split in one way. I have one great band, while the second is
a complete misunderstanding. So, if I want to use the mathematics, the
statistics is unappeasable for this record: without Dead songs, I would give
even 85. But the most important thing coming straight from this 24 minutes cd
is: Haemorrhage is still in fine fettle. From artwork, lyrics to devastating
music that flows unobstructed and Lugubrious vocalism. There is no useless
move, each instrument has its own place bringing only sonic bestiality I love. Mind
you, I’ve been Haemorrhage addict since ages, so I am greatly satisfied that
these mad pathologists can satisfy my sick appetite once again. It’s really
cool that they are still able to write another gore hits (the title song,
“Hypochondriac” or “You Are Not a Pathologist”). And when the last seconds of
“Ausgebombt” started to disappear in my auditory meatus, my mind demands
another sonic necrotomy. Therefore I push the button again immediately to start
to listen to these excellent twenty minutes of pathological Spanish
sounds.
60/100
-Tlacaxipehualiztli
(previously written for Encyclopaedia Metallum, on September, 2013)
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