The Mortuariumfilled Highlights
Such a split release was just a matter
of time, I guess. Two highly respected bands, the true connoisseurs
of human anatomy and diligent students of pathophysiology lectures
united the forces to vomit musical entrails into absorbent layers of
the underground. And believe me, these 22 minutes are anything but
just a gore grind knockout. Three opening tracks shown by the
Spaniards have been extracted in VRS Studio (like their „Apology
for Pathology” and „Hospital Carnage” albums), so the sound is
satisfying, very similar to the split with Dead. Musically I didn't
expect any surprises, what's more, the first one „Buried in
Viscera” delivers everything Haemorrhage is loved for: being one of
the longest piece in their discography clocking in almost four
minutes with slow, fast and absurdly fast paces, catchy riffs,
obnoxious vocals, long guitar lead (all right, it's not obvious for
them), mortuary-like atmosphere. Yeah, it's perfect for me. The
second „Chainsaw Necrotomy” known from aforementioned split with
Dead hasn't got an introduction, in turn „Reamputated” lasting
one and a half minute fits into the pattern of merciless short gore
choppings, such popular in Haemorrhage family.
Disgorge part is really worth a damn,
as it is their last created stuff so far. And bringing some dates on
the operating table: recorded at Inzonic studio in 2009 during two
days and released as „Morgue Metal” two years later. The count is
easy: eight years have passed and nothing indicates I will see new
album this year (or ever???). Ok, first of all, I don't agree with
some opinions the realization of sound ruined this Mexican side. For
sure it differs from „Gore Blessed to the Worms” (same studio,
same engineer) which has more human, but still deformed, face. This
time, the sound is focused on extreme rawness and harshness and
shrithes to the well-known Swedish dimension sometimes. Musically
each song has something interesting to offer, providing very
energetic and severe portions of sonic lunacy. Yep, there are pace
changes through the whole, there are diverse Edgar vocals that prove
he's not worse than Antimo himself. The four tracks flow with
sickness and inconceivable putridity cumulating in closing „Corpus
in Pest”. Its ending slow mesmerizing part, similar to
„Pest.Blood.Metal” fragment from last album, just left me
speechless making this track one of the best in Disgorge's anatomic
crusade. Such catchy rhythm one may find in „And the Pus Goes On”,
just like obscenely slow beginning of „Putrefest”. For sure,
there is no space for jokes, everything is dead serious, still with
gentle touch of „Symphonies of Sickness”, but mainly with its own
ideas and corporeal morbus charm. And it's pity these thirteen
minutes are the last bricks for the goregrind morgue, but I return to
it very, very often. That's right, „Morgue Metal” as another kind
of metal fascinates me hugely, being one of the best splits in my
collections... But wait, didn't you hear, the doorway has just been
closed... It's morgue time!
90/100
-Tlacaxipehualiztli
(written in February, 2019)
