Headmeat
Mass Sociogenic Illness ()
Wydane przez Baphomet Records/Red Stream Inc.Rok wydania 2005Kraj BelgiumNapisał Wouter8
Belgium's underground death metal scene is steadily on the rise. It must have been since Aborted's second album "Engineering the Dead" that I've been thoroughly impressed by a record from a Belgian death metal act. Headmeat rose to the occasion and delivered just that. 'Burning Dogma' opens the record and after a concise blast section Headmeat goes into a full-on doom section with eerie synthesizers to boot. Morbid Angel's "Altars Of Madness" album instantly came to mind with some Gojira-like technical riffs to top things off - really, it's that good. 'Angels vs Insects' deepens out the Morbid Angel influence some more with ghostly synthesizers giving the whole a '70s exploitation horror feel. 'Consumed By Fire' reeks of classic Autopsy from the opening riff, the mid section breathes modern Necrophagia. 'Diggin' Up Some Stiffs' samples Peter Jackson's seminal splatter classic "Braindead" in the most original way I've heard in a long time. Somehow this track reminds me a bit of early Death. 'Boern' Weelei' once again combines monstrous Morbid Angel-like riffs with Gojira-like dynamics. Mid-way the track rolls (unexpected, but wholly effective) into a stoner rock section with Jim Morrison like vocals. 'Perfect Murder Sequence' starts off a bit industrial tinged before going into another start/stop assault of technical riffs and a hilarious sample from "Meet the Feebles". Halfway in the track feels as if culled from Cradle Of Filth's early albums. Complete with atmospheric synthesizers and whispered vocals. 'Randomly Raped' feels like classic Gorefest with its simple riffs put in a memorable structure. Overall, I'm very impressed by the way Headmeat combines horror synthesizers with influences of doom, stoner and grind. Do yourself a favor and pick this album up.
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