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BADASS SONG TITLES: Magmatic Muff, Testicular Bludgeoning,
The Good Ole Choke and Poke, Brute Force Intercourse
BADASS SHORT DESCRIPTION: Tastefully technical
Blastomycosis is a band that leans in firmly to the cartoonishly
violent brutal death metal subgenre, and then takes it to the next level with
obvious humor in their song titles, and, I would assume, lyrics. While I’m not
the biggest fan of that approach, for certain bands it works, and this is one
of them. Titles like “Testicular Bludgeoning,” “The Good Ole Choke and Poke,”
and “Something Something Ruptured Anus” definitely made me laugh. They missed
an opportunity on “Let Us Eat a Fetus,” though, which should have been titled “Feed
Us a Fetus.” See what I did there?
Stylistically, they’re firmly in the brutal death metal camp,
and surprisingly more on the technical side, with some incredible musicianship,
especially in the rhythm section. The bass player is a monster. All the cymbal
work really shines through and adds things as well, especially during the
otherwise straight-ahead moments. A fine bunch of players here. Likewise, the
vocals and guitars are strong. There are loads of excellent riffs here that’ll
have you wrecking vertebrae as soon as you hear them. And it’s not so technical
as to turn me off, either. Some bands I think just say “look what I can do,”
and that’s fine, but can you write a fucking song? No, they can’t. These guys
can, and they’re really good at it. The vocalist adds to this horrid mélange,
with varied patterns and varied tones, and he doesn’t get stuck in toad- or
pig-vocals too often, and if he does use them, it’s an accent that shows his
range. It’s a diverse, strong, sometimes downright evil fuckin’ performance in
the vocal department.
As a for-instance, on “Brute Force Intercourse,” there are a
ton of different riffs, wild bass work, non-stop technical drum playing, and
all sorts of vocals, but it’s still a cohesive, recognizable, interesting song.
They know when to chill the fuck out and change it up, but tie it all together
with good songwriting, and even – gasp – a melody or two. They keep the guitars
producing memorable riffs and let the wild shit happen underneath that while
still showing off their prowess as well. I know, crazy. I wish more brutal
death metal bands did this sort of thing. Like, if a simple riff fits and makes
the song better, USE THE MOTHERFUCKER. Too often it’s all tech, all slam, or
all grind. This band does a bit of everything, but manages to sound like Blastomycosis
and not five million other bands playing a style like this. The talent shines and
so does their craft. I’m now a fan. I hadn’t heard any of their previous
material, oddly, but I’m probably going to go find it now to see how it
measures up. This one’s a monster, dear vomitees (I being the writer am the vomitor,
so that makes you readers the vomitees, of course), and worthy of your hard-earned
or at least craftily-stolen death metal dollars.
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