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8/10 CRUSHED FUCKING SKULLS
Caustic from Spain return with a new full length eleven years after their last effort. While they still have quite a few Cannibal Corpse-isms in their sound, they've created material here that goes beyond mere mimicry, putting their own stamp on the style and adding their own alchemical mixture to the cauldron of death. The riffs are strong, careening from one to another with speed and power, all held together by the brutal drumming and sturdy bass work. We even get solos from time to time, and they're quite good. The guitar tones are supremely heavy and pleasing to the ear, with a lot of crunch. The vocals are another strong point, fierce growls that are also expressive and powerful, how death metal ought to be sung. It's a stellar performance, and one I could listen to over and over. This is technical enough music to require a few listens to fully appreciate, but that's not to say there are no hooks. No, there are plenty, there's just a lot going on here and it takes some time to fully absorb it. This is top notch death metal by top notch players and a fine album is the result.
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