Spasticus
- Horror Chaos Death
Italy
Rotted
Life Records
The smell of necrotic flesh invaded my nostrils and filled it with worms at the time of playing this EP, and I am sure it will do the same for you! So get ready to experience horror, chaos, and death!
This EP, which was released on June 25 of this year, really makes you imagine all that grotesque imagery that adorns the cover art. The initial impression it gives you is akin to being chased by some lunatic cannibal tribe. This is straightforward death metal redolent of having a dagger plunged into your jugular. It was designed to express perversion and a morbid killer instinct. It is a work that – if you do not know the date it was released – you might think that it is another of many secretly hidden relics from the ‘90s, as there is almost nothing modern about it. The monstrous Spasticus slowly pulls at your limbs until the flesh begins to tear apart. Something that completely corrodes the mind of the Death/grind bands is the constant blow to your senses, which leaves no room for you to stop and rest until the album is finished. The bass sounds fat and repulsive, the voice seems to be spitting out chunks of meat like a fucking hungry zombie. Festering guitars expel structures that apprehend the senses, especially when they are exposed in contrasting arrangements and fused together with the adequately-executed drums, giving tremendous hammer blows that will make your bones vibrate. In addition to all that headlong fury, they display a great conviction to craft disgusting riffs that any fan of the ‘80s or ‘90s will appreciate, as well as those morbid melodies, which are nothing short of brutal. About 20 minutes of dirty and addictive Death/grind sickness for fans of Impetigo, Autopsy, and Abscess. (Catacombs Walker)