Abortofacient - In the Crypt
of Gore
Belgium
Nuclear War Now!
Firstly, it is
really that darned good (to me, obviously).
Secondly, I find it quite shocking that despite being released by the
prestigious NWN! label there is no ‘proper’ online review or feature of this
band or the EP (save for two Instagram posts and a YouTube unboxing video haha). Not even in Encyclopaedia Metallum……Unless there
is something wrong with my google search engine or word search skills. If not,
this would be a right ‘exclusive' for Death by Hammer zine; you read it here
first, folks!
This band is a trio (Bone Consumer, Puking Guts and Rotten Putrid) from Belgium and the EP follows from their 2020 demo Corpus Rotting. The CD version is a must to own as it includes the 3-track demo that was only released on tape. This is some seriously primal and primeval death metal from the depths (of the crypts, duh); everything moves at slow to midtempo pace with no groove, no churn, no speedy blastbeats (very few, and at not more than a canter), etc.
The music, vocals and atmosphere
are just so thick, filthy, and musty, and the whole affair suffocates with marvelous
finesse. This is the soundtrack to the crypt residents clambering out of their resting
places to hunt down the team of archaeologists for a hearty
wwwwuuuurrrghhhhhhhh meal.
Since getting this, I have played the shuck out of it (I may need a second sealed copy soon, maybe the vinyl as well ahaha). I cannot recommend this enough to anyone who likes a slow n’ steady sewage fest for their death metal. (Unkle Superion)