Cerebral
Rot - Excretion Of Mortality
USA
20
Buck Spin
Cerebral Rot is back in the game with their second album "Excretion of Mortality" which is once again full of blood, pus and mutilations, courtesy of 20 Buck Spin. That being said, you can expect nothing but an infestation in the ears with this profoundly disgusting, morbid and frenzied death metal attack!
The first thing that came to mind when I heard the album was the auspicious mix of influences. At the beginning of the song "Excretion of Mortality" you can hear a guitar part that seems to vibrate like a swarm of insects, which adds a lot of suspense and anxiety when the drums start in a slow tempo like a funeral procession. The tremendously deep vocals are vomited with blood along a bass that sounds like a wall of bones. At this point, bands like Demilich, Adramelech, and Abhorrence come to mind. A strong Incantation influence appears when the faster, more dissonant parts are invoked – even Autopsy comes to mind. The melodies are distinctly Finnish, whereas the dissonance sounds American. Everything sounds decidedly organic and at the same time decomposed. The next song "Vile York of Contagion" brings to mind the perfect fusion of Demilich and Morta Skuld. It is incredible how they devour the brain fluids of the great dead of yesteryear to regurgitate them and make it even more rotten. Everything sounds so familiar, yet thoroughly enjoyable.
There are only 7 songs, although each putrid hymn exceeds the 5
minute mark and is drenched in a nauseating atmosphere that does not
make you run away from the smell, but rather, sustain you from the
guts. Beyond this, the songs follow a particular style of performance
which can become somewhat predictable, but still great. I don't think
they bring too much fresh air to death metal, especially considering
how many bands are playing this style, although I do consider it as
some of the best of its kind. "Excretion of Mortality" is a
killer offering that expels its toxic waste with a noxious essence
redolent of the dead. (Catacombs
Walker)