A few brief words on some lengthy tomes of hatred and pain, fresh out of the oven that is heated by hell. All of these were released this year, but you, oh, sinner, shall be damned to the flames for all time!!! Not that I thought you really minded. Now onto the tunes.
Cannabis Corpse-From Wisdom to Baked
This was clearly the winner of the night as it was the most entertaining. Cannabis Corpse are evolving into a band with an actual sound of their own, not just one that is apes old school bands like C.C. or Gorguts. They are also catching up in terms of technical proficiency and deft songwriting. These are some fucking cool, sick jams. But the thing that still distinguishes them from everyone else in death is the pure genius of the lyrics. Every song still replaces weed weirdness for the usual brutal death tropes and is always hilarious and always surreal. Best single song is Pull The Carb, about using a decapitated corpse as a bong. Most amazing lyrical endeavour is the the three song Lovecraftian mini-opera. It's a good album to lose your mind to as you spin further and further into the obscene hell of THC addiction.
Voodoo Gods-Anticipation For Blood Leveled In Darkness
Cannibal Corpse's George 'Corpsegrinder' Fischer is the best death metal vocalist in the world. No one can equal his brootal roar complimented by razor sharp ultra fast delivery, spitting out complicated lyrical phrasing with the deftness and flow of an Eminem and the spitfire delivery of the best ultra-fast hardcore. He is also know to join the occasional super group. Voodoo Gods are a melodic yet brutal technical death band made up of death metal veterans that craft highly dynamic songs with a double vocal attack. Lyrically, it's all about voodoo, yo. Musically, it's a fist up your ass, they way you like it, with a little bit of lube and lots of sand.
Pillory-Evolutionary Miscarriage
Pillory is an ultra technical death band in the Gorguts vein, with a little Cynic thrown in for good measure. 1000 riffs are thrown at you at once while the band attempts to impress the shit out of you with their thick stew of chunky bits and razor blade riffs. It's a commendable, if tedious listen, as these really smart dudes simply forget about songwriting. Sooo many riffs. A few of them are pretty good.
Until we kill you again. Hailz!!!
