Disclaimer: I hate to have to put this, as it seems obvious - but I've got in trouble for it in the distant past (on another blog). Clearly, the album title on songs contained within follow the same tropes set forth by bands such as Cannibal Corpse. It doesn't mean that I, or likely the band (can't speak for them, but I'm assuming), truly support any of the subject matter tackled in any of these tracks. I'm simply reviewing an album, that is all.
I suppose at some point I was going to have to tackle a sound like this - or, more specifically, a theme. You see, what we've got here is a collection of songs which essentially follow the 'shock rock' ideal. Angelic Desolation crafts a thundering landscape of thoroughly outrageous imagery and backs it up with some truly impressive musicianship. Oft, as I powered through Orchestronic Abortion's eight tracks, did I stop and think of how -despite the fact my ears were being subjected to tracks titled Shake the Baby, AIDs Chimp Attack, and Forced Gender Reassignment- the sound was just so damn good. It's death metal, through and through, but not exactly the sort of Cannibal Corpse inspired styling that I thought it might be. Deep within this putrid mass of sound, there is clearly a group of people that know how to write a song. Sure, there is an attempt to make things sound busy - but underneath the tremolo picking and double kicks - a truly impressive structure resonates.
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