It’s late in the evening, and your stomach has seen better days. Maybe it’s something you ate. Actually, it’s almost definitely that, and you’re writhing and wriggling as you try to find some position where the gaseous discomfort won’t feel as gross. It’s all for naught, and you’re going to have to wait for this bodily pressure to pass before you feel like yourself again.

That’s kind of what it’s like to tackle the grimy death metal from Cryptworm, and that is painfully evident on their second record “Oozing Radioactive Vomition.” Of course, this is death metal, so feeling ample amounts of disgust is a good thing, and this follow-up to last year’s “Spewing Mephitic Putridity” builds on that record and pushes even deeper into the seamy underbelly of life’s most foul pockets. The band—vocalist/guitarist Tibor Hanyi, bassist Joss Farrington, drummer Jamie Wintle—also sells this perfectly with an attitude and full serving of madness that could replicate those late-night stomach horrors.

“Oozing Radioactive Vomition” opens in a death swagger, acidic riffs eating through flesh, the growls retching and giving off nauseous vibes. Doomy hell is unleashed as the band pounds away, pummeling through a charred assault, the growls engorging as everything is buried in a shroud of smoke. “Organ Snatcher” lays waste as the growls bubble, the pace strangling as the drums go off. Guitars catch fire as the growls turn belchy, sinewy riffs pull you in and add pressure, and the doom-infected charge demolishes everything in its path, ending in a bludgeoning. “Miasmatic Foetid Odour” brings melting guitars, a driving pace that turns ugly, and growls delivering punishment. Speed becomes a factor as the guitars twist nerves, beastly howls land hard, and the last moments drown in total decimation.

“Necrophagous (Postmortal Devourment)” brings knifing riffs that snake through the body, brutal growls digging into ribcages and exposing vital organs. The playing is thrashy and ripping as the drums trample, and filthy, harrowing chaos grows more oppressive, destroying the senses. The growls sound like they’re choking on blood and bile, while the guitars raise the humidity and suffocate. “Engulfed by Gurgling Purge Fluids” emerges with strong riffs and stomping brutality, getting blistering and mucky along the way. The vocals hiss and heave as the playing reaches full combustion, the guitars warping and smashing, unloading with a force that buries with lurching strength. “Submerged Into Vile Repugnance” is the closer, the riffs steaming and then speeding up, bringing total demolition, complete with the growls peeling back flesh. The pace then destroys, smoking with power as the growls dig deep into the guts for inspiration, trudging to an unforgiving finish.

“Oozing Radioactive Vomition” arrives as people begin to celebrate year-end holidays, but there’s no glad tidings when Cryptworm are slithering through your psyche. This is a gross, doom-infested, mangling record that feels heavy in fetid horrors and always finds a way to make your stomach feel like it’s digesting something awful. This is brutal and uncompromising grime sure to make the end of your year a little more disgusting than usual.

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