Band names can tell you a lot or nothing at all. Or some things. Like, take the band Stabbing. The first time I heard them, I expected a splatter fest from their brand of brutal death metal. Something that makes me want to hang plastic sheets to prevent spatter from staining. What I got sounded like it should be called Punching.

“Eon of Obscenity,” the second record from this Texas-based assault unit, sounds more like a band that will ground and pound more than slash with a blade. It pulverizes, with vocalist Bridget Lynch sounding not of this world, definitely not of this species. This 10-track, 31-minute animal wrestles you down from the start, delivering blow after blow and showing more nuance than on their 2022 debut “Extirpated Mortal Process” and bringing a snarling new force into this realm. Lynch is joined by guitarist Marvin Ruiz, bassist Matt Day, and drummer Aron Hetsko, and their devotion to the grim and punishing is much respected, as well as their penchant for adding new spices into their brutal muck.

“Rotting Eternal” is a brief opener that attacks with brute force, Lynch’s growls engorging, total incineration achieved at the blink of an eye. “Inhuman Torture Chamber” attacks quickly, the pace going faster, growls and strange alien-like bursts choking. Guitars bend and squeal as the drums destroy, everything mashed into oblivion. “Masticate the Subdued” is relentless, growls smothering, the guitars heating up as the low end rattles bones. The force snarls as the muddy assault multiplies, mauling to the end. The title track bludgeons, strangling with intensity, the drums spattering. Leads cut through bone and shakes brains inside skulls, the vocals further terrifying for good measure. “Reborn to Kill Once More” chugs, growls and shrieks uniting and causing psychic damage. The guitars thicken before the planet spins out of control, a mashing force ending in total destruction. “Ruminations” is an instrumental piece with exploratory guitars scanning the skies, the thrashing pace shaking guts inside bellies, the drums causing plate shifts.

“Nauseating Composition” features Suffocation’s current vocalist Ricky Myers (Lynch has filled in on live vocals for them), and it’s a battering attack, both sets of growls twisting and turning your muscles. The temperature skyrockets as the pace slows and clobbers, menacing through tornadic might. “Their Melted Remains” punishes like taking several belt shots to the face, the guitars catching fire before melting, spiraling into a deep pit of ugliness. The growls continue to sicken, shaking with storming madness that cuts into the void. “Sonoluminescent Hemoglobinopathy” is another quick one that grinds and gets out. The chugging tempo bruises flesh and the growls blacken skies, clubbing and sludging into blook-soaked earth. “Symphony of Absurdity” attacks, the drums driving and sparking machine-gun heat, burly growls scathing and squeezing throats. The guitars stab as the thrashiness increases, Lynch’s inhuman voice distorting, battering as blood sprays. Closer “Sinking Into Catatonic Reality” opens with a drum assault, growls feeling monstrous as the playing and the ferocity hit the gas pedal. Growls attack as the band twists the vice, lurching to a smearing end.

Stabbing’s brand of brutal death metal is as suffocating as any other’s band’s output, and “Eon of Obscenity” is a clear warning shot to that sub-genre. Plus, the fact you don’t have to sift through misogynistic horse shit is a huge benefit if you, like me, are especially tired of that kind of thing. They can be animalistic, alien, and bloodthirsty, and they have something a little different to inject in the festering brutal pool.

For more on the band, go here: https://stabbingtxdm.bandcamp.com/

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