Death metal isn’t required to be ugly and unsavory to the untested, but it always sounds really good that way. For all of the advancements and boundary destruction the sub-genre’s creators have injected into this challenging form of metal, the gross, bloody elements never seem to go away. Good. It’s a big reason why we’re here.
Canadian death metal beasts Coprolith adhere to the mangling, ferocious elements of their chosen style, and their debut full-length “Putrescence” is more than enough evidence to tell you that you’re in for a bruising excursion. The band—vocalist K.D., guitarists J.H. and A.K, bassist A.M, drummer S.A—digs into the bogs and shallow graves to mine their content, and they regurgitate a thashing, sometimes doomy brand of death metal that is unforgiving and always ready to attack.
“Sentenced to the Grave” dawns in eerie sounds, and then everything rips open, gory death bubbling to the surface, growls slithering as the playing decimates. A sooty fury mauls, the tension bashes away, and the leads drive into a cavernous horror that burns out. The title track ravages, the growls rattling your bones, the playing wrecking completely, the guitars dizzying wildly. Mauls pummel as the grime collects, growls curdle, and a balmy, doomy storm hangs overhead. “Defiling Incantation” is the longest song here, running 7:05, gutting playing and infernal growls buckling, the fiery thrust engorging and battering. Tides turn darker, a molten dash spreading, the pressure building inside your head, the heat spiraling as the guitars increase the heat before ending in ashes.
“Birthed by Remorseless Flames” trudges in, howls gurgling, the drums caving in every chest within a 50-mile radius. Things get faster in a hurry, the drums dusting as the riffs spiral madly, the growls scarring as the guitars fire up, the final blasts destroying. “Another Skull to Claim” delivers menacing riffs and guttural, doomy violence, smoke thickening as growl gurgle, the guitars snaking through mud. The playing comes unglued, the guitars gaining momentum, the feral cries stretching and draining the final drops. Closer “Possessed by Incoherent Violent Suggestions” is sinister and destructive, the pace tearing, growls snarling as the guitars send spatter. The vocals spasm as a doomy pall spreads over everything, slowly writing in horror, hissing to a smothering finish.
“Putrescence” is a disgusting, hammering first record from Coprolith that goes for your throat in order to tear it out of you. These Canadian demons hammer away both physically and mentally, smothering with death metal that revels in darkness and grime as much as it does blood and guts. This is a ferocious first blast from this band, an unsettling, devastating display that takes you apart limb from limb.
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