Exhumed And Molested-A fairly good release by infamous rocky gray from bands like: living sacrifice, soul embraced, and evanescence. This was his pre-christian music, and it was really centered on gore and anti-christian themes. This release is good old school death, but it wasn't all that amazing. There were obviously some parts they could of improved on; but then again, what can you expect when a band is only 2 members? Recommended to fans of: Death, Cynic, Atheist, Possessed, Dismember, Nihilist, Entombed, old school death metal. Overall rating: 6.5/10 (for anti-christian themes, and the fact that their other release was better.Dead End 4 track demo-This was an exciting CD for me. It was my first bands official release. I was really upset that the bassist bailed and we broke up the day of the release. He left me for another local band Mayella, who i ended up obtaining my drummer and guitarist of my new band Arbiter Of War from. We recorded the CD in 2 days. It sucked because the guitarist only could come one day, so we couldn't write in studio and make more than 4 tracks. Basically our cd was 2 acoustic emo tracks i created and then a cover of Taking Back Sunday's "Makedamnsure". Our lineup was Alec on guitar (for Makedamnsure), Sean on bass, Me on acoustic guitar and drums, and our friend billy filled in on soloing guitar for 2 tracks. I got set back 100$ for paying to record and printing the cd's myself (although it was only 10 copies). I gave all of them away as fast as i could because i was pissed that the band called it quits. I recently found an old friend who still had a copy and she gave it back. I was so excited that i just grabbed it and my grandmother and i chilled on it on our car ride home from rutherford. I promise to my Arbiter Of War fans that we will reissue 1 or 2 of the acoustic songs as AOW songs. We also just released a small 5 copy pressing of a really raw split release with AOW's demo (that i recorded by myself without the band while going through a harsh time last month) and Dead End's CD. I have the rights to the tracks. If anyone wants a copy, contact me @ carcassXcutter@aim.com or hit the band myspace up @ Myspace.com/arbiterofwarnj. The demo is sorta raw and has a couple of amatuer f-ups and no vocals (we were 12 at the time). Recommended to fans of: Armor For Sleep, Taking Back Sunday (mainly), and The Get Up Kids. Overall Rating: 8/10
Discography-This to me was alot better than Exhumed and Molested. I really only keep that CD for it's collectibility value, because this CD has Exhumed and Molested on it. This CD is that release, plus all their demos (excluding a couple songs from their release "Human Obliteration"). This CD is alot better because it shows the bands evolution. Some songs were 25 second long death/grind masterpieces, while others were bumping groovy old school death metal. I was really surprised that in one track, there was an interlude with a man saying "now it's time for a breakdown" and a deathcore-ish breakdown bashes your face in. It was so odd, but extremely enjoyable. Because i have never heard an old school DM band play deathcore, and also that this band were around 5-6 years before deathcore surfaced (with christian brutal deathcore, turned deathcore band Embodyment). The Cd is a great 30 tracks, and if you see it at your local Cd store, definitely pick it up and buy it. I was lucky to find it at my favorite store vintage vinyl. This Cd is a rare gem released by wild rags records. Wild Rags was a great label and i recommend snooping around metal-archives.com and looking at bands on their label. (all mad good death metal). Recommended to fans of: Autumn's Dawn, Death, Crimson Thorn. Overall Rating: 8.9/10
Insufficient Flesh-Standard death metal. The only reason i picked it up was because they are christians. The band is talented, but their music is so blaze, insipid, and lame. It needs more pizazz though. I bought this also due to its collectibility. I was planning to buy their 2-track demo from a brazilian distro, but the owner never contacted me back. I would of loved to get my hands on it because it was 1/50 copies ever pressed of that demo. Recommended to fans of: early Mortification and Crimson Thorn. Overall Rating: 5/10
Discography-This to me was alot better than Exhumed and Molested. I really only keep that CD for it's collectibility value, because this CD has Exhumed and Molested on it. This CD is that release, plus all their demos (excluding a couple songs from their release "Human Obliteration"). This CD is alot better because it shows the bands evolution. Some songs were 25 second long death/grind masterpieces, while others were bumping groovy old school death metal. I was really surprised that in one track, there was an interlude with a man saying "now it's time for a breakdown" and a deathcore-ish breakdown bashes your face in. It was so odd, but extremely enjoyable. Because i have never heard an old school DM band play deathcore, and also that this band were around 5-6 years before deathcore surfaced (with christian brutal deathcore, turned deathcore band Embodyment). The Cd is a great 30 tracks, and if you see it at your local Cd store, definitely pick it up and buy it. I was lucky to find it at my favorite store vintage vinyl. This Cd is a rare gem released by wild rags records. Wild Rags was a great label and i recommend snooping around metal-archives.com and looking at bands on their label. (all mad good death metal). Recommended to fans of: Autumn's Dawn, Death, Crimson Thorn. Overall Rating: 8.9/10
Insufficient Flesh-Standard death metal. The only reason i picked it up was because they are christians. The band is talented, but their music is so blaze, insipid, and lame. It needs more pizazz though. I bought this also due to its collectibility. I was planning to buy their 2-track demo from a brazilian distro, but the owner never contacted me back. I would of loved to get my hands on it because it was 1/50 copies ever pressed of that demo. Recommended to fans of: early Mortification and Crimson Thorn. Overall Rating: 5/10
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