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When it comes to
brutal death metal we have been thrown at us hundreds of cd's from the US but
there are actually bands in other parts of the world who do this style of
music as well, believe it or not. Canada might not be the furthest away from
the US but this is still where Serrated Scalpel find its origin, Winnipeg to
be more precise. The band formed in the late 90's and at that time they were
influenced by bands like Slayer, Death and Cannibal Corpse. I wouldn't say
that there are very much of those Slayer influences shown on this cd but the
other two I could agree on. The production is not perfect but very good for
being a self-financed album and that is all you have the right to demand
without any label support. Most of the lyrics are told through guttural growls
but there are also some vocals who sound close to black than death metal.
Serrated Scalpel are more varied than most of their American colleagues. Some
songs are rather traditional Dying Fetus sounding death metal tunes while
others are almost a little doomy and yet others tend to move closer to melodic
death metal while still maintaining the brutal edge. My general opinion is
however that this kind of music almost always has to be performed with
intensity and frenzy and this is unfortunately not always there on this album.
It is still not bad at all and if you are into Suffocation, Dying Fetus and
the likes you might want to check out what Serrated Scalpel are like as well.
They have an interesting and unconventional thing going and will surely
improve in the future. Stand-out tracks: "Pernicious Encomium" and the
wonderful groovy semi-instrumental track
"I.T.R.".
| Tracklist |
1. Incipient |
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Conquest 2. Suspended In Misery 3. Pernicious Encomium 4. |
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Denudation Of The Scriptures 5. Disinformation 6. The Emblem Of |
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Immortality 7. I.T.R. 8. Pariah 9. Arcane Is That Which |
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The Gods Bestow |
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