MORTAL WOUND (USA) – ‘The Anus of the World’ LP

From the unnerving sampled introduction the the sadistically battering onslaught that follows, this record is a masterclass in well-produced Death Metal that reeks of the 90s brutality while keeping things totally organic, like a carcass rolling with maggots. The first minute of this album will churn you into a slime-like ichor with its pulverising intensity and crushingly tight instrumental hooks. These are topped with gargantuan vocals that will regurgitate any bone matter from your corpse. With a real void in the underground for bands such as this, it seems many are afraid to even try and give such an unforgiving take on extremity, or Mortal Wound intimidate the competition. With atmospherics but nothing short of total carnage at any given moment, you will constantly be in grotesque ecstasy at this abhorrent masterpiece.