REPUTDEATH
Dissecting Goryfication
(Necrolatry Records)
18:50min

REPUTDEATH are a pretty prolific Death Metal band from Malaysia and active since 2009. “Dissecting Goryfication” is their eighth demo tape, released in 2021 by Necrolatry Records. This trio is a good example of gore-drenched old school horror Death Metal. The main concept is focused on horror, zombies, cannibals and splatter themes, in the purest tradition of the genre launched in the early ’90s by the godfathers of gore IMPETIGO. Here we have four songs for almost 19 minutes of sick Death Metal. The production is perfect for the genre: raw and filthy at the right point, but with every instrument perfectly audibile. The guitar distortion is very reminiscent of the legendary Boss HM-2 Buzz-Saw Swedish Death Metal sound invented by Tomas Skogsberg during the golden years of the Sunlight Studios, used and abused by bands such as DISMEMBER, ENTOMBED, CARNAGE, GRAVE etc. The drumming is solid with tons of Death Metal D-Beats and an intense double bass. The vocals are a perfect mix of guttural growlings and vomit-filled screamings. The slower parts are strongly influenced by AUTOPSY, like 90% of modern old school Death Metal bands, but the influence of the early Swedish sound is outstanding here. Ok, I’m much more into the American Death Metal sound, but, in conclusion, REPUTDEATH is an honest band of old school Death Metal. In my opinion these guys would be even better, if they explored a more chaotic and brutal sound like ROTTREVORE and very early BROKEN HOPE from “Swamped In Gore”. More REPUTDEATH at: https://reputdeath.bandcamp.com, contact: dis_carnage@yahoo.com

Rick Peart

Rick Peart

Related reviews / interviews:
REPUTDEATH - Slurking, Reeking, Leeching (Thomas Meyer)
REPUTDEATH - Demo II (Marco Stebich)

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