REVIEW: PUTREFACTOR - SYMPTOMS OF SOCIETAL ROT

 

PUTREFACTOR - SYMPTOMS OF SOCIETAL ROT (Independent, 1999):

Technical data:

Recorded , Mixed and Mastered at Vortex Studios, Lindenwood, N.J.

Engineered and Mixed by Jim Forbes and Putrefactor. Produced by Putrefactor.

Track list:  1- Disemboweled, 2- Eternal Sleep, 3- Climax, 4- Nightmare, 5- 13, 6- The Dying

Pure hatred death metal !! Violent, agressive, raw, crushing are some adjectives that come to my mind when listening to this band´s recording. The music here is death metal in its purest form with some thrash touches in certain guitar riffs and drum patterns (check for example "Disemboweled" at 1:20 to see that double bass nightmare). I like the overall sound here but I would have mixed differently the guitars (a little bit higher on the riffs) that are in some places obscured by the cymbals. Also there is a good drum sound, specially on the bass drum that is not so "electronic-sounding" as most bands like to do. I think that this guys must explore certain interesting rhythms that they have here and develope their sound full of brutality. Favorite tracks: "Disemboweled, "Nightmare" and "The Dying". Contact: it_lives_@webtv.net