REVIEW: PSYCHOTOGEN - PERVERSE AND UNNATURAL PRACTICES

 

PSYCHOTOGEN - PERVERSE AND UNNATURAL PRACTICES (Independent, 2001)

Produced by Ron Vento and Psychotogen

Recorded at IQ Studios

Artwork by Chris Donovan

Tracks: 1- Venom in the Voice, 2- Chaingod, 3- Cathexis, 4- In the Dust of your Own Nothingness, 5- Tear at the Flesh, 6- Follow me (into hell), 7- Psychotogen, 8- Death of the Old Ways

Psychotogen´s music is devastating! This is a death metal band of extreme brutality with a killer guitarist that makes original riffs and interesting solos (some sweep picking here and there and a lot of shredding techniques that are not common in the death metal realm). One of the main things here is that despite being ultra fast in some placesw, Psychotogen´s riffs are more original than the ones used in most of the death metal bands. And also Psychotogen´s music has more changes , breaks and different parts, from an ultra technical riff to a clean guitar interlude, from a fast run of notes to powerful chords. Ron Vento´s production helps a lot making the instruments sound really in the front, specially the guitars which are fundamental for this music (specially in Psychotogen´s with a guitarist of this great quality). A bestial and original release.

Favorite tracks: "Chaingod"; "Tear at the Flesh" and "Follow me (into hell)".

Contact: www.psychotogen.com