A decennary of anticipation since their last full-length, Fragments, brutal slam titans Dysentery have blessed the world with their fourth full-length bloody flux, Dejection Chrysalis (Comatose Music Records), an eruption of decay turned divine, mixed and mastered by Randy LeBoeuf (Graphic Nature Audio). 

The record kicks off with “Transference”, a deceptively revolving prelude to the filth fermenting beneath the crust. As soon as “Enslavement For The Obedient, Agony For The Wayward” lands, you’re gorged without restraint. Peter Blue Spinazola perspicuous compositions evoke an alla prima brutality of death that only Bob Ross could render tranquil. Scott Savaria gruesome belches could peel paint off concrete without question. John Cook’s undeniable bass tone punches through the mix while locked in with Eric Taranto, who reminds us of why drums with a snare this violent, destroys all. This calculated chaos reaffirms their place among the genre’s most merciless architects. 

Tracks like “Exhausted Bliss Of Self Loathing” (feat Josh Welshman of Defeated Sanity), ‘Shackled By Idolatry’ (feat Jared Weed of Concrete, Futility) and ‘Fratricidium’ (feat JT Knight of Invoke Thy Wrath) launch pure filth with a variety of vocal variants that are cohesive, disgusting, and unyielding, reminding us why this corner of death metal is so addictive. Every moment feels monumental, dragging into a realm where riffs grind bone and percussion fractures. Each slam and blast feels necessary, not decorative. 

What’s most compelling about Dejection Chrysalis is its honesty. Beneath all the chaos, there’s an unmistakable pulse that feels like the product of real human struggle, not just musical ambition. Dysentery has found transcendence through sheer deliberate brutality, dismantling everything soft and safe in brutal death metal. Ten years were not wasted, but refining slamming devastation into art. 

Buy the album here: 
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9 / 10
ROBBY PERRY
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