You want brutal? You got it! The debut album from Yautja (members of Thou, Coliseum, Mutilation Rites), The Lurch (Relapse Records), is that in spades. If you’re into just an all out onslaught of driving grooves mixed with crazy, double stops, and all the above, this is the cut for you! Not to get too into it, but this is right up my alley. I dig it when a band is their own thing, or their own entity, so to speak. They are just themselves.
Brooklyn, New York, based black metallers Mutilation Rites are a name that have been making somewhat of a buzz in some extreme metal and underground circles. Far from being a necessarily revolutionary band, Mutilation Rites’ sound has been predominantly old school based; being raw, frantic and evil sounding; but they have always felt genuine and backed up with quality. Continue reading
Brooklyn’s kvlt grind band Mutilation Rites are closing in on their new album, Chasm, due out in a few weeks via Gilead Media (US) and Argento Records (Europe). Watch their new David Hall (Blekkmetal Documentary, Maryland Deathfest: The Movie, Today is the Day, Portal) directed video for ‘Axiom Destroyer’ below. Continue reading