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PUTRID OFFAL “Obliterated Life”
PUTRID OFFAL “Obliterated Life”
By Dr. Abner Mality
PUTRID OFFAL are old time grinders from France, spewing forth old time grind for old time fans. And they’re OK with that and so am I. Like HAEMORRHAGE and ROTTEN SOUND, these guys have been pounding skulls for longer than some of their fans have been alive. So time to give them some flowers…
This is a full length instead of the usual split or EP PUTRID specializes in, so they have plenty of room to try different kinds of grind. We get less than a minute blasts like “Entrails Emancipation”, “Agony Prevails” and “Ribcage Blues”. These tend to be kind of perfunctory. I prefer the longer cuts like “Privilege of Pain”, “Darkness Awaits” and “Theatrum Anatomicum”, where they can launch into skanky d-beats and slower, death metal riffs. The majority of tunes fit somewhere in between...if you like old CARCASS and BIRDFLESH, PUTRID OFFAL will satisfy.
Honestly, the album deals in a kind of sound that’s so expected and devoid of newness that it does hurt the perception of the band. Paradoxically, this is exactly what their fans are looking for, PUTRID OFFAL are not going to break barriers, but they just might break your bones.
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