SLAUGHTERCULT- Devoured By Perversion

Overall, The album is a compact experience: 11 tracks, each rather short and straight to the point. In totality, it provides a time-efficient experience of brutality without overstaying its welcome. This is of course a refreshing shift from many albums which, due to their long run times, seem to drag on just a tad too long. As such, I very much appreciate Slaughtercult’s restraint. They’re created an album that comes to tackle you to the ground, beat the ever-loving s&!t out of you, before moving on just as suddenly as it arrived. It’s quite beautiful, really.

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The album opens with Birthing Ceremony - a choking onslaught of rhythmic riffs and staccato-like growls played to perfection. The track seems to have only one goal in mind: to ramp up with every passing second until its abrupt end. 

Next is Repulsed by Your Haggard Appearance. One word comes to mind with this tack: heavy. Frantic blast beats and squealing guitars keep up a pace so manic that it might just make the listener feel exhausted trying to keep up. 

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Next up is Perverse Bestial Lactation featuring Marvin Ruiz of Devourment. This track sounds as perverse and as bestial as its name implies. Animalistic growls grumble over a cacophony of drums and guitars. What surprised me most about this track was its chilling atmosphere, made all the stronger by a short but impactful guitar solo that gave the track list a much-appreciated tone shift.

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A particularly enjoyable track was Menstrual Marinade featuring Elfi Davis of Kraanium. The combination of ultra deep vocals and gallop-like rhythm intertwined remarkably well and created a sound that can only be described as invigorating yet groovy. 

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Another track worth mentioning is Pool of Bile. Succinct in execution, this track scrunched my face into a knot as all good metal tracks should. Head nodding as I sat in a sunlit room, I couldn’t help but lose myself in the pulsating mania.

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There are plenty of brutal death metal fans who want their subgenre to be a solid wall of sound with a consistent energy and soundscape. For fans of Dying Fetus or Cannibal Corpse this album will no doubt be a nice addition to your collection.

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One thing is certain: I feel sore just thinking about the sort of pit that this album would spawn at a live gig. Go forth headbangers and give Devoured by Perversion a listen. A delicious assault awaits.

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SCORE 8/10

Reviewed by Alexandra Desailly