{"id":12842,"date":"2013-05-27T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=12842"},"modified":"2013-07-10T01:30:10","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T01:30:10","slug":"album-review-the-pete-flesh-deathtrip-mortui-vivos-docent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-the-pete-flesh-deathtrip-mortui-vivos-docent\/","title":{"rendered":"THE PETE FLESH DEATHTRIP – Mortui Vivos Docent (2013) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE PETE FLESH DEATHTRIP
Mortui Vivos Docent<\/strong><\/span>
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\nPulverised (2013)<\/span>
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As soon as the grating opening riff of \u2018Fallen Bliss\u2019 rakes the ears, I\u2019m hooked. Sweden\u2019s The Pete Flesh Deathtrip may sound like some weird 60s B-movie, but the harsh reality is this is a solo project put together by one Pete Flesh (real name Peter Karlsson); an extreme metal journeyman whose previous band Flesh was changed to the current moniker for legal reasons in 2009.<\/p>\n

To be honest, it doesn\u2019t matter what Pete calls his band, as either way you\u2019re still in for an unhealthy dose of blackened thrash, complete with the mainman\u2019s scything guitars and scathing vocals, which are shared with guest contributions from Unanimated frontman Micke Broberg, plus an appearance from Arcana vocalist Cecilia Bj\u00e4rg\u00f6 on the track \u2018Bleed\u2019.<\/p>\n

You just know that with a guy who\u2019s previously written songs called \u2018I Masturbate To Jesus Christ\u2019, \u2018Fuck The Romantic \u2013 Fuck The Gothic\u2019 and \u2018My Penis Will Be Your Opera\u2019 that you\u2019re going to be in for a zany, hate-filled ride, and Mortui Vivos Docent<\/em> does not disappoint as Pete Flesh the solo artist vomits out nine tracks of cold, harsh metal.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be put off by the black metal connotations, as Pete Flesh also injects raw death metal into proceedings \u2013 the result being an energetically icy, yet fulfilling, platter that begins life with \u2018Fallen Bliss\u2019, featuring a catchy yet frosty riff which builds to a seething pace as Micke Broberg snarls with vigour and malevolence.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Eternal Dawn\u2019 slows the pace. It\u2019s a well-crafted yet simmering ice-cold ear splitter of a number that builds with crushing drums until reaching a morose segment just a minute or so in \u2013 the gothic effects a real treat, until Broberg spits out bile all over it.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, there\u2019s the thrashy drive of \u2018Crave The Fire\u2019, which is frenetic and as subtle as swallowing barbed wire, but again it has the ability to shift to a doom-laden stomp. The eerie tinkle of \u2018The Suicide End\u2019 drips from the speakers with a creepy intro before being sabotaged by a pounding guitar and atmospheric effect. This is probably the slowest track on the album, but also the most wicked with its volatile vocal and grating guitar which runs throughout.<\/p>\n

There seems to be an old school black metal revival going on at the moment, and The Pete Flesh Deathtrip should, upon this experience, go a long way to cementing their place in the annals of black metal folklore. One cannot help be moved by the sinister rumblings of \u2018Burning Darkness\u2019 and the accessible chug of \u2018Raven\u2019s Reborn\u2019.<\/p>\n

And so with torch in hand, I climb steadily further into the depths of Mortui Vivos Docent<\/em> and I\u2019m immediately transported back to the early 90s with the vicious assault of \u2018God Of The Crawling Whore\u2019 and fuzzy bass ooze of \u2018Bleed\u2019.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, it\u2019s not a place I tend to linger for long periods, but when I\u2019ve finally jumped off The Pete Flesh Deathtrip after the strains of \u2018Recycle My Death\u2019 have finally faded, I\u2019m actually glad I paid the toll and traversed the waters of the River Styx.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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