{"id":18545,"date":"2014-05-27T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=18545"},"modified":"2014-06-10T20:24:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T20:24:26","slug":"album-review-killgasm-a-stab-in-the-heart-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-killgasm-a-stab-in-the-heart-of-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"KILLGASM – A Stab In The Heart Of Christ (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

KILLGASM
A Stab In The Heart Of Christ<\/strong><\/span>
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\nMoribund (2014)<\/span>
Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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So, it\u2019s time to put your fingers in your ears as Sacramento, California-based lunatics Killgasm come back for another bite. A Stab In The Heart Of Christ<\/em>, as you can imagine from the subtle title, is a raging, menacing, hate-filled, blasphemous chunk of unholy, rampant metal that comes three years after the trio\u2019s 2011 Bloodbath Of Satanic Vengeance<\/em> debut. <\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s fair to say that these maniacs are a threat to mankind; after all, any band that can combine death metal with grindcore and black metal has got to be taken seriously, especially when over the course of their existence (they formed in 2002) they\u2019ve released such chart-friendly works as Black Metal Whore Killer<\/em> (2006) and were involved in that summery bubble-gum pop split project entitled Burning Your Churches To Ash \/ Fucking Your God Up Her Ass<\/em> (2010). Happy days indeed!<\/p>\n

So, this is a ten-track stab in the heart of all with its abrasive guitar sound, which is very much of that scathing black metal variety. Even the vocals flit by like some frost-bitten sneer of ghoulish delight, but there\u2019s so much more to these guys. Just when you think you\u2019ve been impaled on Killgasm\u2019s black metal spikes we\u2019re treated to an array of pig-like squeals from vocalist Emperor Kuntslaughter \u2013 I guess it\u2019s him, as he also seems to share vocal duties with bassist Corpse-Bukkake (now that\u2019s a film I wouldn\u2019t like to see in a hurry!). <\/p>\n

Emperor is also responsible for the foul drums which exist as rapid-fire blasts of cold air, and yet they hit the ears as if they\u2019ve been fired from a nail-gun. This is intense, extreme metal with drums that somehow take on a militant nature, and the putrid air of arrogance rises above it all like smoke ascending from a recently charred pile of godly corpses. Deep within the thorny thicket of sound there is the occasional sprig of melody and this is where the black metal vision comes into play, but this is often far more despicable than a majority of black metal albums I\u2019ve heard over the years. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s not all about the thrashing pace, however. \u2018Humanity In Ashes\u2019 offers a few nice shifts in temperature and tempo, but the drums are clearly hell-bent on deafening the entire underworld, such is their din. I could personally live without the squealed vocals; in a sense they seem out of place and become too irritating, but when the guy decides to remain as a guttural demon, he\u2019s a real force.<\/p>\n

I expected this opus to be a lot rawer and to be honest, it benefits from not being so. The production is more than adequate as the bass and guitar confront each other throughout like rabid dogs, but as the likes of \u2018Planet Earth Mass Grave\u2019, \u2018Cold, Dead And Spread\u2019, \u2018High On Church Fumes\u2019 and the wretched title track blast by as slabs of blackened grindcore, one can only wonder what planet these demented musicians are on. With an eight-armed drum lord and images of war embedded into the skull, by the time this heaving lump of chaos grinds to a halt, I\u2019m relieved to say the least. If it\u2019s violent metal you\u2019re after however, then Killgasm\u2019s latest bucket of sick is sure to put you in A&E!<\/p>\n

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

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