{"id":94316,"date":"2022-07-02T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T23:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=94316"},"modified":"2022-07-12T16:25:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T15:25:49","slug":"album-review-putrescence-the-wrath-to-conquer-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-putrescence-the-wrath-to-conquer-all\/","title":{"rendered":"PUTRESCENCE – The Wrath To Conquer All (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

PUTRESCENCE
The Wrath To Conquer All<\/strong><\/span>
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\nPutrid Recordings (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a shame about the unoriginal band name because this death metal act from Los Angeles, California is quite a force. There\u2019s plenty of bottom-end old school vibes here considering the band only formed three years ago; the current line-up being George Arrelano (vocals), Frank Gastelum (lead guitar), Lenny Castillo (rhythm guitar), Rae Trujillo (bass), and Dino Gonzalez (drums).<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing complex here; to put it simply, Putrescence play a death metal style in the vein of classic Death with flashes of Autopsy, Morgoth, and Floridian flavours. You get piled with a glut of chunky, organic riffs, earthy vocal growls, sudden drums and a bass that fractures the spinal cord.<\/p>\n

The lead work throughout is more than competent, as evidenced on the depths of the opening title track. Elsewhere we get the foreboding rumbles of \u2018Eternal Rest\u2019 with its kidney punch drums, the faster barrage of \u2018Suffocation Pit\u2019, and my favourite rough n\u2019 tumble composition in \u2018Put The Needle In\u2019 with its steady pulse.<\/p>\n

Sure, it\u2019s a formulaic design but such is the bassy tone that the no frills approach just engages. The likes of \u2018Discombobulated\u2019 rip with their soiled, sturdy rhythmic prowess, also evidenced on the dank, steady tides of \u2018Putrid Death\u2019.<\/p>\n

This is quality, often mid-tempo death metal that I could listen to all day, and this meaty debut full-length platter has provided enough nutrition until the next one emerges.<\/p>\n

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

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