{"id":94981,"date":"2022-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=94981"},"modified":"2022-08-18T13:57:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T12:57:54","slug":"album-review-molder-engrossed-in-decay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-molder-engrossed-in-decay\/","title":{"rendered":"MOLDER – Engrossed In Decay (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOLDER
Engrossed In Decay<\/strong><\/span>
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\nProsthetic (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Engrossed In Decay<\/em> is the second full-length album from Illinois tribe Molder, and as expected it continues to mash together the filthy drudgery of Carcass with an Obituary-styled vocal sneer.<\/p>\n

Molder has always been less swampy than a lot of bands doing the rounds, but they remain a rather silted experience built upon very catchy riffs, as showcased on opening slab \u2018Glutinous Remains\u2019 which trudges then gallops along nicely through those pestilent pastures.<\/p>\n

The title track exudes filth in its opening fuzziness, the combo splendidly lumbering in vintage doomed-up fashion before shifting through the gears to become a slightly punked-up Obituary-cum-Autopsy without any pretence. And by the third track, \u2018Relentless Pestilence\u2019, it\u2019s quite clear that Molder is not here to perform party tricks but instead serve up a meat, potatoes and innards menu that rattles when it needs to, and stodgily plods when it has to as well.<\/p>\n

The likes of \u2018Disinhumed Carcass Revived\u2019, \u2018Huff The Stench\u2019 and \u2018Ghastly Mutation\u2019 feel and sound familiar. After all, it is old school-inspired death metal with a riveting, engrossing ooze, but it\u2019s neither break-neck fast or slow to the point of audible and oral suffocation. So it could be stated that Molder finds a good balance without ever having to traipse through its own murky, maggot-infested excrement.<\/p>\n

However, I wouldn\u2019t call it slick or polished either. \u2018Decomposed Embryos\u2019 feels nasty and squalid in its gloomy tone and \u2018Chemically Dissolved\u2019 is musically macabre with its morbid, aching heaving. But in today\u2019s often bewildering and soggy spectrum of the genre, Engrossed In Decay<\/em> actually feels quite normal and I\u2019m not sure if I\u2019m refreshed by it, or just tapping along for comfort.<\/p>\n

Even with the speedier passages of tracks such as \u2018Chemically Dissolved\u2019 there is a dehydrated charm to Aaren Pantke\u2019s warbles, but musically it does get a bit by-numbers at times. Even so, it\u2019s a solid death metal record I\u2019m more than happy to support and become at one with the mangled mossiness of the album cover.<\/p>\n

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

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