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Carnifex - The Diseased And The Poisoned review



Reviewer:
5.8

46 users:
7.02
Band: Carnifex
Album: The Diseased And The Poisoned
Release date: June 2008


01. Suffering
02. In Coalesce With Filth And Faith
03. Adornment Of The Sickened
04. The Nature Of Depravity
05. Innocence Died Screaming
06. The Diseased And The Poisoned
07. To My Dead And Dark Dreams
08. Sadistic Embrace
09. Answers In Mourning
10. Aortic Dissection
11. Among Grim Shadows
12. Enthroned In Isolation

"Another deathcore review?" you may ask, to which I will reply: "Yah brah, deathcore is da shizzle."

Okay, so I won't go that far. I will not recommend this album to anybody, as it is quite bad. You might say: "The music is well made, and the instruments are well played. What more could you want?" Well it turns out you could ask for more... You could ask for a lot more.

This album is pretty bland; nothing new is added to the mix. Sure it's well made and well played, but that doesn't matter if it's boring right? Right. If you have heard any deathcore album before you will experience nothing new, just some reused riffs, flat drums, and mediocre growls. The guitars are good - but not spectacular, played by Randy and Cory. They bring nothing new to the table. I do enjoy some of the riffs, however, such as the intro to "The Diseased And The Poisoned". The vocals and drums drown out the guitar, which is a shame because both the vocals and drums are very dull and uninspired. The bass is virtually non-existent in this album - again, thanks to the vocals and drums.

Focusing on the drums... they're just lame. Average blastbeats, boring double kicks, and random drum rolls. They have their moment on occasion, especially in the intro of "In Coalesce With Filth And Faith". Anything past that is boring and weak; they are played with no effort, as if he is playing the drums just to say that he plays drums.

The vocal work is also average. It's not the worst effort I've heard, but definitely far from the best. Scott needs to take some time and work on his high vocals; they are whiny and quite annoying. His low vocals are okay, but the only time he uses them is during sustained notes in breakdowns, which is disappointing to say the least.

The breakdowns in this album are no different than they are in any deathcore album. It seems every breakdown on this album is identical, or at least quite similar. Overall this is a disappointing album, and this is the last time I buy a random metal album from a used CD store. Avoid unless you're a scene kid with dyed hair and holes in your ears the size of the one in the Ozone layer.

Highlights: "Suffering"


Rating breakdown
Performance: 7
Songwriting: 5
Originality: 5
Production: 6

Written by Boxcar Willy | 02.01.2012




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This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.


Comments

Comments: 10   Visited by: 58 users
02.01.2012 - 00:15
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
I'm assuming "Suffering" is the only highlight because after that song the rest of the album is just too difficult to listen to.
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02.01.2012 - 00:17
Rating: 5
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by Troy Killjoy on 02.01.2012 at 00:15

I'm assuming "Suffering" is the only highlight because after that song the rest of the album is just too difficult to listen to.

yup, its instrumental too
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

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04.01.2012 - 11:41
oroboros

I once came very close to buying a carnifex t shirt but eventually decided against it.
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04.01.2012 - 15:47
Rating: 5
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by oroboros on 04.01.2012 at 11:41

I once came very close to buying a carnifex t shirt but eventually decided against it.

Good call. This is in a used cd store under piles of Dreamtheater stuff, I didnt know who they were so i decided to check them out. Bad call.
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14.01.2012 - 01:38
Ibnu Lawless

Its not that bad
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14.01.2012 - 01:39
Rating: 5
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by Ibnu Lawless on 14.01.2012 at 01:38

Its not that bad

but its not that good either.
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14.01.2012 - 01:44
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
5.8 rounds up to 6. 6 = average (by MS scores). Therefore this reviewer overrates the album.

Just kidding Willy.
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14.01.2012 - 01:47
Ibnu Lawless

Written by Boxcar Willy on 14.01.2012 at 01:39

Written by Ibnu Lawless on 14.01.2012 at 01:38

Its not that bad

but its not that good either.


Ya hehehe....
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14.01.2012 - 01:48
Rating: 5
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by Troy Killjoy on 14.01.2012 at 01:44

5.8 rounds up to 6. 6 = average (by MS scores). Therefore this reviewer overrates the album.

Just kidding Willy.

I kind of think I did to be honest.

Its far from good, I just think it was a boring album.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
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14.01.2012 - 09:22
Void Eater
Account deleted
Their new album is actually kinda good, but yeah, this is pretty lame, although not among the worst music I've heard, like I posted in some thread last year.
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