I have no idea how to tackle their hybrid case of melodic/tech death metal. Think of it as the metal equivalent of ManBearPig. Weirdly combined together, seems to be working somehow, yet without ever being really sexy.
The Fifth Fury develops a late '90s Swedish feels with its combination of growled/harsh vocals and sharp guitar tone. Thank God, the moderately clear production balances that old school feeling without polishing it to the point it loses its grain. The last thing we needed was to lose what makes this album a nice bridge between the death metal "of old" and the modern and rather distinguishable sound they adopted. To give you a clearer idea of what is playing on my stereo right now, I could add with the least amount of doubt that these guys didn't try to hide the melodic-era Carcass influence, and it's really one of the best features I can make out in the fog that is my judgement of this album.
Nevertheless, do you see those two pink dots in the mist? Yes, those are the soft human male nipples on ManBearPig. If that isn't the beast's
With the weird even-cheesier-than-Dimmu Borgir symphonic and very out-of-place last track, Gory Blister closes a half-an-hour-long fifth effort that's worth checking out for its high-riff-density and interesting take on the genre. I personally don't adhere much to the formula even if I know these Italians' fifth album could appeal to many of you, ManBearPig lovers.
