Lord Mantis - Pervertor review
| Band: | Lord Mantis |
| Album: | Pervertor |
| Style: | Blackened sludge metal |
| Release date: | March 12, 2012 |
| A review by: | !J.O.O.E.! |
01. Perverter Of The Will
02. Septichrist
03. Vile Divinity
04. Levia
05. Ritual Killer
06. At The Mouth
07. The Whip And The Body
Lord Mantis turn us into babies. What do I mean exactly? Babies are the only form of human quite content to roll around in its own shit (or other people's, or animal's, it makes no difference to a baby). As we get older we gain instinctive defenses against anything that might contain disease. We recoil at the site of waste, we are repulsed by the smell of decay, we strive futilely to keep ourselves clean from infection, yet, the draw we feel to bands such as this is almost insatiable and when you consider the fact Lord Mantis are like an out of control, shit-filled machine, churning out lumps of foetid, rotting excrement for no real good reason then we become somewhat paradoxical in our desires. We become babies.
You may be unwittingly familiar with members of Lord Mantis. The bassist/vocalist is in fact the drummer for Nachtmystium and VON (for extra kvlt points) and the guitarist also shares duties on those bands, not to mention Avichi. They share their drummer, the excellently named Bill Bumgardner, with fellow sludgers Indian as well. Naturally there's some major pedigree at work here.
There's nothing inherently new on Pervertor. This brand of blackened sludge can be found in the forms of Coffinworm and to some extent a similar tone can be excavated from Dragged Into Sunlight's death-oriented sound, too. Lord Mantis' version of this muck offers a more mechanised groove, primarily mid-paced to-the-face bludgeons, occasionally the tempo picks up quite significantly, on "At the Mouth" for example, but the pace largely remains a constant, using repetition to ground the listener into the mud using the juggernaut drumming and thick tones, save for the odd solo and lick the melody is kept to a foreboding minimum. They aren't afraid to explore their songwriting chops though. The 9 minuter "Ritual Killer" is a tumultuous and challenging affair: downright downtuned crushing slabs flirt back and forth with sullen leads. The vocals are predictably harsh throughout, pointed toward black metal and stained in reverb effects for that extra inhuman bile.
I think you have an idea of what to expect here. One can only paint a limited vision with colourful adjectives. The disgusting artwork is a dead giveaway; this isn't an album you'll be playing at your Grandmother's birthday party. If you have a penchant for the truly vile then you could do a lot worse than metaphorically slather yourself in Pervertor's atmospheric grime. I know you want it. I know you're a sick bastard, you can't hide it from me.
Written by !J.O.O.E.! | 18.03.2012
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| Edmund Fogg Posts: 1752  |
Keep'em coming. Another great review. I listened a bit to the vid you posted and I lasted for about 1 min. I just can't stand it. I guess I was never big on scatophilia.
---- You cannot sedate all the things you hate - MM The Observer is the source of reality - Bloom God damn it!! What did Diddy didn't do? - Satan
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835  |
I've been listening to this one, so it's cool you reviewed it. I think you'll be reviewing many of the albums I've been listening to, we are in sync!
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| Ag Fox Angel No More Elite Posts: 4774  |
Written by BloodTears on 18.03.2012 at 11:47 Mr Doctor will be jealous
---- loves 小巫
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374  |
Written by Ag Fox on 18.03.2012 at 16:16 The joke has been beaten to death by now tbh. 
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| Branzig Posts: 891  |
Been listening to this album since it dropped...It's pretty good...but for some reason the vocals really annoy me at parts... So it is probably going to become trade fodder for me later this weekend! 
---- In Grind We Crust
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| Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Staff Posts: 9718  |
This looks good. Also, I love that style of cover art, looks like the same guy who did Wolves Like Us and Dragged Into Sunlight. I'll be checking this out for sure.
---- "I got a lot of really good ideas, problem is, most of them suck." - George Carlin
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| Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Staff Posts: 9718 |
Written by [user id=4365] on 19.03.2012 at 22:25 And similar tones to Dragged Into Sunlight? I've really fallen in love with that album lately, so I will probably dig something even remotely similar. Though they do tend to go a wee bit overboard on the sound bite sampling.
---- "I got a lot of really good ideas, problem is, most of them suck." - George Carlin
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374 |
Written by [user id=4365] on 19.03.2012 at 22:25 I can't help but seeing the "Y U NO x" in that artwork dude... look at the posture of the lowest head. It's hilarious. even those kind o tentacles or something have the same psoture like the hands on the Y U NO meme.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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Written by [user id=4365] on 19.03.2012 at 22:34 The posture is hella similar to me but I guess I could be the only one.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| Tristus Scriptor Rancid Reviewer Posts: 293  |
I love your analogies. As a writer of 23+ years, I tend to be drawn in by a good opening in your particular idiom. Personally, this type of metal is not my cup of tea. You, however, make me want to check it out. Kudos! \m/
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Account deleted Written by Tristus Scriptor on 19.03.2012 at 23:22 Cheers! You can't beat a good, disgusting analogy to draw someone in, even if said analogy then repulses them out of trying the music 
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Written by [user id=4365] on 19.03.2012 at 22:38 Now I'm just imagining dialogs between jesus and the Y U NO guy.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| Branzig Posts: 891 |
Heck Yes! Used this album to trade up for a rare Alternative Tentacles compilation double cassette! Now that's what I call turning a turd into a chocolate bar!
---- In Grind We Crust
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| Frank Sinistra Posts: 30  |
This review convinced me to buy the album and give it a spin oh and to check up 9gag as well just to satisfy my curiosity of what Mr. Doctor said
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| -DC-002- Mastercommander Posts: 1703  |
Really cool, thanks. Grimiest album of the year for me so far.
---- Coldgrits
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Nice, filthy blackened sludge. Great music to masturbate with sandpaper to.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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Written by Branzig on 21.03.2012 at 06:58 So I take it you didn't like this album? o__o Lame.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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!J.O.O.E.!
Account deleted Written by [user id=114127] on 03.12.2012 at 18:46 Because I'm so lazy  I have an official one for the new Incantation in the works though.
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| Alex F Posts: 3519  |
Written by [user id=4365] on 03.12.2012 at 20:04 Review Cosmosophy you fool
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Written by [user id=4365] on 03.12.2012 at 20:04 Huh? I suppose it won't be too positive. 
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| Daniell _爱情_ Elite Posts: 6101  |
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| mz Posts: 4825  |
Written by [user id=4365] on 03.12.2012 at 21:15 still waiting for new reviews. You are the laziest person in UK  
---- Giving my ears a rest from music.
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