Lord Mantis - Pervertor - review
Lord Mantis - Pervertor - review
Tracklist
01. Perverter Of The Will02. Septichrist
03. Vile Divinity
04. Levia
05. Ritual Killer
06. At The Mouth
07. The Whip And The Body
A review by
!J.O.O.E.! March 18, 2012
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.! | March 18, 2012
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Account deleted Written by [user id=110592] on 29.08.2013 at 13:32 If you knew me in real life, you'd know for sure this absolutely true. I embody laziness.
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It's been a while now since it got released and this album STILL rocks so fucking much it's rediculous. Goota love all that filth.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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Posts: 18615 Written by [user id=4365] on 29.08.2013 at 14:26 Yeah, there's definitely some modern-classic quality to it in the same way as Alkerdeel sophomore album and Dragged Into Sunlight's debut. Only time will tell if that trio of albums remains memorable in the future.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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Account deleted Written by [user id=4365] on 29.08.2013 at 14:14 I knew I should find sth really offensive  so that means that you would not do reviews anymore?
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Account deleted Written by [user id=110592] on 29.08.2013 at 14:55 They're not off the table. I might get a sudden urge to do some. Just don't know when 
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Posts: 18615 Written by [user id=4365] on 29.08.2013 at 14:57 The end of time is fine by me.
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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I always did think Indian and Lord Mantis sounded kinda similar. Now I know why
---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII
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Posts: 21306 Written by Auntie Sahar on 14.03.2014 at 15:48 Because they all write sexy, sexy music. And share a drummer I think. And live in the same city...? (Not 100% on that either.)
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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