The Rotted - Only Tools And Corpses - guest review
The Rotted - Only Tools And Corpses - guest review
Tracklist
01. Zombie Graveyard Rape Bonanza02. Hacked In The Back Dumped In A Sack
03. Fuck Your Arse With Broken Glass
04. Only Tools And Corpses
05. Her Gash I Did Slash
06. Can't Fit Her Limbs In The Fridge
07. Village People Of The Damned
08. Masticated By The Spasticated
09. To Catch A Killer
Guest review by
vezzy July 21, 2010
No, these guys certainly know how to play their instruments, and they have that fine sense of humor! They don't take themselves seriously like those B gore movie grind/death metal bands. First off, we have the great dual vocal combination of Goreskin (the low guttural vocals) and Mr. Gore's shrieked/screamed vocals (however, do note that they make take some time to get used to them). Fluffly Offalstench and Robin Pants are a decent guitar team as well, you can find plenty of bombastic distorted chugging, solos, riffs and even a few good breakdowns here. Junky Jon's work behind the skins is great too. Besides the typical blast beats, you'll hear some other complex drum patterns (yes, that includes the cymbal noise). The Wilson's bass is in here too, sounding a bit sinister at times. He also does backing vocals.
Highlight tracks here are "Zombie Graveyard Rape Bonanza" (featuring that comedy-horror voice at the beginning and at the end, and for just being a good song), the title track "Only Tools and Corpses" (a pun on the popular British sitcom Only Fools and Horses, also well uses the aforementioned dual vocal style and in a few parts explodes into some fine bombastic noise), "Village People of the Damned" (features some good instrumental work), "Can't Fit Her Limbs in the Fridge" (ever wondered what Leatherface and his family would do if they had no more room to store the meat and bones of their victims?), "Masticated By the Spasticated" (great riffs and that gurgle-squealing vocal part) and "To Catch a Killer" (a serial sing-a-long, it tells about six serial killers in a first person narrative aspect, some good instrumental parts and dual vocals go well together here). Rest is not as noteworthy, but still enjoyable.
In 2008, the band changed their name to The Rotted and shifted to a more regular death metal approach. For me, their work as Gorerotted will always be the best, especially Only Tools and Corpses. Don't have it? What are you waiting for? Brutal death fans should have this gorefest with a comedic vibe in their collection.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 8 |
Written by vezzy | July 21, 2010
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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I think you've slightly over-analysed the album, for example my favourite tracks are different to yours. Still, this is a magnificent brutal death album.
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Posts: 3493 Written by Baz Anderson on 21.07.2010 at 20:53 Over-analyzed? What exactly do you mean by that? As in, paying too much attention to minor details...?
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Posts: 13290 Written by vezzy on 21.07.2010 at 21:13 Yeh, too much literal description, too much attention to specific tracks. This is a short, sharp, to-the-point album - so it would be nice if the review matched.
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Mmm, I actually think this is a good review and VezzzyR didn't over-analyze it. Nice short descriptions of some of the songs. Just what I want in this case.
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Yeah, I agree with Marcel that it's a good review. Personally I'm not so much into the 'humorous gore' thing, but still, it's fair enough to give such an album a decent review with attention to detail. Also, it's cool that you (the reviewer) referred to the pun in the album title.. Only Fools and Horses was a great programme, good to know it's been heard of in Bulgaria!
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Posts: 3493 Written by Richard on 22.07.2010 at 04:01 Actually, I'll admit it. The only reason I knew of "Only Fools and Horses" is because I looked up the album and read it was a pun. I don't think they air it in Bulgaria.
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Good to see that there's some well earned respect towards this little gem. Still remember this as a pleasant surprise in it's genre. The more serious Gorerotted / The Rotted hasn't kicked in for me that much, though it's not bad at all. Still miss the vocal works of the first two full-length, this one and it's predecessor.
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Lmao! I was thinking this was a band Ive never heard of, but it's in actual fact, Gorerotted under a different name. lol I once saw them live supporting Cryptopsy!  Anyways, this album sounds like it might be pretty good, so I'll give it a go. xD
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Account deleted Written by Angelic Storm on 07.09.2010 at 23:31 Was that about 4 years ago with Celtic Frost headlining in London? O.o
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Posts: 6675 Written by [user id=4365] on 07.09.2010 at 23:34 Nope, Cryptopsy was the headliner. hehee  Ive just been flicking through my old concert tickets, and realised that I've actually seen Gorerotted live TWICE.  The 1st time was actually 2 months before the Cryptopsy gig, supporting Obituary. Both gigs were in 2006. Actually, thinking back, if I remember rightly they're a Scottish band. They made jokes inbetween songs, and the accent was definitely Scottish. xD
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Account deleted Written by Angelic Storm on 07.09.2010 at 23:40 Lol you sure? I vaguely remember thinking of them having a brummie or mancunian, or possibly even scouse accent =P either way it was a strong and amusing accent for such a band.
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Posts: 6675 Written by [user id=4365] on 07.09.2010 at 23:47 Im not sure, no. The accents were very strong, and I remember them making jokes inbetween every song. It was kinda weird, them playing these very brutal songs, and then acting really silly afterwards. lol xD
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