FEED THE CORPSES TO THE PIGS - Anthology review

 

FEED THE CORPSES TO THE PIGS - Anthology

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions

Back in 2021 I checked out this Albuquerque, New Mexico band's debut full length This Insidious Horror. That also came out on this label. Now back then I might've joked about the band having a guest musician of some past fame playing guitar on one of their tracks. Overall I thought they didn't need him because the music by this four piece act was good on it's own. We're talking about a good mix of early to modern sounding grindcore with doses of other extreme metal influences. 

I was also looking forward to hearing something new by this band. But this is not it. Actually this is the band's 2019 self released EP which Horror Pain Gore Death Productions has reissued. Now what ya have here are eight tracks by the band but there's a twist. This is basically a concept EP containing two stories. Once I learned that then the second time listening to it put things in a different perspective. 

Now just for the record the two stories are Corpselights and Eternal Servitude. The first story Corpselights is about a serial killer who is trying to stop the corpse lights of his victims from haunting him. In all honesty I've never heard the term "corpse lights". I'm thinking it means ghosts. The second story Eternal Servitude is about a teenager out for revenge. I might be old now but looking back upon my younger days I can relate to that. Of course after this I had to go back to their full length and reevaluate the songs on that one. Someone call KING DIAMOND because we've got a grindcore act doing horror stories.

But as always what matter most to me is the music. So while listening to this I can say that the band definitely progressed on their debut from this release. They're still in with their formula of grind with additions of death & black metal influences. I think there's more hardcore influence on here as opposed to their debut full length. But with that said it's not four guys making a racket. There's song craft going on here which jumps out at you. All of which makes me really want to hear some new stuff by this band. I mean look at these guys. do they look like they're bullshitting? 

https://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/

LISTEN HERE:

https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/anthology

PREDATORY LIGHT - Death And The Twilight Hours review

 

PREDATORY LIGHT - Death And The Twilight Hours 

20 Buck Spin

This blackened doom act from New Mexico originally started out around a decade ago. And from their beginning they were on a roll releasing some short form stuff plus their self titled full length in 2016. And then nothing as if they got lost out in the desert high on peyote. But that really didn't happen. It sounds good though. 

The four members of PREDATORY LIGHT basically started a new band called SUPERSTITION. That was / is a somewhat blackened death metal act which sound-wise was not far from what PREDATORY LIGHT sounded like except no doom. That band had a full length, The Anatomy of Unholy Transformation, from 2019 which also came out on 20 Buck Spin. 

But now these guys are back with PREDATORY LIGHT. Musically it's a continuation of where they left off with their debut. You've got some prog rock touches mixed with doom ala haunting goth and of course it's all blackened. When I heard the opening track, "The Three Living and the Three Dead", which is a thirteen plus minute opus I was like cool. 

The album is just four cuts long. Musically I love the guitar work displayed because it's mostly tremolo picked lead work. The second thing I like here is the superb drum work. The vocals are of that blast furnace throat variety. Unfortunately there's not much bass to be really heard but there's some synths. 

Song -wise like I said the opening track is majestic albeit sounding familiar to another BM act from the past, NEGATIVE PLANE? Another good long cut is "Death and the Twilight Hours" which is hypnotic as well as majestic and ominous. Like I mentioned before this release is four tracks with a running time of just over thirty-eight minutes. Decent.

https://www.20buckspin.com/

LISTEN HERE:

https://listen.20buckspin.com/album/death-and-the-twilight-hours 

FEED THE CORPSES TO THE PIGS - This Insidious Horror review

 

FEED THE CORPSES TO THE PIGS - This Insidious Horror

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions

So how many releases has Rick Rozz (aka: still working his past DEATH status (excuse me, MANTAS) and being in MASSACRE 's shambles) been on releases as a guest these past few years? I mean whatafuck it's as if he's got an info-mercial saying "Hi there, I'm Rick Rozz. you might remember me from being on DEATH demos (excuse me, MANTAS) and my failed band MASSACRE. But hey I'm available to sing on your album in order to give it credit."

Now aside from that after a couple of listens I looked to this release as almost a compilation. FEED THE CORPSES TO THE PIGS from Albuquerque, New Mexico are a four piece grind act on this their debut looking for a direction. These guys push the blackened death, death grind and avant grind niche style to the fuckin hilt. That's kinda a cool thing in my strange mind of grind appreciation. They have a competent command of the styles being put forth.

For the most part this band lends towards a style which is diabolic as well as atmospheric and just fuckin all over the place. Pig Squeals? Hardcore riffage? Soundbites? Yeah check all of those boxes. But anyways they really don't need a celebrity to give em credibility. Their music is well worth it to do the whole talking. I like this band on their own and hopefully they'll put out some more stuff which contains identity. Nuff Said! 

https://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/

LISTEN HERE:

https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/this-insidious-horror

AETRANOK - Kingdoms of the Black Sepulcher review

AETRANOK - Kingdoms of the Black Sepulcher

Symbol Of Domination Productions




The overwhelming majority of new black metal releases that come in for review to SFM666 are either by bands who perform traditional sounding raw BM or atmospheric BM. Out of all the black metal sub-genres (and there are many) those two seem to be most popular. One genre that over a decade ago was prominent is symphonic black metal. Now for obvious reasons it took a nosedive in popularity. But in the past couple of years I've been hearing new bands bring back the sounds o that sub genre without any o the trappings of it's past.


AETRANOK is a five piece black metal act hailing from Aztec, New Mexico. That's a small town located in the northwest corner of the state. The area is also called the high desert and no it's not a frostbitten kingdom but cold and somewhat desolate, yeah. Although looking at the song titles there's no reference to their whereabouts. Musically you would think otherwise.


Kingdoms of the Black Sepulcher is this band's second full length. Now when I suggest symphonic black metal I'm referring to their use of keyboards. Fortunately they're not used in a way that a decade ago I would've called cliche. They're not used as a standout. Instead they're placed perfectly in the mix. This leaves the soundscape as a whole to be furious and fierce as well as allowing some melody to seep through.


The major highlights on this seven song blast are the harsh vulture like vocals that come at you like talons ripping flesh. The band's use of that wall of sound effect, a mainstay in symphonic black metal and of course the song structures. AETRANOK are the new name when it comes to great USBM. This release proves that.


http://satanath.com/sodp

https://symbolofdomination.bandcamp.com/album/sodp105-aetranok-kingdoms-of-the-black-sepulcher-2018

https://www.facebook.com/Aetranok