Take equal chunks Assuck, Malignancy, Mortician and Lucio Fulci, throw
them in a blender and fuck ‘em all around and out oozes Balatonizer. 32
insane snippets of the best goddamned death grind butchery this side of
Mr. Edward Gein. Inspired by the macabre cinematic efforts of heyday
Pastaland (Italy) and melded into a forensic cacophony blasted out in
30 second splurges, Occulsed in Ottusity is a fresh fucking scent of
bile in a sea of innards. Take everything thing you know regarding
death/gore grind; Fleshgrind, Mortician, Malignancy, Sepsism, Disgorge,
and the tons of fucking Crime Scene Investigating metal, and push it
aside for Balatonizer. The production is solid, the sound is solid, the
artwork (courtesy of guitarist Marco Failla, who works for Marvel
Europe), a demonic comic strip featuring the band members is excellent;
from all points this record slays, and oh man those pinch harmonics…
Anyone who even remotely likes the gooey, belching side of death metal,
do your self a favor and support this band. This record has been
getting tons of play from myself, and will in the time to come, if not
a top ten this year, it will be damn close.
(Mike, How can you not like this???)
By Justine.S
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