My favorite Cannibal Corpse album to date, "The
Wretched Spawn" shows a lot of Cannibal Corpse's ability to be more than
just "that band with all the blood and guts". Corpsegrinder's vocals
are a strong as ever. His growls and guttural tone is executed very well, while
is high pitched screams are agonizingly pleasant to hear. The guitar work here
is what I enjoyed most. The riffs hammer away from the moment the first track
begins, but it's the complexity of those riffs I enjoyed most. They are not
just classic chug, chug, chug riffs death metal gets associated with, but there
is some real technical work to be heard here as well as some killer solos. On
that note, I will say that although the drums are present and add a layer of
depth to the overall sound, they take a backseat to the guitars and vocals.
Songs like "Festering in the Crypt" show the ability to slow things
down and play with more groove, while "Nothing Left to Mutilate"
shows of their more technical side (it's not technical death metal in that
sense). Cannibal Corpse has always been viewed as a gimmick, but this album to
me, showed that they were just more than brutal death metal with absurd lyrics
and gruesome cover artwork. Okay the last two still apply, but I still think
this album musically, is there best.
Highlights: "Psychotic Precision" "They
Deserve to Die" "Festering in the Crypt" "Nothing Left to
Mutilate"
Rating: 4
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