I remember, years back, perusing through the old Unmatched
Brutality distro and seeing untold numbers of putrid death metal and goregrind
bands that I couldn’t even fathom existed. One such band happened to be,
Prostitute Disfigure. Now, I would imagine, the band has drawn some interest
based on such a heinous name alone, which I know caught my eye. After listening
to a few tracks online, I decided to take a chance on the album “"Left in
Grisly Fashion"
"Left in Grisly Fashion" is a straight forward
offering of brutal death metal that is as vile as the band’s name. Of course,
when discussing brutal death metal, terms like vile and disgusting are not
necessarily bad labels to garner. Prostitute Disfigurement set out to create a
very dark and disturbing album, one that was destined to both shock and impress
whomever dared listen to their album. I will say, that their mission was
accomplished.
Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much from this album. I figured
this would be another single chord guitar chug fest, with programmed drums and
regurgitation vocals for ten straight songs. However, this is one of those
times, I was glad to be wrong. The first thing you’ll notice on “Left in Grisly
Fashion” is the level of musicianship from the band.
With two guitarists, Prostitute disfigurement create a twin
assault of monstrous riffs and crushing rhythms that hook the listener,
convincing them that they are in store for a talented display from the guitar
work. Now, we’re not talking Maiden level of harmonizing or leads, but as I’ve
found with other brutal death metal bands (Frightmare for instance) these guys
know they’re way around their instruments and you’ll hear a high level of
talent throughout the album.
As for the drums, again, I was happy to hear that they were
not programed infinite blast beats with no substance. The drums here really add
a nice layer of depth to the brooding atmosphere of the album. The speed of the
blast beasts and double bass is always on display, but they are varied in a way
that play in unison with the duel guitars. At times, the match the rhythm of
the guitars, which create some melodic bridges before choruses, while at other
times, they are unleashed to create a world of hurt that each song is immersed
within.
Of course, no one can understand what the singer is saying,
but that's kind of Brutal death metal's shtick, so as long as you know that
going into this, it shouldn't be a problem. They are super deep and downright
scary sounding, which again, only help the band live up to its gruesome allure.
Unfortunately, the album does suffer from a lack of
creativity on a few songs. With ten songs clocking in at just over 29 minutes,
I felt that a few songs near the end such as “Shotgun Horror” and “In Deaths’
Decay” needed more substance, as they fall into the “just another brutal death
song” category. However, songs such as “Left in Grisly Fashion” and “The Corpse
Garden” show the band’s ability at creative songwriting, so they more than make
up for a few blemishes.
I know many consider brutal death to be more of a novelty
genre and given how many bands out there play a very uninspired brand of this
music, I understand why. However, bands like Prostitute Disfigurement prove
that not all brutal bands are alike and that some of these guys can actually
play some interesting and compelling music.
Highlights: "Left in Grisly Fashion", "Body
to Ravage", "The Corpse Garden"
Rating: 3.5
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