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Deathcrush (EP) - Mayhem
This shreds your ears till there is nothing left for you to hear, then the buzzsaw riffs cut through you and reduce you to a mound of flesh and limbs lifeless on the cold floor.
Deathcrush.
This violent EP, and I mean violent figuratively as well as literally–with what looks like severed hands on the cover in a creepy black-and-white photo and yes, one of the tracks is actually named "Chainsaw Guts****." (It's ****ing metal!)–is hands down (or cut-off!) one of the most brutal releases of the entire 80s metal scene.
Released: 1987
Genre: First Wave Black Metal
Recommended by: teh Batlulz
The first track is hilarious. It is like you are a warrior sailing on a massive ship with your fellow warriors to enemy land, and once you arrive, the buzzsaw riffs kick in and you massacre everyone that opposes you.
Deathcrush.
The reason I find the first track hilarious is because the fledgling Mayhem felt it necessary to give such a violent, uncompromising, and shrill album an epic, yet soft, introductory track. It is superflous, but it is nonetheless damn effective at setting the mood. The actual first track lives up to its name. Instantly, guitar riffs, though they sound nothing like a guitar, rather a tool of brutal devestation, that are so sharp and wildly distorted it makes pop listeners flee for the hills in just a matter of seconds. The vocalist is horrendously bad, heh, but in a good way. He is absolutely not singing I can tell you that. He is nigh incomprehensible, and I say good, I do not want to hear what the lyrics to a song titled "deathcrush" are. The song alternates between a short, groovy section that plays for a bit until the song launches forward. The riffs sound like nails on a chalkboard and the drummer sounds like he is playing out of his goddamn ****ing mind.
Deathcrush.
The next song is just pure evil. With possibly the most evil riff in extreme metal, "Chainsaw Guts****" does what it says. The end. You are dead.
Deathcrush.
"Witching Hour" is a Venom cover, but it sounds so much more metal than the original, it is almost appropriate to call it a bastardized version of it. The vocalist sounds very different on this track, toning down the eternal damnation vocals in favor of some quieter, but still screamed vocals. It adds a hint of variety, which is good.
"Necrolust" is a true death/thrash-influenced song, featuring sections of breakneck speed instrumental sections that go all over the place. Before you know it, the song is over.
We have reached the last track, a shame. Melodic, psychedelic piano playing starts us off before a few fleeting minutes of this damned-to-hell black metal album bring this EP to a close. The drummer is at his best here, which sounds ridiculous, but yes, he was actually hiding his true potential from us earlier. There is no ****ing melody in this track. Just PURE!! ****ING!! ARMAGEDDON!!
Honestly, it is hard to pick my favorite part of this wonderful album, but it would be the drums. To say the drummer provides a "beat" dose not cut it. He, like the guitars, cuts through you, which is not a figure of speech that you normally associate with a drum player, but **** it, that is how I can describe him. The drummer pierces your body, and that is the end of you.
Deathcrush.
"Chainsaw Guts****" is my favorite song by a wide margin. That song has one of the most memorable, and unmistakable riffs I know of outside a Metallica album. Good lord, is it evil.
Overall Rating: 4/5
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