Since Unique Leader Records are known as one of the most important labels when it comes to ultra-brutal Death Metal releases, fans of this genre really need to check out the debut by Los Angeles-based act Euphoric Defilement!
The reason is simple: Euphoric Defilement bring insane, quasi-inhuman and crushing stuff in the vein of bands like Dying Fetus, Lividity, Severed Saviour, Disgorge, Mortician and the likes, yet with one advantage: they are much more interesting! No, that might be exaggerated (for Mortician, Dying Fetus and the likes are beyond imagination), but the point I want to make is: grrrrrrr! I’ll be short, but I really need to mention the bestial vocal chords. A freshly skinned grizzly raped by a psychotic ten-ton t-Rex on acid would probably sound this way, I think.
One could dislike the one-directional artillery drum patterns, and indeed, it bothers me too after a while. Riffing-wise, however, and also when it comes to the rhythm section and the production, this material is all-bloody-right. Straight-ahead with a technical execution and a gore-shedding uniqueness, Ascending To The Worms is highly recommended to fans of all higher mentioned combos! Enjoy…