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Acephalix: Theothanatology (2022)

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Acephalix — Theothanatology (20 Buck Spin)

Theothanatology by Acephalix

For a certain sort of listener, few sounds emerging from the chaos of this year will be more satisfying than the opening 45 seconds of “Abyssal,” the third track on Acephalix’s Theothanatology. The guitars are ridiculously thick, blunt instruments that crunch and even djent without collapsing into cartoonishness. More impressive is the tune’s bottom end, which is as heavy and tough as a hippopotamus’s ass. And because it’s an Acephalix record, there are a lot of bottom ends to contend with (other tunes on the record are called “Innards of Divinity” and “Defecated Spirit.” Yep). Daniel Butler, vocalist and one of the principal intelligences powering the band’s transgressive imagination, growls, “Labyrinthine emptiness / The warmest absence holds / The abyss, primal violence / Abyss devouring me.” Being consumed by warm undersides, then evacuated into the void? Deafened by crusty death metal? Sounds like Acephalix is back.

The band’s return wasn’t a sure thing. Butler’s other project, the doomy death metal band Vastum, has been much more prolific over the past decade. And since releasing Decreation (2017), Acephalix’s lone record since the peerless Deathless Master (2012), the band has gone through significant changes in its line-up. David Benson still thumps the skins, but bassist Luca Indrio and guitar player Kyle House, both founding members, have departed. Erika Osterhout now fills out the rhythm section, and guitarist Adam Walker complements Adam Camara’s stringwork. The additions are more than solid: Acephalix sounds as massive as ever, and the band’s engagement with death metal’s gruesome, soggy weight is even more substantive. 

That sensibility registers with particular force in “Defecated Spirit.” The riffing toggles between a rapid whirl and a staccato chug; in both cases, you can just about see the suppurating fatty tissue undulate. Butler does his characteristic thing: “Thanatos, death driven / Smashing life with death / Hammering excretion / Spirit turned to shit / Beatified, demonized / Defecated spirit.” Not really sure what “hammering excretion” might mean — is that something you do, or something that’s done to you? In any case, the vocalist’s obsessions are familiar: death, abjection, religious ritual blasphemously joined to libidinal perversity. Less typical is the nearly bouncy energy of Butler’s delivery. Coupled to the swagger of the band’s performance, there’s a strong suggestion that Acephalix is enjoying its current investigations of excrement and divinity. 

But if Butler’s gruff growling guides the band toward fleshy, feculent fixations, the songs on Theothanatology are still clad in a crusty exoskeleton. The compositions are burly and brawny, and there’s more speed and burn than there is dizzy churn. If you can hang with the scatological playfulness (or, even better, if you are willing to wallow in it), Acephalix’s return will afford you some gruesome pleasures. 

Jonathan Shaw

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Acephalix - Theothanatology: Gold/Bone/Brown Tri-Color Merge With Black Splatter

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28. #Acephalix | Theothanatology (30 Sep)

A veces los jevos nos juntamos con punkis y no solo no nos damos de hostias, sino que salen guapadas como lo nuevo de los putísimos Acephalix.

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Abyssal Acephalix Theothanatology

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Acephalix wakes from five years in morbid repose with a new offering upon the glistening altar of flesh, a devastatingly tormented study on ‘Theothanatology’, the idea or belief that God is dead. Within this cerebrum shattering inquiry lies, as always, a primal spewing forth of vicious Death Metal malignity and bombraid hardcore dispersions. Across a decade and a half lifespan the evolution of Acephalix into the bludgeoning instrument of discord and dead faith displayed on ’Theothanatology’ has never felt so urgent. The crumbling siege-like mentality of modern life leaves no doubt God has left the building and Acephalix adeptly soundtrack the contradictions, atrocity and inner turmoil of such massive loss and decay. From the opening title track to closer ‘Atheonomist’ Acephalix is razor-focused on its greatest strengths, commanding the unambiguous sonic pulverizing of a bulldozer over the decimated skull pile of a once thriving civilization. Simultaneously more musically complex and savagely barbaric, ‘Theothanatology’ heralds a collapse already in motion. #acephalix #theothanatology #20buckspin #metal #death #deathmetal #sanfrancisco #california #vastum #metal #death #deathmetal #osdm #vinyl #vinyladdiction #vinyllover #vinylme #vinylpress #instavinyl #vinylporn #vinylnation #vinyljunkie #vinylwrap #vinylpossessed #vinyldecals #grindpromotionrecords (presso Grindpromotion Records Hq) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj-rg_joDVZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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NEGATIVE PRAYER: Brutal D-Beat/Crust Duo Featuring Current/Former Members Of Chthonic Deity, VoidCeremony, Vastum, Acephalix, And More To Release Limited Edition 7”; New Video/Single + Preorders Available

Portland, Oregon-based brutal d-beat/crust duo NEGATIVE PRAYER — guitarist/vocalist Kyle House (Decrepisy, ex-Acephalix, ex-Poison Idea, ex-Vastum) and drummer Charles Koryn (Chthonic Deity, Decrepisy, Funebrarum, VoidCeremony) — will release a limited edition self-titled 7” on March 10th via a joint partnership with Carbonized Records and Seed Of Doom Records. NEGATIVE PRAYER is a sonic…

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September 30, 2022 Acephalix – Theothantology (20 Buck Spin) Alice Cooper – Live From The Astroturf (earMusic) Autophagy – Bacteriophage (Pulverised Records) Autopsy – Morbidity Triumphant (Peaceville Records) Blitzkrieg – Complete Recordings Vol. 1: 1980-1988 (HNE Records) City Of Caterpillar – Mystic Sisters (Relapse) Cruz – Confines de la Cordura (Nuclear Winter Records) (pronounced Cruise) Darkest Era – Wither On The Vine (Candlelight Records) Dark Forest – Ridge & Furrow EP (Cruz Del Sur) The Dead Daisies – Radiance (SPV Entertainment) Deadly Vipers – Low City Drone (Fuzzorama Records) Devourer – Diablos Brigade (Listenable Records) Diamond Head – Lightning To The Nations Re-Release (Silver Lining Records) Drowning Pool – Strike A Nerve (T-Boy/Universal Music) Escuela Grind – Memory Theater (MNRK Heavy) Gonemage – Handheld Demise (Self-Released) Humans Etcetera – Part Of Being Human (Nefarious Industries) Labyrinth Of Stars – Spectrum Xenomorph (Translation Loss) Lindsay Schoolcraft – Rushing Through The Sky 10th Anniversary Edition (Cyber Proxy Records) The Lord – Devotional (Southern Lord Records) Lost Society – If The Sky Came Down (Nuclear Blast Records) Mamaleek – Diner Coffee (The Flenser) Maulen – El Miedo De Amar EP (Icons Creating Evil Art) Mythic Sunship – Light/Flux (Tee Pee Records) Pixies - Doggerel (BMG) Power From Hell – Shadows Devouring Light (Debemur Morti) Rage – Spreading The Plague EP (SPV/Steamhammer) Raven – Leave ‘Em Bleeding (SPV/Steamhammer) Scarlet Dorn – Queen Of Broken Dreams (SPV/Steamhammer) Skelator – Blood Empire EP (Gates Of Hell) SilentLie – Equilibrium (Rockshots Records) Slipknot – The End, So Far (Roadrunner Records) Sonata Arctica – Acoustic Adventures – Volume Two (Atomic Fire Records) Sonic Flower – Me And My Bellbottom Blues (Heavy Psych Sounds) Spectrum Mortis – Bit Meseri – The Incantation (Listenable Records) Stake – Love, Death And Decay (Hassle Records) Stormland – The Human Cost (Self-Released) Strigoi – Viscera (Season Of Mist) Tankard – Pavlov’s Dawgs (Reaper Records) Tension Span – The Future Died Yesterday (Neurot Recordings) Umbilicus – Path Of 1000 Suns (Listenable Insanity) Unhuman Disease – Into Satan’s Kingdom Re-Release (Moribund) Vardan – No Exit From The Forest (Moribund Records) Various Artists – Monuments To Arson – A Tribute To His Hero Is Gone (Satanik Royalty) Vermocracy – Age Of Dysphoria (Black Sunset/MDD Records) Vicious Rumors – The Atlantic Years (Dissonance Recordings) Wizzerd – Space: Issue No.001 (Fuzzorama Records) DIY bands and labels: message us on our website to get added to our future lists and NMF posts: https://ift.tt/OyoVzXH Shoutout to some good labels: @Century Media Records @NuclearBlastVEVO @NuclearBlastUSA @Nuclear Blast Records @Ripple Music @Metal Assault Records @Unique Leader Records @InsideOutMusicTV @Napalm Records @SpinefarmRec @SpinefarmUS @Pelagic Records @MetalvilleTV @Mighty Music @Metal Blade Records @HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS RECORDS @RidingEasy Records @Seeing Red Records @Blues Funeral Recordings @Rise Above Records @Triple B Records @UNFD @Fearless Records @Hopeless Records @Bridge Nine Records @Fat Wreck Chords @Epitaph Records @threeonegrecords @Deathwishinc @Cruz Del Sur Music @Sumerian Records @Atomic Fire Records @Season of Mist @Upstate Records New York @Tankcrimes @Trepanation Recordings @Roadrunner Records @Sub Pop 💻 Omar Cordy (https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics​​) 🎤 Keefy (https://ift.tt/cyUwbIV) 🎵 Fahad Syed (https://www.instagram.com/fahanzi​​). Gear we use: (These are affiliate links and Ghost Cult makes a small profit from a sale) Set up A: Sony A7 III - https://amzn.to/3tQm422 Tamron 17-28 - https://amzn.to/3ePrlTd Tamron 28-75 - https://amzn.to/3fqCjgY Desview Mavo-P5 Monitor- https://amzn.to/33LlTub Manfrotto Befree Travel Tripod - https://amzn.to/3hxbL0e Set up B: Canon 80D - https://amzn.to/3ye8WqV Sigma MC-11 - https://amzn.to/3brZdU2 Sigma 18-35 - https://amzn.to/3tLlEd7 Tokina 11-16 - https://amzn.to/3bty9Uk Feelworld T7 Monitor - https://amzn.to/2Re9hta Audio: Sound Devices MixPre-3 - https://amzn.to/3tKkJd2 Gearlux XLR Mic Cable - 3 Pack - https://amzn.to/3w3zN6Y Deity D3 Microphone - https://amzn.to/3tRa6W2 Fifine Usb Mic - https://amzn.to/3w8JHEG Lighting: YONGNUO YN600L - https://amzn.to/2QkNrn5 YONGNUO YN300 Air - https://amzn.to/2QjN5gu Dfuse Softbox - https://amzn.to/3uQq4AN Aputure MC - https://amzn.to/3oirFgx NanLite PavoTube II 6C - http://bit.ly/NanLitePavoTubeII Lightstands - https://amzn.to/3uSBl3x 5 in 1 Reflector - https://amzn.to/33KHdjo

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Erika Osterhout

Chthonic Deity - Scolex - Abysmal Dimensions - Necrosic - Acephalix (live) Blackwater Holylight (live)

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2022 legmeghatározóbb albumai

Nincs kerek szám, nincs sorrend, csak idei albumok, amik nagy hatással voltak rám.

Undeath: It's Time​.​.​.​To Rise From the Grave

Korábban is szembe jött már, bele-belehallgattam, de végül ezzel az albummal ütött be nálam az Undeath cucca. Bírom a riffeket, a vokált, az (ön)ironikus élőhalottas szövegeket és persze a borítót (ami a dobosuk műve).

Phobophilic: Enveloping Absurdity

Egy olyan listán találtam rájuk, ami a legjobb idei, elsőlemezes death metal zenekarokat szedte össze, és hát igazán rajta volt a helyük. Isteni a vokál és az egész atmoszféra, amit teremt a lemez, na meg plusz egy a filozófiáért a szövegekben és a dobtémákért.

Municipal Waste: Electrified Brain

Egyetlen korábbi MW-album vagy akár dal nem fogott meg igazán, erre ezt végigpörgettem a megjelenésekor, aztán még rengetegszer azóta. Színtiszta thrash, semmi több, semmi új, ami valamiért nagyon betalált.

Terror: Pain into Power

Régóta ismerem, követem a munkásságukat, minden lemezükön van erős dal, több is, de azért arra nem emlékszem, hogy kifejezetten vártam az éppen aktuális újat. Aztán újra keresztezte az útjuk Todd Jonesét, amit imádtam, ezért a producerkedése (új Nails híján) most már elég ok volt a lelkesedésre. Nem hiába: az egyik legextrémebb (legjobb?) lett a diszkográfiában, amit tök izgalmasan feszegeti a klasszikus hardcore határait borítóval, a Corpsegrinder-feattel vagy akár a Maggot Stomp-együttműködéssel és a Rok-féle designnal.

Deadbody: The Requiem

Elfogult vagyok, mert szinte mindenért odavagyok, amihez Taylor Young nyúl, mindent meghallgatok, amit ajánl. Nyilván nem kicsit villanyozott fel, amikor a semmiből bedobták a tesójával meg a többi kiváló taggal, hogy nemhogy új bandajuk van, de mindjárt hallgatható egy teljes albumuk is. Formabontó agresszív zene, és az év klipje.

Static Abyss: Labrynth of Veins

A már említett, új és ígéretes death metal formációkat felsoroló listáról vannak ők is, bár valójában régi motorosokról van szó: Chris Reifert és Greg Wilkinson már egy ideje tesznek-vesznek a színtéren. Brutális a duójuk. (És már veszik fel a folytatást.)

Acephalix: Theothanatology

Soha korábban nem hallottam róluk, de, ahogy lenni szokott, szembejöttek instastorykban, na meg Paul Riedl révén, akinek a párja, Erika Osterhout a basszerosuk. Azonnal felpakoltam az albumot a csekkolnivalók lejátszási listájára, aztán hanyatt estem tőle. Menetelő, döngölő, pattogó zene, hozzá tökéletesen passzoló köpködő, skandáló énekkel.

Faceless Burial: At the Foothills of Deliration

Nem kapott el első hallásra, bár közömbös sem volt, aztán csak többször visszatértem hozzá, még jobban megismertem magát a zenekart, és szépen lassan megkedveltem. Komplikált, egyedi módon közelít a death metálhoz, de nem lesz tech, vagy legalábbis nem olyan mértékben, amit már nem bírok.

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Erős megjelenések még:

Tribal Gaze: The Nine Choirs

Fleshrot: Unburied Corpse

Immolation: Acts of God

Mortuous: Upon Desolation

I AM: Eternal Steel

Cryptic Dissolution: Morbific Reminiscences In Physical Forms

Autopsy: Morbidity Triumphant

Fugitive: Maniac

Seep: Hymns to the Gore

ZOUS: No Ground to Give

#Undeath #Phobophilic #MunicipalWaste #Terror #Deadbody #StaticAbyss #Acephalix #FacelessBurial #TribalGaze #Fleshrot #Immolation #Mortuous #IAM #CrypticDissolution #Autopsy #Fugitive #Seep #ZOUS

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Vastum — Inward to Gethsemane (20 Buck Spin)

Photo by Chris Johnson

Vastum continues its campaign simultaneously to be the best sounding and most repulsive death metal act in America’s prodigious underground. Inward to Gethsemane is Vastum’s fifth LP, and it marks another stage in their refinement — which is a strange sort of word to use in relation to a band that likes to write tunes like “Orificial Purge” and “Gagging on a Gash.” But with each release, Vastum pulls its sound out of the muck a little more, paring away at its long roots in crust acts like Acephalix and Bruxers. Inward to Gethsemane is assertively a Metal ov Death record, wearing its suppurating, sadomasochistic raiment with grim, grand aggressivity.

Likely the most apprehensible shift in Vastum’s sound is Shelby Lermo’s more antic presence, providing demented guitar solos and generally making a perverse spectacle of himself. The time Lermo has put in with Ulthar, his other Bay-Area death metal project, seems to have had a palpable effect on his playing, which is suffused with a chaotic layer of Lovecraftian goo. The interplay between him and Leila Abdul-Rauf, Vastum’s other longtime guitarist (and vocal and creative complement to Daniel Butler), lights up this present collection with an appealingly turbulent intensity. And it all sounds…really good? The production (another sonically sharp record out of Greg Wilkinson’s Earhammer Studios) has just enough polish on it; every gurgle, blast and divebomb is rendered with lovingly punishing clarity.

Still, it’s a Vastum record, and the grostequerie will always outweigh any sheen or suggestion of aesthetically conventional luster. Thematically the band continues its exploration of the fleshy folds in which the erotic, the horrific and the abject greet one another with hilarity and fear. Check out these lyrics, from “Priapic Chasms”: “Piles of wank-refuse spew / Fill their inner cracks, asphyxiate / Fetid and foul fumes steam…” Or this, from the appropriately titled “Vomitous”: “Sprawling, can’t stop subjecting myself to your finger inside my eye / Feeling emetic, in distress, can’t stop vomiting / Puke your naked I in the agony garden.” Gross, for sure, but always with purpose. Vastum takes death metal’s sometimes glib celebrations of rotten, meaty pleasures and ecstatic violence seriously, as philosophical positions to be articulated, with ruthless thoroughness.

The album title announces that intent, in ways that exceed metal’s long-running practice of needling the Christians. Appropriate to the band’s conceptual rigor, Gethsemane’s biblical import is summoned with more than parodic impulse. A long night of the soul, suffering over the choice to annihilate the self, willfully, methodically, agonizingly? That’s right in Vastum’s wheelhouse. If the band can transgress some taboos and inflict some pain along the way, even better. Sound like fun? Your problems are my problems. We should likely seek help — but meanwhile, let’s spin this record a bunch.

Jonathan Shaw

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Acephalix - God Is Laughing (2017)

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[death-is-only-everlasting]

Acephalix - Deathless Master

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Atheonomist Acephalix Theothanatology

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