I know you're looking at this cover and thinking "shit, is this Slam?". Well, sort of. Relics of Humanity straddle that line between "Slam" and brutal/guttural death metal. Whatever you might think it this qualifies as, I just think it's good. Relics of Humanity sound very "New York" in style with the copious, palm-muted technicality of Suffocation mixed with the muddy, sasquatch bottom-heaviness of Mortician. The vocals remind me quite a bit of Will from Mortician, but better. These growls are so ball-shakingly deep, they even put the ridiculous G-tuned guitars to shame (and without any annoying "cricket" quality). The guitars then provide the appropriate aftershock with frequent dive-bomb drops. The drumming manages to just barely cut through the seismic activity with a tolerable amount of ring and sharpness. This might not count as legit Slam to aficionados like Brett and JGD, but I think they (and many of you) will still get hella stupid to it tonight. Recommended for Wormed and Circle of Dead Children fans.
Oh man, this all so right. Thanks!
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