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Last Updated on 12:30 AM by Giorgos Tsekas
Genre: Death Metal
Country: U.S.A.
Label: Peaceville Records
Year: 2023
I’m already 39 years old. The first time I listened to Autopsy’s new work, I saw somewhere in the corner of my house my 19-year-old self, with his company, as if they had released the album at that time. We were wearing our white high sneakers, leather jackets, and plaid shirts, headbanging without a care for tomorrow.
After this introduction, I will try to write as much as possible without the zealotry of youth that has passed irretrievably, but with the mind of a 39-year-old metalhead who still holds that flame. Also, with an open-minded point of view, especially regarding age!
Autopsy is one of those cases where, even after 36 years of career which is full of interesting records deserving the listener’s attention-and 13 years on hiatus-, they show once again why they are in the top positions among the best death metal bands.
The opening track, “Rabid Funeral,” stirs you up with its d-beat roots, and from there on, the gloomy/doom/Celtic Frost recipe puts you in the world of Autopsy. Vocals that are heard through the grave, guitars tuned to the pace of Zombie, and a drum/bass section in complete harmony with the lyrics. They continue undeterred, without mercy, in heavier passages with “No mortal left alive” and “Bones to the wolves,” and in more thrashy tones with “Toxik death fuk.” At some point, they close with the slow and doom track “Coagulation.”
Here I should point out, with all humility and respect to those bass players who passed through Autopsy, that Greg Wilkinson is by far the best bass player who passed through their ranks. Full sound is very important to hear when it comes to the playing style of this kind of band. And definitely, in my opinion, it’s very cool to have a bass player in your ranks who hangs around wearing T-shirts from doom metal bands if you want such results in your sound.
‘Ashes, Organs, Blood, and Crypts’ covers the predecessor of ‘Morbidity Triumphant,’ which gave us a faster image of the band.
So, with two albums within a year’s difference after 8 years of absence, it is worth noting that Mr. Reifert and his company respect their musical path and their fans without tiring, without much fanfare and words.
Perfectly switching songs as much as possible so that the listener doesn’t get bored, classically presenting another horror/gore cover so that we don’t forget, and very good production. In closing, let me note how cool it is to associate with bands like Chthonic Deity, Necrot, and all that new wave of American Death Metal. This shows us a band that respects the new generation, interacts with them, and is not even afraid to be influenced, sonically, by them. The freshness that emerges, as well as the deathish atmosphere, can be seen in their new album!
