Band:
John Astl - Guitar
Paul DeGolyer - Vocals
Scott Patrick - Bass
Jerry Mortellaro - Guitar
Gus Rios - Drums
Discography:
1993 Enbalmed Existence
2008 Mistaken for Dead
2009 Embalmed Existence Ltd. Edition Re-Release
Info
Remastered at Morrisound Studio, Tampa, Florida by Jim Morris
Released 03/20/2009
Reviewed 05/27/2009
Links:
resurrection.com
myspace
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Musically this is aggressive music with all what that encompass, like heavily distorted guitar riffing, sinister growling, music with a touch of evil we might say. One characteristic thing about this album’s sound is the spoken words part that is now also compressed into one track as one of the bonus tracks on the record.
This previously mentioned spoken word part makes this album a lot more easy to listen to, too much death metal of this kind is usually too much for me as the music is too unvaried. This record is not too interesting to me, actually it is quite dull and boring, once I’ve heard the spoken word part and know what they say there I am bored with that too. Still I can in a sense see why this is regarded as a classic in its genre, but I cannot judge genres and guess which albums are good there, I write what I think.
This is probably what the Floride style death metal is about with its sinister sound and evil saying spoken word. I however does not like it in any sense, should it be death or anything, music needs to have melodic elements for me to like them. Resurrection lack this melodic side which makes me doubtful to the whole thing and even while giving this album time, I cannot really find much positive about it. It is surely well made death metal but it has nothing that appeals to me.
Resurrection of a classic is not always the best of ideas, perhaps this band has learnt something during the years since the original release, but with these bands you never know. Brutality and no brains makes for dull music.
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