General Surgery – Corpus In Extremis: Analysing Necrocriticism (2009)

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Three years after their first full length in 16 years called “Left Hand Pathology” this band returns stronger than ever with “Corpus In Extremis”. These crazy ‘doctors’ as they call themselves (read our interview with them in this issue), have the closest old school death metal sound that I’ve heard in years. And while their sound is not ‘original’, it’s refreshing since bands haven’t been playing this type of music, with this quality, in several years.

The doctors are clearly influenced by early Carcass, and you can see this in the music as well as their lyrics and song titles, but they have also created a style of their own that can be heard and read in their two full length albums. They don’t waste any time in blowing the listener away since the first track of this album: “Necronomics”. Their lyrics are a mix of blood, guts, medical lingo and humor that reminds me of the old times when bands didn’t take themselves to seriously and where just having fun.

The vocals are as brutal as always courtesy of Dr. Sahlström, with the other doctors adding backing vocals to provide a wide variety of screams to the mix. The whirlwind guitar work provides the listeners with many precious moshing moments that will surely not be wasted. But none of this would be possible without the support of a perfectly defined and brutal drum foundation. Thrown into the mix is some hectic bass guitar line that while always present, it’s better recognized when it’s the only instrument going some parts of the songs ,a la Death metal style.

Very solid release from these crazy doctors, that will have fans moshing themselves into a pulp during their summer tour in the US.

Band: General Surgery Album: Corpus In Extremis
Label: Listenable Records Year: 2009
Official Site myspace
Genre: Death Metal

Country: Sweden

Rating: 84/100

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