Necrophagia - Deathtrip 69 (2011)

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Necrophagia have been the pioneers of gore metal and horror metal since the early eighties and have proven not to disappoint with their latest release “Deathtrip 69” which was actually due to be released in October of 2010 but was delayed for unknown reasons. It is now upon us and shows that they can still bring metal to the metal masses in its goriest form.

I wouldn’t classify this as death metal but it horror metal with death and grindcore metal vocals supplied by Killjoy who is also the founder of Necrophagia. “Deathtrip 69” starts out with howling winds and wrenching guitars and a voice in the background talking about the Book of the Dead before it gives away to Killjoy’s venemous barks and growls. “Tomb with a View” is catchy with crunchy guitar riffs and powerful chorus. “Suffering Comes in Sixes” begins with the quote “You can always smell a graveyard”, from one of my all-time favorite movies “The Prophecy” and continues with Boris Randall giving a brilliant guitar solo here and Shawn Slusarek gives us some crushing drumwork with methodical rhythm. “Kyra” features dual vocals between Killjoy and Amen’s Casey Chaos and it slams in your face with complete brutality.

“Bleeding Eyes of the Eternally Damned” is Necrophagia’s tribute to Lucio Fulci’s gore classic “City of the Living Dead” which creeps upon you with eerie vocals and a grim vibe. The incredibly morbid “Death Valley 69” is a mock folk song in the vein of the music Charles Manson was trying to create before his arrest and conviction. How you else would you end it if you were Necrophagia?

This is not an album of the year by any means but “Deathtrip 69” is a fun album to listen to that’s chock full of horror themes. After the six year wait, fans of Necrophagia will be glad to finally have this album in their gory little hands!

Review by: metalwahine

Band: Necrophagia Album: Deathtrip 69
Label: Season of Mist

Release: May 16th, 2011

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Genre: Death Metal

Country: USA

Rating: 96/100
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