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| Lineup: Niels – Guitars Roel – Guitars Tim – Drums Niels – Vocals Patrick – Bass |
Prostitute Disfigurement
Deeds of Derangement
Released: August 2003
Label: Morbid Records
From: Veldhoven, North Brabant (Netherlands)
Deeds of Derangement
Released: August 2003
Label: Morbid Records
From: Veldhoven, North Brabant (Netherlands)
Track Listing:
Insides to Expose
Swollen
Deformed Slut
Postmortem Devirginized
Deeds of Derangement
She's Not Coming Home Tonight
Repulsive to Kill
G-B Massacre
Cum Covered Stabwounds
Screaming in Agony
Skinned and Sodomoized
Insides to Expose
Swollen
Deformed Slut
Postmortem Devirginized
Deeds of Derangement
She's Not Coming Home Tonight
Repulsive to Kill
G-B Massacre
Cum Covered Stabwounds
Screaming in Agony
Skinned and Sodomoized
Cult’s Thoughts…
I've briefly touched upon this Dutch act before, even so far as to review one of their other albums, Descendants of Depravity, for another website. Their most recent full length effort From Crotch to Crown was released last year to mixed reviews though to be honest it's their earliest material that has always managed to intrigue me the most. Deeds of Derangement is Prostitute Disfigurement's second full length studio release following on from where Embalmed Madness left off (originally recorded when the band was still a three piece act). This is the first album featuring a drummer rather than a drum machine (due to increased popularity and more frequent live shows).
Insides to Expose is the opening track and wastes no time whatsoever in pummeling the listener into submission. Easily discernible rhythms, clear riffs and guitar passages weave a rich tapestry of sonic bombardment to keep even the most demanding extreme metal fan happy. A plethora of juicy and macabre sound bites (introducing a number of the tracks) puts me in mind of Cannibal Corpse circa Tomb of The Mutilated era, oft imitated this works brilliantly. The album's alarmingly vivid cover artwork is a great touch also and you can even make out the band's name (quite the surprise in a genre that's chock filled with annoyingly spider scrawled and splatter effect logos).
Niels vocals are of the bree-bree-bree variety, admittedly a style that's hit and miss for me though fits perfectly here. At times another, somewhat cleaner, vocal style creeps in to add a certain duality edge to the band's vocal style. It isn't on a level and as prominent as that found in The Black Dahlia Murder's sound though it is, however, a welcome and appreciated touch to keep the album from suffering, what many do in this genre, the malady that is an overall monotonous feel that often can and does pull ones enjoyment away from the release.
Mid tempo clean and technical melodic riffage, rather than the usual distorted cacophony of noise most often associated with this end of the death metal spectrum, and a foot tapping drum salvo comprise the constantly high revved engine that whisks the listener away to 'Brutalsville' an ideal location and perfect prime real estate for the duration of the entire album (a mere thirty two minutes in length, but all in all, IMO, a great span of time for a neck snappin' workout of this caliber).
She's Not Coming Home Tonight is a favorite ditty of mine (a hard choice for there's not a bad track to be found here). Dueling vocals complement each other amazingly well, though it's not until part way through the track that they start to play off each other. The track's rhythm starts out choppy building to a melodic crescendo that will entice your limbs to pound upon something, anything. You can expect a little soreness in your neck after this track is done. It's the exact moment when the track's title is first stated that grabs my attention every time, no matter how often the track is played.
In conclusion if you, like me, have many different and demanding metal moods and you often find yourself looking for a brutal, deviant and jaded release but still prefer (require) melody, rather than noise merely for noise sake, then this is exactly what you've been searching for. Imagine a moment in a song that instantaneously stirs a mosh pit into a whirling dervish frenzy, then and only then will you be close to the overall vibe that PD's style constantly offers. Predictably I highly recommend this for fans of bands in the same vein as Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed and Goregasm this is an album that is sure to both please and surprise while still supplying the lyrical and musical brutality that is more than expected of an act that boasts the moniker Prostitute Disfigurement.- Cult
SPIN IT IN THE PIT!!
*Side note: If you prefer your album covers to include graphics of a sicker nature you may want to seek out the original artwork (photo?) associated with Embalmed Madness which received a very limited pressing.
What do you think of Prostitute Disfigurement Scribbler fans? Each of their albums seems to have a different sound so feel free to share your favorite in the comments below.
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