Consvming Impvlse

Just about anyways.

Crushing, Aggressive, Abrasive, Pounding, Bone Crunching...

All these words and more can be used to describe Pestilence's second album, Consuming Impulse, not that I had to mention what the title was. This is an album that grabs you right from the beginning and proceeds to bludgeon your body from start to just about finish. Dehydrated kicks the album off with what is one of the fastest, heaviest riffs on the album, from that point on, you'll be treated to crushing riff after crushing riff, wah fueled solos, throat tearing screams, growls, and pounding drums(but no blast beats) right to the end, save for track 9, 'Proliferous Souls', a 2:07 track where Patrick Mameli shows off a little of his guitar ability over some ambient 'wind' sounds. Take it as a breather, you'll probably need it by then. The largest noticeable difference anyone who had heard 'Mallevs Maleficarvm' will hear is the vocals. Martin Van Drunen changed his style completely for this album. On Mallevs, he had more of a typical thrash voice, nothing spectacular, but suiting, then with this album he decided to growl and scream like no other. Very abrasive, yet still understandable. He still ranks as one of the highest in this vocal style for me and many others.
To sum this short review up, if you call yourself a death metal fan, you either own this album, or you will buy it. If you like to headbang, you either own this album, or you will buy it. If you like metal, you either own this album, or you will buy it. No if's and's or but's.

Highlights: The entire album.