Monstrous Eruption of Impetuous Preposterosity

The second album from brutal/slam/deathgrind band Crepitation, this is album clocks in at just over 30 minutes, leaving a trail of destruction in its tracks. Like usual I went into this album completely blind to the band's sound or any previous songs, but this album was a nice surprise.

Pushing the insane vocals aside for a moment, I'll talk about the instruments first. The guitar work is great. Depending on the moment, it's ether chuggy and thick, or whirling around leaving the listener dazed. It's hard to express the volatility of the guitar in this LP, it is truly dependent on the moment as to what its playing. The mixing stays constant throughout, with it sitting nicely a little behind the vocals but still being very present and punchy. The bass also plays great, sometimes poking its head out to come over the guitar and steal the spotlight, if only for a moment, only to go band grinding along relentlessly in the back. The drumwork is also solid, while nothing super special in this area of death/grind. It drives the band along at an insane pace, keeping the listener on their toes.

Now for the vocals. Crepitation has two vocalists, with one doing lows and another doing highs. The high vocalist sounds like a mix between a cricket and a bird call but surprisingly not in an annoying way. The low vocalist sounds like an inbred farm animal, but in a good way. Depending on the song or moment they often trade off between which one is making noise into the mic or fighting each other for control in a cacophony of sound and brutality with the rest of the band playing as a well fitted support, leaving me personally impressed and dazed.

All together, Crepitation is a band that can only be described as slamgrind, playing at quick tempos and with great musicianship. I will say the latter half of this album begins to kind of blend into itself, with the last three tracks really not sounding all that different from each other. I do also wish the band gave some more space for the guitarist to really show off their talent, as they had some great playing and a really nice tone. All in all this album is a solid listen for fans of grind or brutal death metal, and a band that has a lot of potential going forward.