Vomit Forth Intestinal Excrement

....That I happen to like.

Maybe there is something wrong with me, the first time I heard Enmity I did not dismiss it as rubbish 10 seconds into the song (like most people seem too do). However saying this, I completely understand the sheer amount of hate Enmity receive. Their sound essentially consists of non-stop blastbeating, "muddy" guitar playing and an indecipherable stream of vocals. I think Enmity's sound can be summed up perfectly by a comment I found on one of their songs on youtube. The comment read "this is what death metal sounds like to those that do not like death metal".

The musicianship on this E.P (like the full-length album that followed) is very impressive. The guitars and drums are so tight that they create a monolithic wall of sound. Throughout the fast sections of the songs every note on the guitar is accented by the part of kit, creating an unrelenting and punishing feel to the music. These guys do not let you breathe for one single second whilst listening to this, which is why I feel that Enmity is so off-putting for many people. Having heard both this E.P and their full-length, I can easily say that this album is superior. The main reason being that there are more slams and mid-paced sections heard on "Vomit Forth Intestinal Excrement", tracks like "Emotionless Addiction to Butchery ", the title track and "Extracting the Fetal Christ " are all perfect examples of this. The songs lurch awkwardly between frantic blast-beat dominated sections and powerful slams without any real sense of structure. All of this is achieved without letting the listener breathe for one minute. To explain my use of the word awkwardly, this unrelenting and punishing approach to death metal SHOULD NOT WORK yet I find myself enjoying listening too it. The fact I shelled out money to buy both Enmity's full length and E.P tells me they are doing something right.

All of this said, I am not blindly going to worship this band or this release, for they have one VERY IRRITATING flaw. The vocals literally do not stop, there is very little variation in vocal patterns and they dominate 90% of Enmity's music. However I am sure that the member's of Enmity are well aware that they should tone down their non-stop use of vocals, but they are not going too because it adds to the sheer unrelenting brutality of their output. I find this frustrating because Enmity's vocals do drown out the other instruments creating little room for the guitars and drums to shine. If this one little flaw was corrected I believe Enmity would probably be a more respected band within brutal death metal genre. You may have noticed I have done little to explain why I enjoy listening to Enmity's output. This is because I simply cannot explain why I like their style, so many things about their sound should make brutal death metal fans reject them as rubbish (and most do).

Overall, this E.P contains the most intense and disgusting 17 minutes of pure sonic obliteration you will ever hear, if you get a choice between buying this E.P or their full length, I say go for this album. Whilst their full-length is very similar, there is more memorable material to be found here and 17 minutes is the perfect length for Enmity. Even the most devoted fan of this band could not honestly say they managed to actively listen to every second of "Illuminations Of Vile Engorgement" because it simply is too overpowering at almost double the length of this E.P.

My advice is to buy this cd, 30% of you will like it and 70% of you will despise it. The worst that can happen is you will own an ashtray with a grotesque image upon it.

Standout Tracks

- Vomit Forth Intestinal Excrement
- Extracting The Fetal Christ
- Emotionless Addiction To Butchery

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