Buried Deep in a Bottomless Grave

20 Buck Spin offers so many good metal bands. Witch Vomit has never been on my radar, but I heard people saying how good this album was. I checked it out and before I knew it the album was over. This only clocks in around 27 minutes and is some of the filthiest and disgusting death metal to come out this year.

This is a pretty solid record. The vocals by Tony Thomas are fucking legit. He draws out his lyrics, making one syllable words seem a lot longer than they are. It really adds a layer of filth to the instrumentals that are tuned down and dirty sounding as fuck. If you want to know what an album will sound like before listening to it, then just look at the artwork. The songs sound as the cover art looks. Each song adds more and more atmosphere and makes you feel like you're walking through hell.

The title track is probably my favorite on here. The sound is so blistering and the vocals don't kick in until 40 seconds left of the song. The way each song builds itself up is super impressive. That goes for most of the record and for five songs it's a real treat. However, on the instrumental tune, "Squirming in Misery", it can get a little repetitious. There isn't much going on in three minutes. You'd think with no vocals that these guys would absolutely kill it on a track like this. Instead, they choose to just pummel out three minutes of no-nonsense death metal and groove.

Everyone probably thinks of a different band, or bands, when thinking about the term "death metal". Witch Vomit may be up there for me. The atmosphere on this album is what death metal is all about. It's not a perfect album by any means. It could be longer and filled with a little bit more variety. I could see myself not listening to this album as much as some other releases this year. The six songs go by really quick. As a no bullshit death metal release though, it ticks every box.

Recs: "Despoilment", "Buried Deep in a Bottomless Grave", and "Dripping Tombs"