To mark its 20th anniversary, Putridity is releasing a new album.
Following its EP two years ago, the band, consisting of Putrid Ciccio (guitar, Daemusinem), Cédric Malebolgia (drums, Molested Divinity, The Malum Process, ex-Monument of Misanthropy), Giancarlo Mendo (bass, Node, Indecent Excision), Manuel “Skizo” Lucchini (guitar, Skizopatix, Disgustibus, ex-Amputazione Spontanea del Cazzo) and Andrea Piro (vocals, Psychostasy) continues its journey with Willowtip Records for the release of Morbid Ataraxia, its fourth album.
The band kicks off without delay with Prenatal Obituary, a devastating opening track where thick riffs, beastly screams, and frenzied blasts coexist with the sole objective of unleashing the most unbridled violence. There are also a few shrill harmonics, a sign of Old School influences in this ocean of brutality, then Mors Mater Nostra takes over with similar elements to which the band adds a sometimes more jerky or technical touch. Nothing seems to be able to stop the rhythm section, which tramples us continuously, stopping only to let the sample introduce In Disgust They Shine before taking its place, once again unleashing all its power at a rapid pace. The piercing touches multiply rapidly, then the pattern repeats itself with Adipocere Retribution, where the sample will be our only moment of calm before once again rolling over us without mercy until the gentle but oh-so-disturbing final. A new wave of rage comes with Molten Mirrors Of The Subjugated, which takes over without warning, combining the wildest elements to contribute to the massacre, whether at full speed or during heavier moments, but the sample in turn plunges us into anguish before Morbid Ataraxia, the eponymous track, joins the carnage. Like the previous tracks, the title is a distillation of the most solid Brutal Death Metal, and the band doesn’t hesitate to use all its weapons to show us that it masters its art regardless of the pace, before moving on to Overflowing Mortal Smell, which once again alternates between extreme speed and apocalyptic slowness. We’ve already reached the last track, the very long (twelve minutes!) Immersed In The Spell Of Death, which begins with an explosion similar to the previous tracks, but takes advantage of its length to incorporate a long macabre passage in the middle where an airy guitar accompanies the background noise before leaving it alone and ending with a cataclysmic end.
To say that Putridity plays Brutal Death is an understatement, as the band’s music is so violent! Morbid Ataraxia features everything we love about the band’s early career, confirming the band’s resurrection!
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