There’s some excitement brewing at Embryonic Autopsy!
Signed to Massacre Records since their very first album four years ago, the band led by Tim King (vocals, Oppressor, SOiL), Scott Roberts (guitar, Mantors, The Secret VI), Kenxi (bass, live for Oppressor), and Marco Fimbres (drums, Khaotika, live for Oppressor) will release their third album, Rise of the Mutated, in 2026.
Notable guest appearances include guitarists James Murphy (Living Monstrosity, ex-Death, ex-Testament, ex-Obituary…) and Terrance Hobbs (Suffocation, ex-Criminal Element, ex-Deprecated, ex-Castrofate) on certain lead parts.
We kick things off with Bathing in Entrails, the opening track that delivers the usual horrific and unsettling sample characteristic of the genre before properly crushing us with a thick rhythm section quickly reinforced by monstrous growls. You can feel the Old School Death Metal touch, but also some more modern keyboards and a hint of furious grindcore that kicks in after a rather unsettling intro, offering even heavier tones thanks to inhuman roars. Only the leads offer a semblance of melody, but the growls resurface first as samples, then beneath more complex riffs on Feasting upon the Rotted Uterus, the next track, though we also note a thick foundation that counterbalances and makes us bang our heads, but the menacing groove leads us to Aborted Within the Aztec Temple, where a cybernetic intro surprises us before the violence returns to assert itself with unsettling tones. We move right on to Beheading the Infertile Surrogate, which pulls no punches, unleashing all its Brutal Death-style rage at a brisk pace from the first to the last second, then Burst Ovarian Cyst offers a jagged touch to complete the uninterrupted flow of brutality that still lets a few piercing leads slip through. Another torrent of brutality hits with Stab, Kill, Consume, a simple yet effective track with a catchy chorus that drives both headbanging and violence in the pit, but the pace doesn’t let up with the arrival of Drenched in Corrosive Semen, which follows suit with a similar approach, still relying on colossal vocals to complement its powerful riffing. The finale gives us a brief respite, but Bloated in Pus bursts in without warning to strike with full force – not only with its rhythm but also with a blood-curdling solo – yet the album has already reached its final track, Rise of the Mutated (The Newborn Kings), which begins far too calmly and allows itself a few bursts of aggression to match its groovy and terrifying foundation, and which will eventually leave us behind.
No surprises here from Embryonic Autopsy, but its effectiveness speaks for itself! While Rise of the Mutated may shock newcomers with the brutality of its vocals, regular listeners are already savoring all the savagery of this new album.
90/100
