Salt The WoundThese guys are from Cleveland, OH and when I think of Cleveland, OH I think of Integrity and Holy Terror and sadly even Chimaira, but these guys are so far from that. These dudes play pretty standard deathcore with some gang shouts that pop up here and there, and thankfully there are no horrible clean singing moments. But who knows that may change. The vocalist and drummer that recorded for this album are no longer with the band, so who knows where these guys could go in the future (hopefully they get a vocalist that can write some decent lyrics, but more on that later!)
Apparently these guys formed on 9/11, and this isn't the first band to claim that. And I would like to know why the fuck band's, labels, or PR companies think it's a good idea to include that, like that will make me like a band anymore. If anything it pisses me off, how the fuck can a band remember the exact day they became a ‘band', I've been in bands and I can barely even guess the month we formed/started. I hate that fake ass, marketing bullshit.
This 12 track offering is pretty much standard fair to those who love listening to the deathcore genre. Mostly it is metalcore breakdowns, a couple of metal influenced breakdowns, some nice little melodic guitar work here and there, gutturals, the cliche BREE BREE BREEEEE vocals, and all in all it isn't that bad. Some of the songs (like the titled track "Carnal Repercussions") actually deliver some effective melodic guitar work but memorable moments are few and far between.
But man, why is that the majority of deathcore or metalcore bands that are worth a damn musically completely shit the bed lyrically? I swear, 90% of all metalcore/deathcore bands can write some semi-interesting stuff and just ruin it with some nut ass lyrics or some fruit ass clean singing. You can tell the singer didn't plan to spend too much time in this band with writing some nut ass pussy whipped songs like "A Burning Sensation": "Am I just some kid that you went to High School with, or am I the love of your life? Pour some hot sauce on me baby, because I could go all night.." What the fuck kind of stupid bullshit is that?! Ah, unforgivable. And then to piss me off that much more the song "I swear the Visine Is For My Allergies" seems to be shitting on marijuana.
The recording here is pretty decent but they are some things that could definitely use some tweaking. For instance, the mix could've used some more OOMPH!, the guitar tone is pretty decent but it's a bit thin, as are the drums, which makes the overall mix sound thin and too clicky and the bass isn't nearly strong enough to overcome the ‘thinness' of the mix. I have no complaints about the vocals though(except the shitty lyrics coming out of dude's mouth!).
The layout is actually quite decent, it isn't anything to write to your mom about but it's good. The front cover looks brutal as shit with some reaper looking dude eating/throwing up on some buck naked dude with a skull as a head. The colors used are actually pretty eye catching, nice use of different shades of yellow and green. The lyrics are easy to read over the three panels used, with some simple but good green contrast. (Reviewer Rant: Labels/PR/Bands-God help me, why do your dumbasses think it's a good idea to take a sharpie and ruin a perfectly good cover by writing ‘PROMO' all over it, stop that shit you fucking retards!)
Rating: 3/5
Songs Worthy of Replay: Carnal Repercussions & The Conformist
Synopsis: The music is pretty good, the packaging is pretty good and even though the recording isn't as good as it could be it gets the job done but oh my god, the lyrics! So fucking bad! Even if this thing was flawless musically it would've gotten the same rating, that's how bad they were. Hopefully these guys can find a better singer/lyricist and a drummer that is as good or better than the one on this recording.
As always, check it out yourself, if you like what you hear don't be a bitch ass pussy buy the shit!