Decrepitath are a death metal combo from Texas who unashamedly wallow in old school death metal filth. I don't mean to make this sound like a bad thing, because these trolls do it quite well. It is hard to make such a well explored art form sound as fresh as the corpses they celebrate, but these dudes remember to stir things up a bit. It seems the formula here is "when in doubt, slow things down". A variety of tempos are employed, creating a dynamic rhythmic base, allowing the thick, Swedish sounding guitars to generate lots of slow, heavy atmosphere in between the mid tempo chugging and the blast beats, which are used sparingly, and dare I say, tastefully.
Since this is an old school death metal retro affair, influences are almost explicitly referenced. Autopsy are brought to mind, with the campy horror and gore obsessed lyrics, and samples before almost every song, if not nearly as blood thirsty.
Suffocation and Incantation also come to mind, especially in the vocal department, which is an echoey, buried gurgle, with Napalm Death-like shrieks punctuating occasionally. And since this is a slowfest, Obituary, comes to mind, as well as the occasional slow parts in a Dismember tune.
Over all, nothing new here, just a comfortable ride for fanatics of the genre, providing many sick grooves to headbang to.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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