Abominable Putridity - The Anomalies of Artificial Origin (2012)

Genre: Brutal Death Metal/Slam Metal

Release Date: February 28, 2012

1. Remnants of the Tortured (4:00)

2. A Massacre in the North (3:27)

3. Letting Them Fall... (3:33)

4. A Burial for the Abandonment (3:19)

5. Lack of Oxygen (2:34)

6. Wormhole Inversion (2:58)

7. The Anomalies of Artificial Origin (2:37)

8. The Last Communion (3:12)

The Anomalies of Artificial Origin is quite possibly the heaviest album of all time... Ok, that's admittedly an exaggeration (at least I have your attention).  Nonetheless, this band is certainly worthy of the moniker "brutal death metal".  The second release from Moscow's Abominable Putridity is 25 minutes of grinding, in-your-face slam metal.  This album is seriously heavy, with songs that could tip the scales more than Shaquille O'Neal weighing in at training camp.

Abominable Putridity has come a long way in the four years since the release of their debut album, In the End of Human Existence (2007).  Their first record was pretty much just a run-of-the-mill brutal death metal record - crunchy palm muted guitar riffs, blast beats, alternation between fast-tempo parts and breakdowns, and vocals so guttural that the listener could not pick out a single lyric without the words right in front of her/him.  I didn't find that album very impressive and so I didn't pay much attention to this Russian death metal act until I heard the leaked songs from this release last summer.

Remnants of the Tortured

If you've listened to the above track, "Remnants of the Tortured," then you should be able to see what I mean.  The guitar work is very tight, yet it doesn't lose that raw sound that is particular to slam/brutal death metal.  The vocals are menacing and gritty, just the way true metalheads like it.  Check out a couple more of their tracks below:

Letting Them Fall...

Anomalies of Artificial Origin

If you are a fan of straight-up, no holds barred death metal then you should feel right at home with The Anomalies of Artificial Origin.  Along with Pathology (who literally release an album every year; they're a model of productivity), Abominable Putridity are a band to look out for in brutal death metal.  Keep your eyes on these Russians.

Final Rating 8/10

3 Favorite Songs from the Album: Remnants of the Tortured, The Last Communion, Lack of Oxygen