Mutilation Rites- I Am Legion (2012)

I've been hesitant to post this since I think you should be giving Gilead Media all of your money every paycheck and I don't want anybody to think that just downloading this (or any album) is acceptable, but I suppose that if you're like me you like to hear things before spending your grocery money on records. Mutilation Rites is the best black metal band in the United States right now. I'm not stating that as my opinion, I'm stating that as a fact. I Am Legion features three tracks from early Mutilation Rites demos that have been re-tooled and re-recorded with the new lineup. The result fucking rules. Despite hailing from one of the five boroughs, the widely acknowledged epicenter of much of the post-black or "hipster" black metal happening these days (fuck I hate the word hipster, but I'll save that rant for another time), Mutilation Rites share little in common with their Empire State brethren. On I Am Legion you'll find fairly traditional sounding black metal with touches of thrash and maybe a little crust thrown in the mix. Mutilation Rites aren't breaking down any genre barriers, pushing the black metal envelope or showing you what black metal could be, but rather are reminding you of just how goddamn good black metal can be. I should also note how much I enjoy the production on this album. Everything comes through nicely in the mix and you can even hear the...wait for it....wait for it...bass! I need me some low end. Tinny sounding guitars that sound like they were recorded in a trashcan pushed to the front of the mix bore me, so kudos to Mutilation Rites.

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