4/24/2023 0 Comments Deathmetal smutThe mix is clear, maybe too clear for my taste but that is a minor detail when it comes down to the overall dense atmosphere that the band created. The production is perfect: raw and crude. The album has a lot of variation, but surprisingly everything is kept tight and balanced. To top it off, the closer ‘Planet Of The Dead’ crosses over onto Doom Metal territory. There are some proto Thrash Metal patterns that sound similar to their "Dirty Rhymes…." EP with a bit of Punk and even some Hardcore sections. Now, you won’t find any blast beats or hyper fast parts here. On the other hand, ‘Opus Dei’, ‘I Require Death Sentence’ and ‘Me Gonzo’ are classic Death Metal and heavy as a ton of bricks. Songs like ‘Aztec Holiday’, ‘Brute’ and ‘King Of Smut’ feature some tasty and memorable riffs that you can tap your foot to. The album is a mix between sheer aggression and groove. So, one can’t deny that the band was definitively evolving and doing their own thing. Now, this kind of music was not "the thing" back in 2007. This is PUNGENT STENCH doing what they do best: twisted Death Metal with tongue in cheek lyrics full of black humor, heavy rhythms and a lot of groove all laced with a notable Stoner influence. I can’t tag this under any obvious genre or sub genre. And they certainly did this with "Smut Kingdom". But you cannot deny that PUNGENT STENCH was always looking for two things: one, to evolve as a band and two, new ways to upset the listener. Both "comeback" albums, "Masters Of Moral…" and "Ampeauty" were quite different between each other and from the rest of their albums. I kinda hated "Club Mond Bizarre" when it came out. I mean, the first two PUNGENT STENCH albums are absolute classics and direct influences for me. soundboard recordings, rehearsals, rough mixes etc.) lent by the band. The album was kept in the vaults until both, Wank and Schirenc, agreed on finally releasing it, since Dissonance Productions re-issued most of the band’s recordings along a bunch of extra material (ie. In this recording, bass duties were handled by Gregor Marboe. ![]() It is the last collaboration between Alex Wank (drums) and Martin Schirenc (guitars / vocals), the original duo that started it all back in 1988 until they split up for good in 2007. "Smut Kingdom" was recorded back in late 2006 / 2007. I haven’t heard about this album until it was announced that it would finally see the light of day in 2018. ![]()
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