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The Opening Ritüal

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The Opening Ritüal
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Type: EP
Release Date: 1982
Label: Elemental Media
Genre: Heavy, Power
1. Freedom lllusion
2. Lead Justice
3. Mind Castration
5. 15
6. Social Pressure
7. A Fistful Of Ignorance
8. Command To Last
9. Determinator
2. Anthropophagous
3. Memento Mori
4. Illness Enthroned
1. The Gates Of Gehenna
2. Stormrider
3. Back In The USA
4. Starship Sentinel

Review by Alex on February 17, 2020.

Unaffected by anti-viral vaccination, a bacterial infection forms and feeds on the shell of a living thing, in virulent opposition to immunity, this fungus grows, develops and bounds the organism to a miserable grave. While displaying symptomatic similarities of an Undergang at times, it does seem to borrow the characteristics of a Malignant Altar. Thus, it would be of fairness to say Anthropophagous has developed a semi-technical yet sickly-disturbing combination of death metal and grind core on their debut demo "Spoiled Marrow". 'Trial by Fist and Stone', 'Anthropophagous', 'Illness Enthroned' and 'Memento Mori' take us through a brief but foul set of happenings whose contagion properties when tested via litmus, would reveal a militantly acidic attrition. Gargoyle-like vocals, malicious riffing and a sharp-cracking of drum-snare formulate its warlike nucleus whose membrane remains impenetrable by any anti-fungal agent thus accelerating the cancerous spread. A very hostile Ep, yet at the same time also very tactical through its serpentine almost underhanded, illusive-transitions and insular oral taunts. More must come from Anthropophagous, the infections longs to spread...

"Maggots coil in your eye sockets!"

Rating: 7.7 out of 10

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