Review by Sam on January 29, 2026.

I realize that there is a niche listenership for this sort of thing. But for me, personally, I guess I just don’t “get” the aesthetic of production that sounds as though it were recorded straight to a cassette in a boombox situated within a closet inside the attic of a home belonging to third-generation hoarders. I digress. What we have here is the furious black thrash of Putrid, who hail from Peru.

This type of metal is undoubtedly best experienced live. You can feel the hate emanating (neigh, pouring!) from these musicians as they blast their way through eleven tracks of mean, menacing, thoroughly UN-mellifluous tracks of unmitigated misanthropy. A quick scan of the track listing will probably tell you what these dudes are about, though the titles 'A Headbanger Queer' and 'Black Metal War Against Antifa Scum' left me scratching the stubble of my chin. These two song names appear to be going in opposite directions, politically speaking, but since the lyrics to both seem to be unavailable online, we’ll give them the benefit of the doubt. Best to keep politics out of metal, IMO.

So yeah, obviously, these guys worship at the altar of Darkthrone, early Burzum, and Slayer. The Slayeresque riffing is especially notable on the songs 'Hatred' and 'Vileness'. 'Hatred' was the first track that really got my attention here because I was like, “A Slayer riff. Cool! Something concrete that I can actually understand.” I’ve never been a black metal head, and honestly, the blackest album I’ve ever owned is Dimmu Borgir’s 'Stormblast', and, you guessed it, I’m referring to the re-recorded edition.

Let’s call the DIY low-fi production a result of the strong punk ethos that’s at work here. These guys play fast and relentlessly, the type of musicians that exit stage left drenched in sweat (and possibly blood). However, the element of this ensemble that suffers most due to the primitive production is the drum set. I’m sure this fella has a kick drum or two as part of his kit, but man, I simply cannot hear it.

As a drummer, this almost renders this record unlistenable. Almost. For I am able to remind myself that this is a niche genre that just isn’t my cup of tea, but I can surely see the appeal of a hate-fueled, anti-establishment mentality and vision.

The Peruvians leave us with a blackened cover of 'Tourette’s' by Nirvana. I was immediately whisked back to my early adolescence as Nirvana was like my first favorite band. This song features some of the best riffs in Cobain’s entire catalog, and to hear a black metal version of it was a tasty treat. I could almost detect some sloppily played floppy bass drums in that one. So if you like early Darkthrone, or maybe even earlier Darkthrone when they were called Black Death, this is for you. If you like to experience a bass drum with your rock and roll, avoid. 

Rating: 6 out of 10