Debauchery's debut album, Kill Maim Burn, wasted no time with subtlety or subterfuge, but rather laid out the German group's career-spanning death metal agenda in all its gory, blood-splattered detail, for all to see, or hear, as it were. Of course therein also lies the reasons for Debauchery's poor treatment at the hands of critics from day one: take away the retch-inducing lyrics and all that's left is a rather monotonous and uninventive style of death metal, reminiscent of the movement's earliest manifestations and the like-minded Six Feet Under in particular. All-around main man Thomas "The Blood God" Gurrath certainly puts his diaphragm (and all its contents) where his mouth is, consistently alternating his bowel-churning growls with gargled-glass shrieking, as he guides his bandmates through the "rot & roll" traits of the title track, the chugging grooves of "For God, Emperor and Fatherland," and the lurching advance of "Butchered Zombies." What little melody/harmony can be found within is limited to the guitar solos ("Insane Human Butchery" being a prime example) and brief intro flourishes found on "Slaves to Darkness" (including a rare surprise in its psychedelic midsection) and the Tolkien-inspired "The Fall of Gondolin," but the mind-numbing doom grinds like "Hordes of Chaos" and "The Fifth Battle" (another Tolkien homage) simply prove too much to bear. So come for the lyrics and be sure to bring a barf bag, but don't expect a stimulating musical experience from Kill Maim Burn…it's just not that sort of record.
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AllMusic Review by Eduardo Rivadavia
Track Listing
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1 | Debauchery | 05:44 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
2 | Debauchery | 04:55 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
3 | Debauchery | 03:13 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
4 | Debauchery | 04:32 | Amazon | ||||
5 | Debauchery | 04:09 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Debauchery | 04:45 | Amazon | ||||
7 | Debauchery | 04:32 | SpotifyAmazon | ||||
8 | Debauchery | 05:04 | Amazon | ||||
9 | Debauchery | 03:12 | Amazon | ||||
10 | Debauchery | 03:18 | Amazon | ||||
11 | Debauchery | 03:39 | Amazon | ||||
12 | Debauchery | SpotifyAmazon |