Execration, A Feast for the Wretched
Formed by Colin Foran after parting ways with Absolute Hatred, Execration is the culmination of beastial thoughts that were forming and festering in his demented skull. Wanting to force feed the masses unrelenting brutality, Colin built his homicidal bunch with Kevin Elrod on drums, Jason Moore on guitars and Don Evans on growls. Sharing bass work with Mike Poggioine (Monstrosity), the band set forth in their unenviable task of making Colorado Springs a hot bed for insidious terror.
Combining old school and modern techniques alike, A Feast for the Wretched is a chugging, beastly assault of churning metal and pummeling groove. Thick riffs, catchy hooks, skull bludgeoning rhythms and superb vocal deliveries cut through humanity with the efficiency of an axe weilding sociopath. Among the groove-laiden riffs the group hurls technical fills and ferocious tempos like flayed body parts.
Intro
The album starts out with your stereotypical “intro,” complete with distant thunder and the sounds farm animals.
Embedded in Gore
A big growl and evil guitar work start this one off at a methodical, bruising pace. After a slick bit of guitar work at the :30 point, the band explodes in a flurry of activity with unrelenting drums, guttural growls and driving riffs. Layered screams and growls really give this album unexpected depth and power. There’s a great head banging groove flowing like a torn femoral artery throughout this track.
Retard Strength
Chugging riffs and deep, guttural growls start off “Retard Strength.” Dude, there is a crazy sound clip thrown in at the 17 second point that had me laughing so hard that I missed a good portion of the song. It’s completely out of left field, and pretty damned rude. There are some sick, layered vocals on this one that are aggressive as hell.
Combined Nuclei
“Combined Nuclei” starts off with staggered growls and guitar hits before descending into maddening hell with churning riffs and crushing drums. After a brief sound clip, the group settles into a groove-laiden bit of death metal with evil guitar squeals and hooks. There are explosions of organized chaos that really tie this one together nicely. It’s an aggressive, yet flowing track.
Implements of Insanity
Thick, beefy riffs and thundering drums accompany guttural vocals as this next one gets moving along at a brisk pace. There’s a nice cadence to the vocals as the drums explode in a variety of directions. Several tempo changes keep you on your toes through bludgeoning riffs and layered vocals.
Full Fist Sodomy
The title to this one sounds horrifically painful — as do the lyrics. The song starts off with some light riffing and building drums. When the vocals come in, the pace maintains, but gets overly sludgy, like you’re the fist in the title. There are some immense riffs and rhythm blasts that help punctuate portions of the lyrics. There’s a brief stoppage at 1:02 before the group gets back into their pummeling assault. There is a series of beefy riffs and a super low, guttural growl before the two minute mark that’s pretty devastating. It ends with some odd sound clip of an acousting singer crooning about sodomy.
Monkey Shit
This track sounds huge. Big riffs, layered vocals and maniacal drums get this monstrous song off to a brutal start. A mass of chugging riffs and groove oriented rhythms take over and do their damnedest to bludgeon you senseless. This is the strongest track on the album and has more than enough punishing riffs, thunderous rhythms and ferocious growls for any fan of brutal death metal, yet has a slick groove to it. I love the low end growl and slowing down of the riffs after the 3:30 mark, before another explosion of furious drums and growls explode from the speakers to end the track.
Brutal Suppression
“Brutal Suppression” is just that. Execration tear through this one at a maniacal pace with driving riffs, aggressive layered vocals and unrelenting rhythms. Right from the start you know your in for one hell of a ride. After the two minute mark the track seems to get more powerful and darker with insane riffing and huge rhythms. The duel vocal attack doesn’t hurt either.
Penetration Butchery
Quick drum work and heavy riffing get this fnal track off to an aggressive start. The drums never slow down throughout the track, leaving you breathless and wanting more. It’s an impressive and bludgeoning song and a strong finish to an excellent debut album. The track fades slowly.
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Execrations’ A Feast for the Wretched is an uncompromising take on brutal death metal. Mixing elements of old school, groove-laiden death with modern, technical influences, the group has unleashed one hell of a debut album. This thing is beyond brutal and catchy at the same time. I’m ready for more from these guys.
Favorite Tracks:
Embedded in Gore
Combined Nuclei
Monkey Shit
Brutal Suppression
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