The Brutal Death Metal Thread

Defeated Sanity - "Psalms of the Moribund" (2007)

I always really enjoy these Germans & their highly complex brand of ultra-brutal death metal. I do have to admit that their appeal is capped at how far it can go with me though as I feel similarly about every subsequent release, mainly due to the unintelligible, slam-style nature of the vocals & the chaotic song-structures which tether on the verge of getting completely out of control most of the time. That's all a part of the appeal of a record like "Psalms of the Moribund" though of course & it's also a point of differentiation for Defeated Sanity in general. If you don't like technical metal music then this one isn't for you as it's about as gratuitously technical as they come & very much highlights the sort of death metal release that I feel should rightly be labelled as such rather than the Deaths, Atheists & Cynics which are all clearly more progressive than they are technical. I would also have to say that if you're a bit half-assed in your love for brutal death metal then you'll likely struggle with "Psalms of the Moribund" too as it's as in your face as any BDM release on the market. I would have liked a few more shredding guitar solos but hey... you can't have everything right? Well, I guess you can because... you know.... "Reign in Blood". "Psalms of the Moribund" may not be my favourite Defeated Sanity release but it's certainly in the discussion.

For fans of Disgorge, Wormed & Deeds of Flesh.

4/5

*** BEN, YOU HAVE THE COVER ART FOR THE FIRST TWO DEFEATED SANITY RELEASES AROUND THE WRONG WAY, YA SILLY DUFFER!!!