Review by Vinny for Morbid Angel - Laibach Remixes (1994)

As if we ever doubted the experimental traits of Morbid Angel before the much maligned Illud Divinum Insanus, here we have their 1994 EP that features two tracks from the previous year's album, Covenant.  Both tracks get two runs out, once in their original form and then again in a format "realised" under the "supervision" of Slovenian avant-garde band, Laibach.  The fittingly titled, Laibach Remixes simply is an exercise in why somethings are better left as they were originally intended.  The "remixes" tag suggests that a level of thought has gone into creating something fresh or at least enhanced.  This doesn't happen.

Instead we get random vocal effects; the already OTT depths of Vincent's belicose barkings get a coat of weird to really underline just how far away from laughable he actually can be at times.  I am in an especially grumpy mood with MA today as I sat through the entirety of Heretic, twice in the last twenty-four-hours and I am genuinely wanting to cut my ears off as a result.  Foolishly believing it could not get any worse, I ventured into this release and I am currently sharpening that blade even more to ensure it does the required job at the frst time of asking.

Electro-industrialising any death metal should be a war crime, punishable in keeping with such heinous acts as genocide.  Hands down one of the worst releases I have ever heard in my life.