Slaughtercult is the second full-length studio album by American death metal band Exhumed. It contained backup vocals from Henke Forss from Dawn and guest lead guitars on one song by Mieszko Talarczyk of Nasum.
| Slaughtercult | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 15, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | Trident Studios, Concord, California from May 2–9, 2000, and Soundlab Studios, Örebro, Sweden from May 12–14, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Deathgrind | |||
| Length | 34:56 | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Overview
editFounding member Matt Harvey said that Slaughtercult was "the album where we came closest to achieving our goal – just a brutal, simple, direct group of songs that were very up-front and live sounding."[2] He further noted the band's pride over the lack of double bass on the album, in contrast to contemporary death metal trends.[2] Slaughtercult also reduced the quantity of sound effects and samples in comparison to Gore Metal; Harvey attributed this to the departure of Ross Sewage, who had taken a leading role in the implementation of these sound elements in the past.[3] Harvey said, "We didn't feel like they [the sound effects and samples] fit in with the overall direction of the material and the feel of the album and we just wanted to make something 100% over-the-top and in-your-face."[3]
In support of Slaughtercult, the band toured the US three times, and embarked on their first proper European tour, including co-headlining festivals like Fuck the Commerce and Obscene Extreme. The band also appeared at the Wacken Open Air festival.
Track listing
editAll songs written by Matt Harvey, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Decrepit Crescendo" | 2:26 | |
| 2. | "Forged in Fire (Formed in Flame)" | Harvey, Mike Beams | 2:57 |
| 3. | "A Lesson in Pathology" | 3:25 | |
| 4. | "This Axe Was Made to Grind" | Harvey, Bud Burke | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Carnal Epitaph" | 3:00 | |
| 6. | "Dinnertime in the Morgue" | 2:05 | |
| 7. | "Fester Forever" | Harvey, Beams | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Deep Red" | 3:09 | |
| 9. | "Infester" | Harvey, Col Jones | 1:21 |
| 10. | "Slave to the Casket" | 3:18 | |
| 11. | "Slaughtercult" | 1:36 | |
| 12. | "Funeral Fuck" | Harvey, Beams | 3:03 |
| 13. | "Vacant Grave" | 2:35 |
Personnel
editExhumed
edit- Matt Harvey – guitars, bass, vocals
- Col Jones – drums
- Mike Beams – guitars, vocals
Guest musicians
edit- Mieszko Talarczyk – lead guitar ("Fester Forever"), engineering, mixing, mastering
- Juan Urteaga – additional vocals
- Leon del Müerte – additional vocals
- Sean McGrath – additional vocals
- Henke Forss – additional vocals
- Jason Balsells – additional vocals
Production
edit- Jonathan Canady – design
- Julio Sánchez – photography
- Juan Urteaga – assistant engineering
- Matthew F. Jacobson – executive production
References
edit- ^ Slaughtercult at AllMusic
- ^ a b Abominator, Mike (August 23, 2010). "Interview With Matt Harvey of Exhumed". Metal Maniacs. Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ^ a b Nocera, Billy. "Interviews: Exhumed". Braindead Zine. Grindgrore.net. Retrieved May 7, 2013.