Maximum Metal Rating Legend
5 Excellent - Masterpiece. A classic.
4.5-4 Great - Almost perfect records but there's probably a lacking.
3.5 Good - Most of the record is good, but there may be some filler.
3 Average - Some good songs, some bad ones at about a half/half ratio.
2.5-2 Fair - Worth a listen, but best obtained by collectors.
1.5-1 Bad - Major problems with music, lyrics, production, etc.
0 Terrible - Waste of your life and time.

Note: Reviews are graded from 0-5, anything higher or not showing is from our old style. Scores, however, do not reveal the important features. The written review that accompanies the ratings is the best source of information regarding the music on our site. Reviewing is opinionated, not a qualitative science, so scores are personal to the reviewer and could reflect anything from being technically brilliant to gloriously cheesy fun.

Demos and independent releases get some slack since the bands are often spent broke supporting themselves and trying to improve. Major releases usually have big financial backing, so they may be judged by a heavier hand. All scores can be eventually adjusted up or down by comparison of subsequent releases by the same band. We attempt to keep biases out of reviews and be advocates of the consumer without the undo influence of any band, label, management, promoter, etc.

The best way to determine how much you may like certain music is to listen to it yourself.
Band
Lord Gore
Title
Resickened
Type
LP/EP
Company
Razorback Rrecords
YOR
2004
Style
Death
5/16/2005 - Review by: AFS
Lord Gore – Resickened – 2004 – Razorback Records

Track Listing

1. Intro
2. Gastric Gore-Met
3. Brainfucker
4. Liquid Lunch
5. Trash-Hole
6. Resickened
7. N.C.T.B.
8. Human Bot-Fly
9. Chitin
10. Kicked to Death
11. Son of Forgotten Flesh
12. Megacephallus
13. Trioxin
Hailing from the great state of Oregon, Lord Gore adds fuel to the fire of the fastly-rising "gore-thrash" scene with their latest release, Resickened. The band is a force to be reckoned with, combining the musical styles of 80's thrash, grind, and death metal with modern goregrind vocals. Although several bands fitting this description have surfaced over the past few years, Lord Gore now seems to have set themselves apart from the rest. With the addition of the infamous Maniac Neil (Frightmare/Maniac Killer) to handle guitar duties, the band has finally perfected their sound, and have created a flawless masterpiece of gore.

Resickened starts exactly as you'd expect a goregrind album to start, with a movie sample. But instead of a clip of a climactic murder scene in a slasher film, Lord Gore uses a more subtle clip with a woman's monologue of her romantic escapades with the dead. And for the most part, Lord Gore stays away from the goregrind sample cliches (minus the one obligatory porno sample), and chooses to just use unsettling samples, even if they're medical dialogues with pitchshifter effects on them. The vocals, on the other hand, are anything but subtle. Utilizing an array of vocal styles, Lord Gore rather impressively mixes them to create full-blown vocal chaos. Songs such as "Gastric Gore-Met" and "N.C.T.B." use vocals ranging from raw black metal shrieks, guttural death growls, and sickening pig snorts. All these sound hideous apart (without the aid of vocal processors), and when used together, create a vile treat not to be missed.

But the thing that makes Lord Gore so great is the music. Resickened's up-tempo thrash songs definitely keep the listener interested, but the band does know how to throw in some nice tempo changes, with some cool groove parts mixed in throughout the album. And even though I've never been a fan of guitar solos, I must admit that the ones on Resickened add a very nice, yet very dark touch to the songs. An instant classic is "Megacephallus", with some old-school in-your-face metal riffs reminiscent of Pantera, but with an brutal breakdown towards the end.

All in all, this is an amazing album. The fast-paced songs make the album run really smoothly and not once does it get boring. The production is also flawless, with a perfect mix of music and vocals. This album is perfect for any fan of goregrind, death metal, or just killer old school thrash.

--AFS



  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    N/A :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: LORD GORE
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Resickened
2004
Razorback Rrecords
AFS5/16/2005
-

ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: LORD GORE
INTERVIEW INTERVIEWER DATE TAGLINE


<< back >>