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Band
Scalpel
Title
Methods to Delusion
Type
LP/EP
Company
Independent
YOR
2017
Style
Death
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Death metal that goes through the motions
'Methods to Delusion' is another standard offering of the death metal variety. You get short tracks with aggressive guitars, deep growls and blast beats galore. The production on the album is terribly muddy and really reduces the ability to hear everything going on, almost as if it was being played through several walls. While the album isn't bad by any means, it isn't anything all that new either. If you need some death metal to get you through the day, you'd be good giving this one a spin.
Recommended for fans of: Six Feet Under, Decapitated, Soul Reaper
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Methods to Delusion 2017 Independent Greg Watson 7/1/2017 2.5
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