Altar of Gore doles out a bestial death metal bludgeoning on their new vinyl compilation which combines the band’s 2018 demo and 2022 release, “Infinite Visions of Violence.” The New Jersey based extreme metal act offers listeners one mighty putrid death metal onslaught featuring some savage sounding riffs along with some utterly horrendous fear inducing vocals.
Sentient Ruin Laboratories will be responsible for releasing the album on vinyl, which was remastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios. Altar of Gore definitely captures the primitive and ruthless bestial death metal sound that focuses on crafting monstrous riffs and ear shattering ritualistic drumming. I can hear influences such as Bestial Warlust, Blasphemy and Archgoat, but then at times I find Altar of Gore throws in some gory inspired old school death metal elements as well which reminded me a bit of Carcass, Impetigo and Exhumed.
When listening to the nine track featured on this release, I found myself really taken back by the sheer level of unforgiving brutality that came from the primitive arrangements. This style of extreme music does not demand a great deal of technicality, but the overall production and delivery needs to make an impact, otherwise most people just tune out after hearing the first song. Altar of Gore’s deafening presentation vividly stands out right from the start and the first track, “Infinite Visions of Violence,” drags you down into the depths of hell by unleashing a violent thunderstorm of bone snapping guitar chords and coffin crushing drum parts. However, out of all the abominable sounds on the first track, the vocals are what caught my attention the most and I thought the horrifying growls amplified the track’s malevolent tone.
As the album progresses from track to track, you do not hear a lot of sloppy over the top guitar compositions that sound like they were written by some douche who hangs out at the local Guitar Center and randomly runs through scales. A song such as, “Descent Into Charnel Depths,” is a very ominous cut of raw death metal that contains a truly sickening main rhythm. Also, the frantic and agonizing guitar solo provides a perfect touch to the already unfathomably aural defiling composition. The cover of Hellhammer’s, “Aggressor,” is another track that I really enjoyed and I think Altar of Gore did a solid job taking this classic track and injecting even more insidious energy into the song. "Descent into Charnel Depths," is probably the most hellacious sounding track on the album and I question whether or not a human actually recorded the vocal parts, because the low growls sound as though they are coming from some demonic beast.
Overall, this album does not disappoint if you are looking for a might helping of sacrilegious sounding bestial death metal. When listening to the album I never felt like the riffs and drumming were poorly executed and if anything the track's are extremely tight sounding. Plus, the vocals sound as though they were recorded within the confines of underground burial chamber by some inhuman force from beyond. To me this album is a no brainer if you are a fan of this more abrasive style of hateful sounding death metal, and I do believe Altar of Gore is an act to keep an eye on.
Check out the album below:
Sentient Ruin Bandcamp:
https://sentientruin.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-visions-of-violence-2018-demo
Altar of Gore Bandcamp:
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