Putrid Death Sorcery
| Putrid Death Sorcery | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 28 January 2013 | |||
| Recorded | August 2012 | |||
| Studio | Blackoutmultimedia Studios in Brussels, Belgium | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 35:46 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Jeremy Bézier and Necrowretch | |||
| Necrowretch studio albums chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metal-Temple.com |   [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net |  [2] |
| Metal Storm | [3] |
| Metal Hammer | [4] |
| About.com |   [5] |
| Metal Forces | [6] |
| The Monolith.com | [7] |
Putrid Death Sorcery is the first studio album by French death metal band Necrowretch. It was released in January 2013 on Century Media Records. The album was made available as a digital download[8] and on CD and vinyl format, including a light blue vinyl version limited to 100 copies.[9] A music video for "Putrid Death Sorcery" was released on 17 July 2013.[10][11]
Background[edit]
The album features similar vocal registers and growls to those of the death metal scene of the 90s, with black metal aspects featured in both the lyrics and music. High pitched growls and screams are frequent throughout the album.[12]
Release and promotion[edit]
The track listing, and album artwork designed by Milovan Novaković, were revealed on the band's official Facebook page on 5 December 2012. Necrowretch played shows at the Detest Records farewell show at Magasin 4, Brussels, Belgium and at the Deathkult Open Air 2013 in Göllnitz, Germany.[13]
Reception[edit]
Putrid Death Sorcery received generally positive reviews upon its release. Blabbermouth.net gave the album a 7.5/10, praising the album's "vintage death metal of the most impure kind" and comparing it to other thrash metal acts such as Kreator, Sodom, and Destruction, Swedish death metal acts such as Nihilist, Grave, Necrophobic, and American death metal acts such as Autopsy, Death, and Possessed. About.com gave the album a 4/5, saying it reminiscent of Skeletonwitch "if they removed the black metal", and praising the "old-school" production and style of the music. Metal Forces magazine gave the album an 8/10, calling the band "everything a blackened death thrash band should be – sinister, brooding and downright bile-filled".
Recording[edit]
Necrowretch recorded the album at Blackoutmultimedia Studios in Brussels over a 10-day period, as the studio was located in the basement, the band slept in the basement with their instruments. Vlad describes it as "...a hellish recording session! The studio was located in the basement, and we were really living in this basement for ten days – seeing the light of the sun only a few minutes per day, eating shitty food, and sleeping in the ground with our instruments. You can truly imagine that all of that madness put us into frantic conditions to play at the maximum speed with all of our guts throughout the album."[14]
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by Necrowretch, Skullcrusher and Kaos; all music is composed by Necrowretch[15]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ripping Souls of Sinners" | 2:37 |
| 2. | "Purifying Torment" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Goat-Headed" | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Putrid Death Sorcery" | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Impious Plague in Catacombs" | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Spewed from Hell" | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Defiler of Sacrality" | 3:16 |
| 8. | "The Anthropomancer" | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Soiled into a Crypt" | 2:26 |
| 10. | "Necrollections" | 3:03 |
| 11. | "Repugnizer" | 2:35 |
| Total length: | 35:46 | |
Personnel[edit]
- All information is derived from the enclosed booklet.[15]
- Necrowretch
- Vlad – Vocals, Guitar
- Amphycion – Bass
- Additional musicians
- Mörkk – Drums
- Technical staff and artwork
- Milovan Novaković – cover artwork, logo
- Jeremy Bézier – engineering, mixing
- Kaos – graphic design, additional lyrics
- Marla Bloom – photography
- Skullcrusher – additional lyrics
References[edit]
- ^ Cheng, Dorothy (17 January 2013). "Necrowretch - Putrid Death Sorcery review - Metal-Temple.com". Metal-Temple.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (10 March 2013). "CD Reviews - Putrid Death Sorcery Necrowretch - Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Fritallaria. "Necrowretch – Putrid Death Sorcery review – Metal Storm". Metal Storm. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Muller, Robert (25 January 2013). "Review to PUTRID DEATH SORCERY of Necrowretch, 2013 – METAL HAMMER". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Campagna, Tom (5 February 2013). "New Heavy Metal CD Reviews: February 5, 2013". About.com. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Arnold, Neil. "NECROWRETCH – Putrid Death Sorcery (2013) – Album / EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine". Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Jovian (14 February 2013). "NECROWRETCH – PUTRID DEATH SORCERY – The Monolith". Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Putrid Death Sorcery by Necrowretch". iTunes. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Century Media Records – NecroWretch: : "Putrid Death Sorcery" out now!". Centurymedia.com. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Century Media Records – NecroWretch: : New video online now, CD compilation to be released in October". Centurymedia.com. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "NECROWRETCH – Putrid Death Sorcery (OFFICIAL VIDEO) – YouTube". Century Media Records. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "CD Reviews - Putrid Death Sorcery Necrowretch - Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth.net – Eduardo Rivadavia. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Century Media Records – Necrowretch: :unveils cover artwork for 'Putrid Death Sorcery'". Century Media. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "NecroWretch Conjures Up "Putrid Death Sorcery" – in Interviews ( Metal Underground.com )". Metalunderground.com. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ a b Necrowretch – Putrid Death Sorcery (Liner Notes). Century Media. (2013) pg. 5, 7, 12, 14
