IMPETIGO

Release Year: 2021
Artist Origin: USA
Style: crazy macabre grinding death metal

legendary name and huge influence on grind/death metal scene, this sophomore album [1992] by Illinois' beloved four-piece is a pure classic in sick and twisted feast of gore, where remarkable entity leans more than ever before to classic death metal, which in combination with pummeling, savage episodes and those macabre samples from horror movies set up a truly morbid scenario with a unique, one of a kind atmosphere of disgust so many bands tried to repeat but none ever managed to achieve, praised for raw, brutal, lo-fi production, and crowned by deep, throaty growls mixed with high-pitched, piercing shrieks by charismatic frontman Stevo, dramatically enhancing its chaotic and violent approach; recent Dutch edition comes with a remastered sound, two live tracks nailed in 1992, and twenty four page booklet, updated by extensive interview-based memoirs