Corpus Offal Self-Titled CD Review

Seattle's Cerebral Rot are dead. After two critically acclaimed cult releases, the core of the band (Ian Schwab, guitar/vocals and Clyde Linstrom, guitars) remain in a new swampy, water logged monster, Corpus Offal.

Their 2024 demo hinted at what we were in for, and it is exactly what you would expect given their lineage. This self titled affair is their second release for 20 Buck Spin, and the seven tracks here are unrelenting. You get deeply growled down tuned murk that recall their previous band, yet dare I say, add elements of “slam”, death grind and bridges between modern, and the plodding groove variety of old school death metal. Add some dissonant leads, well placed pinch harmonics (“Essence of Disillusion”) a crisp, clear and thunderous production from Billy Anderson, and this is brutish, heavy, knuckle dragging death metal that will beat you senseless. You better like it, or you may find yourself resembling the pile of flesh, bone and blood that adorns the cover art. 

-TB