Dr. Acula - Slobology (2010)

Genre: Deathcore/Grindcore
For fans of: Heavy Heavy Low Low (maybe), Job for a Cowboy

Here it is my friends! The Dr. Acula Slobology containing the releases of both Silver Lipped Operator of Bullshit, and Chillology both remastered for your listening pleasure (or displeasure). This release features the old vocalist with all his pig squealin glory in on one disc for ultimate entertainment. In this review however I will spend more time talking about S.L.O.B. since it features most of the songs off Chillology remade.

We open of with party with the chorus chanting THIS IS HOW WE PARTY! SO FUCK OFF! which is only one minute long then it fades into my the 2nd track. This track Cuckoo Clock of Doom scares the shit outa me its got these creepy keyboard like things in the back which sound like a circuss. We got Night of the Living Dummy which I never really very much after that comes Lets Get Invisible. This is no doubt the best version and the singer even forgets the words at the end and begins screaming fuck over and over. Monster Blood rapes on here just like it does on the other releases but its also better on here just like Lets Get Invisible. unfortunently after the first 5 tracks the less interesting tracks come up with the funny samples to make up for this. The whole cd manages to be very entertaining and never let down and it is also very short so it dosn't take up too much time. The album closes with my favortie Dr. Fagula song known as Legend of the Lost Legend which has a very catchy sounding singing part towards the end actually.

Chillogy starts at track 11 and starts with a very comedic intro saying "I want to suck your blood" this is where it all started at. This EP isn't nearly as good as the other album but it still manages to be quite entertaining. Horror at Camp Jelly probably steals the show for being completly different then the other tracks, but out of the 6 tracks only 2 were not remade for S.L.O.B. and Below me (2008).

Even tho there are two albums on this release it still has a considerably short runtime. S.L.O.B. is about 22 minuets and Chillology is about 19 minuetes but only because of a long peiod of silence in the last track that leads up to some random dialouge among the band. This however will make an excellent download and/or purchase so get your hands on this if you can at all costs.

Pros:
Very funny
Very scary
Its fucking Dr. Acula
It dosn't seem to get boring after repeated listens like most joke bands
If not taken seriously this could become one of your favorites

Cons:
Vocals can be preatty annoying
Some tracks feel like filler
Shoulda had the cover of S.L.O.B.

Overall: 8/10
Buy?: YES!!!!

Beneath the Rising Tide - Of Divinity and Damnation (2010)

Genre: Death Metal/Deathcore (maybe)
For Fans Of: The Red Shore (we dont get that one often), Thy Art is Murder, Cannibal Corpse (just check em out u pussies dont call em deathcore fags)

Woah 2010 is here (for a few months that is) and DAMN this has been a good year for music so far with a lot of releases domininating the band previous materials we seem to be heading into a good year for music, and possibly Deathcore even getting respect. Now here we have a rather newer band that I believe started in 2008 and has released their first EP. The style however can be more compared to Death Metal for it concentrates more on technical riffing rather then silly one note breakdowns.

The album starts off with Blacklands which is probably one of the most kickass song titles I've ever heared I think of Lord of the Rings in the mordor area. You'd think it'd be a silly intro cuz of the short song length right? Nope the band says fuck your stupid intro shite were making this a song. Then comes on Unhallowed Abortion which is the song that got me into this release the riffing is catchy as hell and it gives me this really creepy atmosphere that I can't figure out what it is. It very much reminds me of the new Red Shore album Lost Verses just without the symphonic keyboards to add onto it. Then we got Thy King, Thy Conqueror which I don't dig quite as much as the other tracks but the rest of the album kicks major ass the whole way through. The songs are also far from repetetive which is a nice change for this style of music that seems to bore the listener after 3 or 4 songs. One thing I gotta point out his how epic the song titles are I mean we got Arise the Bretheren, the other two I mentioned and Hollow Majesty which makes me assume the lyrics talk about epic battles instead of silly topics like female troubles.

Now that I am done fapping to the album structure lets talk about the band instruments n such. The vocals are absolutly perfect and spot on and I cannot find anything wrong with them. He uses multiple style one of them being a really low growl which sounds exactly like The Red Shore's frontman which is not a bad thing since we don't get that style very often at all. His screams range from mid ranged to really high which I can't really compare to a specific band, and he also even uses a deep guttural brutal death metal style growl on rare occasions. The pig squeals are there too and are done well but don't come up often enough to really notice at all. Now we got the guitars which deliver the atmosphere of the record and the brutal catchiness. The fuckers sure can play their stuff while I don't remember more then one solo on here they most of the time resort to complex technical riffing rather then silly one-note breakdowns. The Bass I can actually hear preatty well too and it gets its job done of adding a darker tone to the record. The Drums I havn't payed all that much attention too but they deffinently aren't generic double-bass the whole time BS that we get a lot these days.

Really I have to admit I cannot find anything wrong with this cd at all exept that maybe its not anything truly new. It just happens to do everything right and damn well I might add to this also. I guess I could say this would work a little better if it ended more climatically and was a full length instead of an EP because this band sounds like they have been doing it for years. Some will say im sucking up to them because they asked me to review this but fuck off I love this band.

Pros:
Sick Riffing
Excellent Vocals
Not repetitive
Solid Effort
Gives you this truly epic concept that will make you use your imagination

Cons:
Kids who only like generic one-note breakdown music this isn't for you
"They're Deathcore Faggots"
They're wearing Cannibal Corpse? OMG POSURSS!!!!!!!!!!11111elevenoneone

Overall: 9/10
Buy?: It dosn't cost too much so go ahead you have no choice GET IT!