Grade: 7/10
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Anmod - Monstrosity per defectum CD
Genre: Death metal
Origin: Brazil
Released: 2008
Website: Anmod
Label: Deity Down Records
Uploaded: 07.05.08

Cheeses, there�s not a second on Monstrosity per defectum that�s not jam-packed with brutality and intensity. Right from the get go, the technical riffing sets in, speeding up and slowing down again before you�ve even realized the album�s started.
It�s filled with tempo changes back and forth, and the chugging breakdowns and frantic drumming sometimes gets me thinking of hardcore. Although the end result is fairly similar to American bands such as Pustulated and Dripping. So this is seriously brutal blasting death metal, just flavored with some grindcore and a touch of hardcore. The chainsaw guitars can be raging forth in blazing speed, all while the bass is churning and pummeling, and with the drumming tempo switching back and forth. There can be like three different speeds all at the same time, and they make it work. Hernan is growling his lungs out, occasionally turning into desperate shrieks.
The sound is chunky and thick, letting all instruments take its toll on your ears. There�s nothing to complain about with this tight-as-hell album.

Tracklist:
01. Serpent legged
02. Anmod
03. Hung up at the pale
04. Wretchedness and decay
05. Outwitted by redeeming features
06. Behold
07. Absence of an upper world
08. Impending loss
09. Weakness of will
10. Thoughtlessness
11. Surcease
12. Monstrosity per defectum