GHOUL — Splatterthrash

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3.64 | 3 ratings | 1 review
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Album · 2006

Filed under Death Metal
By GHOUL

Tracklist

1. Into the Catacombs (4:33)
2. As Your Casket Closes (3:36)
3. Bury the Hatchet (2:55)
4. Merde! (2:22)
5. Cult of the Hunter (3:35)
6. Mutant Mutilator (3:42)
7. Psychoplasm (2:57)
8. Splatterthrash (2:47)
9. Gutbucket Blues (2:21)
10. Rise, Killbot, Rise!!! (5:26)
11. Life of the Living Dead (3:40)
12. Baron Samedi (3:26)
13. [unknown] (0:17)

Total Time: 41:43

Line-up/Musicians

- Digestor / vocals, guitar
- Fermentor / drums, vocals
- Cremator / vocals, bass
- Dissector / vocals, guitars

About this release

Razorback Recordings, June 1st, 2006

All songs Dissected, Cremated, Fermented and Dissected by Ghoul.
Recorded by Sal Raya at Earhammer Studios and Jason Kocol at Hhhhey Studios, March 2006; Produced by Ghoul; Mastered by Dan Randall
Theremin and Electric Organ played by Mr. Fang
Didjeridoo played by Baron Samedi
Photos by Heather Necker

There is a hidden 13th track on the album, but it's just an 18 second extension of the 12th song.

CD re-released by Nerve Damage Records.

LP released by Tankcrimes, limited to 200 copies on red/grey splatter vinyl.

Cassette released by Tankcrimes on May 20, 2010.

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"Splatterthrash" is the 3rd full-length studio album by US, California based death/thrash/grindcore act Ghoul. The album was released through Razorback Recordings in June 2006. It´s the successor to "Maniaxe" from 2003. As far as I can see there haven´t been any lineup changes, but it´s a bit difficult to be sure as the band members use stage names like Digestor, Cremator, and Fermentor, and those stage names and roles are inherited by new members (most drummers who has been members of Ghoul are for example all called Fermentor).

Oh well...odd lineup talk out of the way, "Splatterthrash" continues the death/thrash/grindcore style of it´s two predecessors. It´s like listening to a mix of S.O.D. and old Carcass or something like that, and although Ghoul don´t have the most original sound, they deliver their music with great skill and conviction, and they write some both raw and memorable material, featuring both heavy thrashy riffs and rhythms, and faster paced sections too. They also have a great ironic distance to their own output, and occasionally incorporate some pretty interesting and humourous moments in the music. I heard a spy type movie theme somewhere and there´s a surf music type track on the album too ("Psychoplasm"). The vocoder robotic vocals on "Rise, Killbot, Rise!!!" are also quite weird and entertaining.

"Splatterthrash" features a raw and powerful sounding production job, which suits the rawness of the material perfectly. It´s a rough sound, but still detailed enough for the listener to hear all instruments and vocals in the mix. Upon conclusion it´s another great quality release by Ghoul and while it is just short of reaching the excellent mark, a 3.5 star (70%) rating is still fully deserved.

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