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McGillroy The Housefly is the 2nd full-length studio album by experimental/ progressive German death metal act Incubator. The album was released in 1992 by West Virginia Records.
Incubator have continued to develop and fine tune their experimental/ progressive death metal style and McGillroy The Housefly is a great step forward from Symphonies of Spiritual Cannibalism (1991). Be prepared for something that sounds like Obituary met up with Voivod and Anacrusis. When lead vocalist Christian Mummelthey growls, he has a vocal style that´s very similar to the brutal vocal style of John Tardy ( Obituary) and some of the groove laden death metal riffing also lead my thoughts in the direction of Obituary. Incubator are definitely not a clone act though. There are lots of experimental/ progressive/ psychadelic elements on the album, which is why Voivod and Anacrusis come up as influences. Christian Mummelthey not only growls on the album, he also sings in various clean vocal styles and his vocal performance on the album is not only varied, it´s also very powerful and adds an extra dimension to the music.
The songs on McGillroy The Housefly are very different in style and one moment you´re treated with brutal death metal sections, which shortly after may be followed by a psychadelic rock/ metal section and then into a beautiful melodic part. This is truly an eclectic death metal album. You don´t really know where the songs are going and I greatly enjoy the adventurous/ unconventional approach to songwriting. Don´t get me wrong though, it doesn´t mean that the album is inconsistent or all over the place in terms of style.
The production is very powerful and the sound suits the music perfectly. It´s just one more thing that has been improved since the debut.
McGillroy The Housefly is a very unique death metal album but unfortunately also a rare find. If I were to mention an album that hasn´t received the praise it should both upon release and now, McGillroy The Housefly would be a serious candidate. A unique release like this of course deserves a 4.5 rating. What a shame it took me almost 20 years to discover it.