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"Rip Off Your Face" is the first demo release by US, Wisconsin based death metal act Jungle Rot. The demo was independently released in 1995. Jungle Rot formed in 1992 and released two 1995 demos before being signed by Pure Death Records for the release of their 1996 full-length studio album "Skin the Living" (which is actually a reissue of their second 1995 demo with the same title).
The material on "Rip Off Your Face" is stylistically strongly hardcore influenced death metal, which is predominantly heavy and mid-paced. The vocals are throaty growling. It´s pretty basic formula death metal with a hardcore groove. It´s got that old school thrash metal influence to it too, and it´s definitely late 80s/early 90s influenced death metal to the bone. The demo features 13 tracks and a total playing time of 30:10 minutes, so it´s an (death metal) album length demo release.
"Rip Off Your Face" features a raw, unpolished and brutal sounding production job, which suits the material well. It´s not a lo-fi sounding release, although it´s not exactly professional studio recording quality either. It´s arguably both powerful and effective, so it´s a sound production which does what it´s intended to do. Upon conclusion "Rip Off Your Face" is a decent quality demo, with solid songwriting, decent musical performances, and a raw sounding production job. A 3 star (60%) rating is warranted.
