CARNIFEX — Slow Death (review)

CARNIFEX — Slow Death album cover Album · 2016 · Deathcore Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
Kev Rowland
Carnifex are one of those oddities, in that their core line-up has been incredibly stable pretty much since formation, and they even survived a year-long hiatus intact. At the time of this their sixth album in 2016, they still had founder members Shawn Cameron (drums) and Scott Lewis (vocals) while Fred Calderon (bass) and Cory Arford had both been there since 2007, with just guitarist Jordan Lockrey being relatively new, joining the band in 2013 when they started up again. When looking around at reviews it is interesting to see that this is quite a polarising album in that many people love it, while others feel it should not even be listened to as it is that bad. As for me, I definitely subscribe more to the former view than the latter, as while it may not be the most exciting release out there, it has something which lifts it from many.

This is deathcore, and while we do get a gentle moment or two in “Life Fades To A Funeral”, for the most part this is full on with heavy riffs and a band which are very tight indeed. The first half of “Countess of the Crescent Moon” actually shows a striking departure from the norm as if the whole album was like this then we may well be talking more about Cradle of Filth style Black Metal, but they soon return to form and growls combined with hard-hitting riffs and pummelling drums. Given how long these guys have played together it is no surprise they are tight, and they are certainly not strangers to being out on the road playing with the likes of Cannibal Corpse to the somewhat lighter Parkway Drive, which shows the cross genre appeal they have.

Polished yet still heavy, with finesse here and there, this is an enjoyable romp through the genre.
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