INGURGITATE

We've all heard that everything is bigger in Texas, but it's also entirely possible that everything might just be more brutal in the Lone Star state as well. Those of you looking for evidence of this claim need look no further than the titles available via the Houston-based Ossuary Industries. If the primal and guttural rage of the Jon Zig-fronted IMAGES OF VIOLENCE doesn't get your goat, then this recently unearthed gem from INGURGITATE sure in the hell will.

Originally recorded and released in a limited capacity back in '05, "Bleeding His Sacred Kingship" comes crawling back up from the depths with two new tracks and the same snarling sense of blaspheming brutality. The eight tracks that make up the initial recording come from a band that spent their spare time knee-deep in early DYING FETUS and MALEVOLENT CREATION. Devoid of anything frilly or fancy, INGURGITATE slash and hack away like a butcher having a bad day with the straightforward pummel of "I Have Created" and "Whoreson". Though only seconds long, the progressive rhythm track and melodic solo that begins "Only The Voiceless" shows shades of a band with a plethora of influence ready to break the surface of their core sound. The fact that we only get brief hints of the beast beneath doesn't really work against INGURGITATE when the blast-riddled likes of "Love Breeds The Scent Of Despise" bursts forth from your speakers. With a lumbering sense of deathly doom, "Consecration In Black Flames" offers every bit of the sonic malevolence its title suggests. The new additions to the disc offer a look at what the INGURGITATE of tomorrow could have in store with a sound that melds MORBID ANGEL and OBITUARY with a twist. "A Burial For The Exalted" is by far the album's most progressive track. While the majority of said tune brings the same hellish fury and its predecessors, the surprise addition of flamenco guitar and freeform jazz drums are a nice touch, as is the digitized solo that fades out with the song.

Were they to put a bit of focus on adding these elements of outside influence into the core of their sound, INGURGITATE could very well grow into quite the innovative death metal act. Although they may not see the need to do so, as they seem to be doing a pretty damn good job pounding out the good old fashion, raw-as-fuck USDM we have before us today. If you're the type that collects death metal like baseball cards, or just looking for a good dose of unpolished, trend-free skull-crackery then you'd be wise to check this one out.