Morgue Meat is an American Brutal Death Metal band, that was conceived in 2010. With a demo, single, two EPs and debut album (2016). On May 23rd, 2024, the band released their second studio album, Apocalyptic Visions. The album was co-released with Satanath Records, and Pest Records (Romania).
Introduction:
Morgue Meat, Apocalyptic Visions: This review will evaluate every aspect of the album, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this album is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of Apocalyptic Visions
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Morgue Meat and their album, Apocalyptic Visions.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Features fast chain saw massacre shredding work, with slight grooves and complex/technical sections. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involve deep gruntled inhuman vocal work. The Third Sin—The Percussions: Delves into a vast world of thunderous and pounding drum work with relentless beats and fills.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: Brutal death metal with Salvadoran and Mexican roots.
As soon as the listener hits the play button, the opening piece, Intrōductiō Infernalis, greets the listener with an instrumental and audio-clip introduction.
The listener continues their dark and brutal journey with the second piece, Lesser Key of Solomon, and the seven pieces that drag the listener into their dark music.
As the listener delves deeper into the dark and intense musical spectrum of Morgue Metal, the music is like a chainsaw ripping through one’s body. The music is not for the faint-hearted, offering a gruesome, thuggish, cruel, and deranged experience that is sure to leave a lasting impression on those who dare to listen.
Apocalyptic Visions, firmly rooted in Morgue Meat‘s signature brutal death metal style, explores the darker and more apocalyptic aspects of life and fantasy. The band’s approach to the genre is characterised by lyrical content that delves deep into horror, gore, and macabre, a theme echoed in the album’s title and track names.
Each represents a different facet of the apocalyptic vision the band is portraying.
What truly distinguishes Morgue Meat from the typical brutal death metal acts is their unique blend of Salvadoran and Mexican roots in their music. This cultural fusion adds a distinctive flavour to their music. It allows them to incorporate solos, complex sections, and elements of old-school death and black metal into their sound.
Apocalyptic Visions is an unrelenting assault on the senses, delivering a potent, intense punch. With its pure brutal death metal sound infused (mentioned before) with a touch of old-school death/black metal, their roots and intricate instrumentation with the guitar work, inhuman vocals, and pounding drums. This album is bound to keep you hitting the repeat button, making it your best companion with this release.
The production value of Apocalyptic Visions is meticulously top-notch, with every detail, from the snare to the guitar riffs, crafted and audible. The sound is clean and well-polished, while the devilmanship and composition of the instrumentation maintain a gritty, brutal, and hellish edge. This meticulous attention to detail ensures a gratifying listening experience, enabling fans of the genre to fully appreciate the quality and professionalism of the album.
Morgue Meat and their album are a forbidden fruit of art. Any brutal, old-school death and technical/blackened death fans will dig this hellish onslaught.
The album comes to an end with the last song, Conqueror’s Wrath. We want to give a shoutout to Satanath Records for letting us review Morgue Meat and their album, Apocalyptic Visions. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
You’re Listening to “Crushing The Messiah’s Skull”
PlayThe Last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Morgue Meat and their album, Apocalyptic Visions.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, brutal death metal can become monotonous at times. However, Morgue Meat manages to incorporate technical/complex sections in a way that doesn’t feel overdone; they are placed effectively to keep the music interesting and brutal as hell.
The highlight for me is the second track, Lesser Key of Solomon. The bell tolls added an extra layer of depth to the song. The intricate guitar work combined with the sound of the bells gives me chills.
Overall, Morgue Meat was a brutal and enjoyable release for my ears. Again, Morgue Meat and their album Apocalyptic Visions are a forbidden fruit of art.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
The piece features dark and intense imagery, evoking a sense of Lovecraftian horror, as well as the distinct styles of H. R. Giger and the fantastical world of Masters of the Universe.
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Morgue Meat, and their album Apocalyptic Visions.
This concludes the Morgue Meat, Apocalyptic Visions review.
Track-Listing:
- Intrōductiō Infernalis (instrumental)
- Lesser Key of Solomon
- Execrate
- Realm of Eternal Suffering
- Apocalyptic Vision
- The Tormentor
- Crushing the Messiah’s Skull
- Relinquisher
- Conqueror’s Wrath
Morgue Meat is:
- Mark Cardoza – bass
- Sergio Alvarenga – vocals, guitars
- James Herrada – drums
- Dany Rios – guitars (R.I.P. 2023)
