Verminthrone is a UK-based Sludgecore/Groove Crossover band, released their debut album, The Cull, on February 16th, 2023. A must-have for fans of EyeHateGod, Lamb Of God, and Entombed.
Introduction:
Verminthrone, The Cull: 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 The Cull
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Verminthrone and their album, The Cull.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Comprises dirty, sludgy/crunchy riffage with distortion/feedback. Some groovy/catchy chord passages and heavy breakdowns are added to enhance the overall experience. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Comprises a crossover of various metal styles, including sludge, hardcore punk, and death/black metal. The Third Sin—The Percussions: Drum work is impeccable, with plenty of fills, head-banging beats, and patterns. The percussion adds depth to the music.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: Music leaves you yearning for more, as if it has impaled you on a bed of thorns
Immediately after the listener presses the play button, the listener is transported into the world of the album, and the opening track, Don’t Trust Morning People, sets the tone perfectly. Instruments come through the speakers with a forceful energy, their sound rattling around the room. While the vocals are equally powerful, their haunting quality adds to the overall depth and intensity of the music.
As the release progresses, the second piece, titled It Always Snows In South America, and the following six pieces display the Verminthrone diverse influences, ranging from EyeHateGod‘s sludge metal to Lamb Of God‘s groove metal and Mastodon‘s progressive metal.
Verminthrone also takes inspiration from Power Trip‘s thrash metal. Entombed’s death metal and Satyricon‘s black metal result in an atmosphere intentionally kept dirty, intense, aggressive, upbeat, nasty, dynamic, and heavy, which adds to the overall experience of the music spectrum that will surely please metalheads everywhere.
The Cull is a musical, forbidden fruit of art that boasts an unparalleled production quality with a sound and atmosphere created of the highest quality, and the execution is nothing short of perfection. Verminthrone devilmanship in instrument composition and songwriting is also well executed, which is evident from the first chord played. How the vocals are layered on top of the music is haunting and mesmerising -overall impressive and adds to the overall experience of the music.
Verminthrone is an album with eight tracks showcasing a unique blend of dirty, high-energy, and heavy music with plenty of rhythm. The album maintains a steady pace throughout, with each song having a different tone, mood, chords, and beats. Overall, it is a dirty fruit of an art album to headbang along with and worth checking out.
Verminthrone music possesses an irresistible quality that can profoundly affect your soul. Once you listen to it, you will find yourself completely immersed and unable to resist its allure. It will take over your senses and leave you yearning for more, as if it has impaled you on a bed of thorns.
The album comes to an end with the last song, Feral. We want to give a shoutout to Verminthrone for letting us review their album, The Cull. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
You’re Listening to “Kuru”
PlayThe last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Verminthrone and their album, The Cull.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, Verminthrone is an outstanding fruit of art, showcasing the musicians’ unparalleled talent and creativity. The performance is nothing less than the forbidden fruit of music that left me mesmerised and wanting more. Every note, every beat, vocals, and every instrument used in the composition was meticulously crafted to create a unique and unforgettable listening experience.
Their debut release is a genuine fruit of art that was a delight to listen to.
In conclusion, The Cull is a fruit of art that is not just about the music, but the overall experience it creates. The attention to detail is evident in every aspect of the music, and it is a must-listen for any metal fan out there.
I am eagerly looking forward to their future releases, as I am optimistic that they will continue to create magic with their music.
The sixth track, Youth For Euthanasia, particularly moved me. The song had a raw and powerful energy that drew me in. The instrumental work was intense and electrifying, with an almost rebellious feel. The vocals were equally impressive, with a commanding presence that added to the song’s overall impact. It indeed was a dirty yet unforgettable anthem.!
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
If you are not into wildlife or are not familiar with the bird on the cover, then let me tell you, this is the most brutal and heavy-metal bird you will ever see.
The bird on the cover is the Shrike (The “Vlad the Impaler” of the bird kingdom). Using their hooked beaks to grasp their prey, fly it to the nearest pointy object, and impale their prey on thorn branches, barbed wire spikes, or iron spikes on gates/iron window bars. So, the album artwork is as heavy and brutal as the music!
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Verminthrone, and their album, The Cull.
This concludes the Verminthrone, The Cull review.
Track-Listing:
- Don’t Trust Morning People
- It Always Snows In South America
- Kuru
- Birth Is A Rope, Death Is A Knot
- Pulling Teeth (Spitting Blood)
- Youth For Euthanasia
- Aorta
- Feral
Verminthrone is:
- Dan Banshaw – vocals
- Adam Connell – unknown
- Alex Stephenson – unknown
- Matt Duffy – unknown
- Pal Losanszki – unknown
