Malignancy Inhuman Grotesqueries
Willowtip Records WT052 August 7, 2007
By Jason Jordan
Since Malignancys Inhuman Grotesqueries is steeped in medical terminology and gory artwork, its a bit of a departure for Willowtip a label that, though known for its technical death metal and grindcore, has mostly sidestepped gore-oriented bands until now. While its taken Malignancy eight years to release the follow-up to the 1999 effort Intrauterine Cannibalism, one cant help but feel disappointed at the 32-minute length. Nevertheless, Inhuman Grotesqueries is still good, even if its a shade darker than most of what Willowtip puts out, and more difficult to warm up to, for what its worth.
The cover art is actually a fine representation of what one can expect to hear once Malignancy blast out of the speakers: intricate death/grind. A likeness to Fuck the Facts is evident in the recordings general sound, though the deep, unintelligible growls are worlds apart from Mels, yet similar to works by other Willowtip ilk, the technically-inclined Inhuman Grostesqueries frequently changes pace at a moments notice. But, dissimilarly, IG also utilizes pinch harmonics to excess, unless you happen to have a fetish for that sort of thing. Cycling through Neglected Rejection, Indigenous Pathogen, Skeletal Integrity, and others proves fruitful because the Yonkers-based Malignancy are talented and calculating, in spite of the (inevitable?) sensory overload that tends to occur with these kinds of groups (Beneath the Massacre, Gorguts, Odious Mortem, etc.). Fortunately, the songs are short, quick bursts that never drone on for too long. For good or ill, Willowtip is catering to a slightly different audience with Inhuman Grotesqueries, and its not the best they have to offer. Its fairly strong, though, and definitely complex.
Official Malignancy Website
Official Willowtip Records Website
Willowtip Records WT052 August 7, 2007
By Jason Jordan
Since Malignancys Inhuman Grotesqueries is steeped in medical terminology and gory artwork, its a bit of a departure for Willowtip a label that, though known for its technical death metal and grindcore, has mostly sidestepped gore-oriented bands until now. While its taken Malignancy eight years to release the follow-up to the 1999 effort Intrauterine Cannibalism, one cant help but feel disappointed at the 32-minute length. Nevertheless, Inhuman Grotesqueries is still good, even if its a shade darker than most of what Willowtip puts out, and more difficult to warm up to, for what its worth.
The cover art is actually a fine representation of what one can expect to hear once Malignancy blast out of the speakers: intricate death/grind. A likeness to Fuck the Facts is evident in the recordings general sound, though the deep, unintelligible growls are worlds apart from Mels, yet similar to works by other Willowtip ilk, the technically-inclined Inhuman Grostesqueries frequently changes pace at a moments notice. But, dissimilarly, IG also utilizes pinch harmonics to excess, unless you happen to have a fetish for that sort of thing. Cycling through Neglected Rejection, Indigenous Pathogen, Skeletal Integrity, and others proves fruitful because the Yonkers-based Malignancy are talented and calculating, in spite of the (inevitable?) sensory overload that tends to occur with these kinds of groups (Beneath the Massacre, Gorguts, Odious Mortem, etc.). Fortunately, the songs are short, quick bursts that never drone on for too long. For good or ill, Willowtip is catering to a slightly different audience with Inhuman Grotesqueries, and its not the best they have to offer. Its fairly strong, though, and definitely complex.
Official Malignancy Website
Official Willowtip Records Website
