Thursday, October 2, 2008

Alcoholocaust!

WarslutsGoat semen/anal vomit
BESTIAL WARLUST - Blood & Valour (1994)
GOAT SEMEN VS. ANAL VOMIT - Devotos del Diablo (2004)

Decided to lump all three of these purveyors of cataclysmic scuzz together-- and for good reason: Although hailing from different metallic generations and locales, all of 'em are sub-contractors in Thee House That Sarcófago Built. And they're hardly the only ones-- what has become known as "war metal" has been adopted and bent to thee collective evil wills by the likes of Finland's Beherit, Canada's Blasphemy, Conqueror and Axis of Advance, and the US of Fuckin' A's Order from Chaos (among countless others).

Short-lived Sonic Titans Bestial Warlust hailed from Melbourne, Australia. Originally playing slightly more straightforward death metal as Corpse Molestation, they adopted the BW moniker, as well as their sledgehammer approach to blackened thrashing in 1993. Unlike their Nordic and Scandinavian counterparts, the Beasties had no interest in reciting weather forecasts or hailing the serenity of the local landscape. Nope, in addition to hailing a primitive brand of Goat Worship, their aim was to take you onto thee viscera-fed soil of the battlefield-- whether or not they were speaking metaphorically or literally is best left to the fevered mind of the listener. B&V is their second and final release, and features an endless barrage of blastbeats and blurry riffing that will be a bit overwhelming if ya happen to be a newbie to the style... but be STRONG!! Repeated listens reveal that paradoxically, this is subtle music. That is, you will discover there is some excellent technical fretwork underlying thee chaos. Members of BW would go on to form equally brilliant and intense outfits such as Deströyer 666, Abominator and Gospel of the Horns.

As for Goat Semen and Anal Vomit-- whom undoubtedly enlisted the help of their collective mommas to come up with their names-- both hail from Lima, Peru. They are possessed by Possessed, and enraptured with thee Hellish, primitive deathrash of early Sodom and Kreator. Throw in the maniacal commitment to poser-crushing, raw as fuck blaspheme-spew South American metallers are renowned for-- complete with riffs that seem to collide together harder than Rosie O'Donnell's asscheeks, evil rasp to bloodcurdling shriek vokills and alcohol-fueled, machine gun skinsbash. Guaranteed to terrify bible-thumping neighbors at 100 paces.

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9 comments:

  1. Bestial Warlust: http://lix.in/-300e21
    Semen/Vomit: http://sharebee.com/5a3f0381

    pass for both = sln2008

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  2. Glad to see you back. I love Goat Semen (the band, the drink is awful) I own a pretty awesome Goat Semen shirt that my kid's principal reprimanded me for wearing.

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  3. Yes-- I would not recommend the drink... unless you're Belladonna or one of her ass-fisting minions, perhaps.

    Hmm... seems this post has been an abject failure. I remember now why I care so little about updating regularly.

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  4. Mercy! Gonna have to approach this one slowly, palms out....

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  5. i give up on checking for a few days after a while of seein no updates and what happens? heh... not only that, but of something i vaguely remember requesting somewhere at some point... so both DLs just started and i'll be back after digestion to say what'll likely be nothing of substance. nice to see ya back again tho, and thanks as usual

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  6. listening to bestial warlust right now and enjoying it.and you were right:amazing riffs all over.nevertheless i am curious to see if this will stand the test of repeated listens.i have yet to listen to the split but i'm pretty sure i'll enjoy it:early sodom and kreator worship is never a bad thing in my books.thank you very much and good to see you back.

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  7. I have the first Bestial Warlust album 'Vengeance War Till Death' but didn't have this one till now. Thanks.

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  8. "Unlike their Nordic and Scandinavian counterparts, the Beasties had no interest in reciting weather forecasts "

    hahahahahahaaha good one

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  9. Hehe am I honestly the first comment to this awesome writing!

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