Rest In Gore - Culinary Buffet of Hacked Innards
Slamen Rider. (Originally submitted to the Metal Archives on May 19th 2021) Every once in a while I come across an album I am fully prepared to dislike, but end up enjoying way more than I’d like to admit. This time it was Rest In Gore’s Culinary Buffet of Hacked Innards , which I originally dismissed as another slam album without any substance. After multiple listens, I can safely say that there’s still not much in the way of substance, but I’ll be damned if it isn’t one of the more entertaining albums I’ve listened to recently. There’s one thing worth getting out of the bat right now; this release is dumb as shit. There is nothing overly technical about it and like other slam albums it’s completely focused on slow and mid-tempo caveman riffing. The closest thing you’ll get to a fast section here is Ryu Tsuchida blasting away underneath a mid-tempo riff, giving things a slight sense of urgency. Masaki Hidaka’s guttural vocal performance provides yet another laye...