Right then you absolute riff fiends… grab a sick bag, crack a warm can, and prepare yourself, because this one is filthy beyond redemption 🤢🤘
From the sewer-drenched underbelly of Bulgaria comes Necromonger, a band that clearly looked at modern death metal and went:
“Nah… not disgusting enough.”
And fair play… they’ve absolutely delivered a debut that sounds like it was recorded inside a morgue during a power cut.
🧟♂️ FIRST IMPRESSIONS: STRAIGHT INTO THE ABYSS
From the opening seconds of the intro bleeding into “Beyond The Pleasure Principle”, you’re not eased in…
You’re dragged in by the ankles.
No buildup. No mercy. Just an immediate plunge into a world of:
suffocating atmosphere 🌫️
gut-churning riffs 🎸
and pure, unfiltered sonic violence 🩸
It’s less “press play” and more “enter the crime scene.”
🔪 THE SOUND: SLOW, HEAVY… AND ABSOLUTELY RANCID
Forget blastbeat Olympics for a minute.
Necromonger aren’t here to impress you with speed.
They’re here to CRUSH YOU.
This album thrives on:
Obscenely down-tuned guitars that sound like collapsing buildings 🧱
Bass tones that feel medically unsafe 🤯
Drums that land like repeated blows to the skull 🥁
Vocals that sound like they’re gargling blood in real time 😈
It’s slow. It’s oppressive. It’s like being trapped under something very heavy… and very angry.
🩸 TRACK HIGHLIGHTS: PICK YOUR POISON
Every track feels like a different flavour of nightmare, but a few stand out for pure brutality:
🧠 “Dissection Of Consciousness” – a crawling horror piece that drips with tension and dread
⚡ “Meconium Eater” – short, sharp, and absolutely feral… blink and it’s already ruined your day
🎨 “Bloody Picasso” – twisted, chaotic, and weirdly artistic in its violence
⚰️ “Slaughter To The Bones” – a fitting, crushing finale that leaves nothing standing
There’s no filler here… just layer after layer of decomposing heaviness.
🧬 ATMOSPHERE: PURE HORROR FUEL
What really sets this album apart is the vibe.
This isn’t just brutal…
It’s deeply unsettling.
You can feel the band leaning into:
horror aesthetics 👁️
claustrophobic production 🎧
and an overall sense that something is very, very wrong
It’s like a soundtrack to a film you definitely shouldn’t be watching alone at 2am.
💿 BONUS MADNESS
Because apparently this wasn’t enough damage…
The CD version throws in the instrumental beast “Necromonger”
The cassette delivers the extra filth of “Necrocannibal Pollution”
Collectors, you’ve been warned… your shelves are about to get uglier (in the best way).
⚠️ RIFF REPORT VERDICT
This is not for everyone.
If you like your metal:
clean
polished
or remotely friendly
…turn back now, butt.
But if you want something:
raw 🤘
oppressive 😈
and unapologetically disgusting 🤢
Then Necromonger have just dropped one of the most vile debuts of the year.
⭐ RIFF REPORT RATING: 8.5 / 10
A crushing, gore-soaked debut that trades speed for pure, suffocating heaviness… and it absolutely works.
You won’t feel clean after this one.
And honestly?
That’s exactly the point. 😏🔥
