Full of Hell- Rudiments of Mutilation.

For those of you who don't know me it is no secret that I am a huge fan of A389 Records as well as Full of Hell as their previous full length The Roots of Earth are Consuming my Home was one of my favorite releases of that year. So Of course going into the pre orders for Rudiments of Mutilation, being the pretentious record collecting asshole that I am, I told work I needed to take a shit and pre ordered all three colors while on the clock. I was amazed how fast the 300 copies sold out and was stoked for the band. Then they arrived after debating on downloading the shitty rip that proved to be inaccurate about several times according to the label, band, and friends of mine who nabbed it. I waited til the mail came and I could put it on my stereo and zone out. (I realize written long after this experience but my computer has been broke for the past few months.)

Record in hand I let the needle drop and sat back with the linear notes. At first I felt more attached to Roots but with Dregs of Pluto and Rat King still being my favorite songs at the time its only convenient favoritism. After listening and re listening I finally feel capable of saying what I feel about Rudiments. While it took me a long to come to terms with the slow stretched out drones of Rudiments as a means of breaks from the relentless spastic blasts of fury. It comes together in a way that I can appreciate, while its not my favorite it does the job. But then it hit me with The Lord is my Light how bleak the tones had got me, rocking back and forth fingertips clawing at my own face ready to snap, waiting desperately for the oncoming onslaught. Then Bone Coral and Brine flirted with it and instantly drew back, teasing the audience but not quite giving you the blast beat barrage you desire until Rudiments of Mutilation and even still they pull back. It's like a game of chess tormenting you not quite letting you get what you want an end to your misery.

This album I think proves a lot about Full of Hell, they weren't held to the exact sound that gave them success with Roots, the amount of layers as to which they can play with astound me. Watching them live is a treat in my opinion the way they manage to reproduce such crisp yet discordant arrangements to allow you to lose yourself within it, to cliche-ly put Numb Your Mind. I honestly can't wait to continue to follow Full of Hell and see what they decide to experiment with next. Personally I still enjoy the ebb and flow of Roots more, there is a more dark and artistic feel within Rudiments that makes its an experience which is something that makes it worth checking out in my eyes.

You haven't checked out Rudiments of Mutilation yet? Well this week only you can download the record from A389 bandcamp which is something pretty cool for the band and label to offer.