Full Length Review: EXPURGO Deformed By Law (Black Hole Productions) by Ben Fitts

EXPURGO

Deformed By Law

Black Hole Productions (Brazil)

Place of origin: Brazil

Genre: Old school grindcore

Release date: April 5, 2018

Recorded at Engenho Estúdio Multimídia, Belo Horizonte, MG, September 2015 to April 2016.

Vocals recorded at Estúdio Riff in Belo Horizonte, MG, April 2016

Produced, mixed and mastered at ClintWorks Arts, Hamburg, Germany, May 2017

All songs composed by Expurgo

All lyrics written by Egon

Cover art by Pedro Felipe/Ars Moriende

The Brazilian quartet Expurgo play pummeling deathgrind that grabs your by the throat and hurls you around like a ragdoll. This is no less true on the band’s second CD (and first in eight years), Deformed By Law. The fury and uncompromising brutality of their debut are still present, and if anything those element have been further amped up. Deformed By Law by is harsher, crustier and meaner than its already significantly harsh, crusty and mean predecessor from 2010. Drummer Anderson Oliveira batters the skins with a greater vengeance than he did eight years ago, Egon’s vocals have developed an extra bite of venom and as a unit, Expurgo’s sonic assault has grown as hostile as any fan of extreme metal could hope for. But Deformed By Law is a strong record for reasons other than just its extremity. Mechanically tight performances, infectious energy, strong riffs and keen sense for groove make Deformed By Law an album that’s sure to delight any fan of the genre. -Ben Fitts

Band lineup:

Egon: Lead vocals

Philipe Belisario: Guitars, vocals

Sérgio W. Vilhena: Bass

Anderson Oliveira: Drums

Track list:

1. Silence

2. Victimized

3. Inhale Radiation Fumes

4. Carnivorous Eyes

5. Dead As Fuck

6. Xenon Pieces Swallowed

7. Interlude

8. The Taste Of Human Toxicity

9. Discurso Do Cadafalso

10. Nasty Gut Feast

11. Classic Utopia Of A Junkie Ambience

12. All Substances Are Toxic Under The Right Conditions

13. Habemus Cannis

14. Deviled Mind

15. Morgue Despair

16. Lungs Decay

17. Devil Variation

18. Sadistic Executioner

19. Harmless Scares

20. Agateophobia

21. Atmosphere Of Horror

22. Deploring Connections

23. Global Suppuration

24. Grey Waste III – Malebolge

25. Walk Among The Dead

26. On The Edge

27. Obsolescence