Avulsed has a slightly more mature take on the gross-out side of the death metal genre. Nullo still has goofy titles like "Breaking Hymens" and "Infernal Haemorrhoids" (or downright nasty ones like "Penectomia") but they don't reflect the serious and very excellent song writing found in each of its eleven tracks.
Like a more gritty Exhumed, the band rips and roars through the album, stopping only from time to time to deliver a particularly tasty guitar solo or melodic break.
At first glance, the band sounds a little derivative, but keep listening. Hidden between the moments that sound familiar are little musical treasures. A harmonic guitar riff, a drum fill, a break that comes out of nowhere, a dramatic guitar solo. It's all in there, everything you'd want to hear from death metal, but with that little extra.
The production is smooth, but in certain regards, a little too digital sounding. The bass drums are especially clickety clack from underneath the roomy snare drum. And the cymbals are a bit too distant and washy. The guitar sound, on the other hand, is warm, meaty and squealy when it needs to be. Much like the subject matter of the songs.
The people that are especially turned off by goofy death metal should try and ignore all the track titles and simply focus on the music. It's worth every penny. For every other death metal fan, Nullo should be an instant buy. (8/10)
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