Credits:AutopsyDescription:Atatimewhenmanyofhisband'sbetter-knowncontemporaries(Death,Sepultura,MorbidAngel,etc.)wereputtingalltheirenergiesintofinessingthedeathmetalgenreinnumerousdifferentways,Autopsy'ssophomorealbum,MentalFuneral,tooktheoppositeroute,reflectingbandleader,vocalist,anddrummerChrisReifert'soft-statedgoaltocreatethe"sickestshitimaginable."That'snottosayitwasn'tgroundbreakinginitsownperverseway,though,andwe'renottalkingaboutthegorylyricsorslightlyimprovedproductionstandardseither,butratherReifertandcompany'sapparentdiscoveryofdoommetal.Albumopener"TwistedMassofBurntDecay"mayripintoactionatamanicpace,butitsteadilydownshiftsintempotopavethewayforaslewofform-challengingdeath/doomcreepers--mostnotablythespine-freezing"IntheGripofWinter,"grosslydistasteful"TornfromtheWomb,"andorgannecrotizing"DestinedtoFester."Whenthebanddoesgiveventtoitsadrenalin(seegrindcoreexercise"Bonesaw")orwaversbackandforthbetweenblisteringan