Credits:

Pungent Stench

Description:

PUNGENTSTENCH, the mavericks of Austrian death metal, have reissued their 1990 debut album.This is a seminal work that exudes a particularly vile and primal charm, even within the golden age of death metal. While 1990 marked the year death metal spread worldwide, this album presented a unique sounda forceful fusion of death metal and early grindcoreborn from a sensibility distinct from that of their Nordic and American counterparts. The songs reject any form of refinement, constructed solely through the relentless repetition of filthy, heavy riffs, devoid of melody or technical flair. Sludgy, viscous slow sections intertwine with violent, high-speed bursts that accelerate without warning, while the basss low-end rumbles continuously, emitting a putrid stench that permeates the entire track. At the same time, elements of D-beat and thrash metal blend in naturally, creating a unique driving for