November 5, 2024

2 thoughts on “Pemphigoid – ‘Where Compassion Comes To Die’ Album Review

  1. So…did you like it or not? Coz this review is somewhat contradictory. It’s like you have a spilt personality in your head battling it out. One likes it and the other doesn’t. I’ve been to see this band a few times in my home town. It’s always been high energy and beefy. You also don’t seem to be very knowledgeable with regards to old school death metal. I think you’ve been spoiled by the modern phenomenon of polished sounds and crispness…which is not how old school death metal is supposed to sound. It’s sludgy, it’s raw and it has a very DIY vibe to it. And “sceptic trawl?” What even is that? You’ve spent so much time trying to write a clever sounding review about music that hasn’t set out to be and is neither clever or pretentious. You’ve not only missed the entire point of this bands music, you’ve also tried, so very hard, to make it something it’s not. You need to spend more time researching origins, listening and learning and less time writing shambolic, conflicting and quite frankly confused reviews.

    1. “So… did you like it or not?” – Well, it got 7/10. I assume you’re as confused about maths as you are about language, so I’ll spell it out. It’s a good, but not perfect album.

      “Sludgy, it’s raw and has a very DIY vibe to it” – agreed. I like the guitars and bass (and praised them) and am very familiar with raw sounding recordings. However, I took issue (as stated) with the drums, which had a nasty habit of washing the sound out. If you listen to early autopsy (or Paradise Lost demos), you’ll hear a similar sludgy or raw sound without the relentless battering of the cymbals so high in the mix. It is what is called constructive criticism.

      “”Sceptic trawl?” What even is that?” – It’s not uncommon to use phrases related to the lyrical themes – in fact if you read not only reviews, but also press sheets of early carcass, autopsy etc. they use necrotic imagery to give colour to the review.

      I don’t normally defend reviews, but as, in this case, I said very clearly why I liked the band (for example I suggest people a) invest the time to listen and b) go see them live) and gave them many positive comments, I figured I’d help you out with the confusing part… I did particularly enjoy your patronising tone though!

      Cheers!

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