(Death Metal) Reign of Vengeance - Disemboweling Swine - 2011, MP3, 320 kbps

One of the few bands so far to be signed to gore/horror film label Brain Damage, one can expect no less than ultimate gore from American death metal band Reign of Vengeance. Disemboweling Swine is their debut album after their 2007 EP Revenge by Bloodshed and sees the band continue their rampage with their gory brand of death metal.
The opening title-track Disemboweling Swine immediately introduces listeners to Reign of Vengeance's brand of death metal, with technical guitar riffs and drumming that remind listeners of tech-death wizards such as Obscura, only with the additional brutality in the music with vocalist Marshall's gurgling growls. Also, the short run times of most of the tracks (and the entire album, clocking only at slightly more than 30 minutes), in addition to the occasional shrieks of Marshall display the grindcore influence that the band has incorporated in the music. The rest of the band join in the madness as well, with the occasional background shouts and screams heard in the music, such as on In the Club with a Chainsaw.
This is not to say that the individual band members are not talented on their individual instruments though, as already evident from the starting moments of the album. Guitar Tommy further displays his technical ability through songs like In the Club with a Chainsaw, with the numerous guitar solos littered throughout the song and the different styles that are presented. Drummer Sam also spices up the music through constant gravity blasts on tracks like She's Best Kept Headless, with razor sharp precision and constancy. I'll have to admit though this gets a little bit irritating and on the nerves after awhile, but who knows, this could very well have been Reign of Vengeance's intended effect. Bassist Nick seems to be slightly neglected though, but the band doesn't fail to show off his virtuosity as well through inclusion of bass licks like on A Misfortunate Ride (The Goregrinders).
The lyrics on Disemboweling Swine, on top of the usual gore-related themes seem to be a social commentary as well, with tracks like He Hates His Fucking Job, He Hates His Fucking Wife, He Hates His Fucking Life and As Seen on TV. And what is good, awesome metal without some blasphemous tracks like A Massacre of Mormons, which also sees the band displaying their hate with this being one of the heaviest and most brutal track on the album.
Spoken vocals are also utilised on the album, with A Massacre of Mormons showing how the band has managed to incorporate these elements into the music and blend in nicely without making anything feel out of place. This track also displays the songwriting ability of the band, with a lead guitar line playing beneath the chaos above after the middle of the track, giving the track some sense of melody, capturing the attention of not only fans of technical music, but also fans of melodic extreme metal (though, to be honest, such moments are few on an album as brutal as such).
Songs like A Tradition of Bloodshed will further show the vast influences of Reign of Vengeance, first with a doom-like introductory riff before breaking into riffs that will feel at home with an Opeth record. The breakdown moments on As Seen on TV are perhaps one of the few real moments that slightly caused the record to become less enjoyable. The spoken samples at the end of the album on It Shouldn't Have Been Found, It Shouldn't Have Been Written ends the album in a suitably ominous mood, almost sounding like an interlude and leaving listeners hanging and hoping for more.
(heavymetaltribune)

Nick Schendzielos Bass
Samus Paulicelli Drums
Tommy Gibbons Guitars
Marshall "Fucking" Beck Vocals