Tracklist :                    
01 - Audra
02 - Slowly Eaten
03 - The Bloodseekers
04 - Voodoo Curse
05 - Massacred
06 - Human Puzzle
07 - Chopped To Pieces
08 - Revenge
09 - Mangled
10 - Dead And Buried
11 - Darkest Day Of Horror
12 - Rampage
13 - Cannibalistic Fiends
14 - Carving Flesh
15 - Ghost House
16 - Vaporized
17 - Pledge Night Of Death
18 - Taste For Blood
19 - Disintegrated
20 - The Final Sacrifice


Bandmembers:          
Will Rahmer - Vocals - Bass
Roger J. Beaujard - Guitars - Drum Programming


Websites:                    
www.mortician.net

www.relapse.com


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Mortician - Darkest Days Of Horror
Relapse Records - 2003

Mortician, the New York grind / gore / death demons are back yet again with another instillation of butchery, murder, gore and destruction. This looks like the last album to use the infamous drum machine seeing as they are now looking for an actual drummer due to Roger J. Beaujard wanting to focus more on guitar work (As mentioned in the Malignancy review)
So what's on offer this time that's new...... not a whole lot, Will Rahmer and Roger J. Beaujard yet again stick to the high speed drum machine and yet again they stick to down tuned bass and guitars for that ultra heavy sound. The only thing different on this album compared to the last (Domain Of Death) is the horror movie sound clips they use, although I guess you could say that you've heard it all before anyways.

With 20 tracks spanning just under the 40 minute mark, it isn't too bad a length of an album, the only problem is the lack of originality, they ran out of ideas after the Chainsaw Dismemberment album, then it was due for a change in direction, but they're still going the same way, for how long? Who knows? They surely cant keep going on like this.

At least the one thing you can guarantee from Mortician is the gorey song titles. They keep the tradition alive with tracks named "Slowly Eaten", "Massacre", "Chopped To Pieces", "Dead And Buried", "Cannibalistic Fiends" and "Carving Flesh"

Over all, this album is for the die hard Mortician fan or the die hard brutal death / grind / gore fan, you know damn well they stay true to their roots, in fact they never strayed from them. But, if you're after something different from them, you'll sadly be disappointed.
If you've never heard Mortician before, then buy this album, you'll understand what they have been like their entire career.
Maybe the arrival of a real drummer may bring out a whole new side to them..... Only the next release will tell.

  57/100

Robb