It's about time I got something to review that is nothing short of pulverizing. The name of this band is pretty out there, but to hear the music for about 30 seconds was enough to get past it and give them a chance.
I'm finally hearing a band that understands how to be heavy as fuck without sounding like a pile of shit. Way back when, a now-legendary band named Carcass came onto the scene and set a new standard for heaviness. Many god-awful clones appeared, and not many of them ever went anywhere. But some bands took influence from Carcass and made killer records. One such band -- one of my favorite bands -- is Exhumed. Another one of my faves is Macabre, who have some of the sickest lyrics imagineable and have always been very fast. The thing that sets them apart from every other band is their ability to merge this zany humor and downright kooky childlike music into their brand of death metal, which must be heard to be fully understood and appreciated.
Macabre is absolutely incredible to behold live, and I highly recommend both Macabre and Exhumed, but here's the relevance: Birdflesh is like a perfect union of Exhumed and Macabre.
Birdflesh is not a technical band. The riffing is usually very straightforward and easy to follow. The arrangements of the riffs and drum work will keep your head banging and blood pressure rising. Just when you think you'rw about to smash something due to a surge of adrenaline, they make you laugh. And I mean that in a good way.