Album Rating: 3.5

Really enjoying this.

"Surgical Steel has some meat and potatoes but without the raw flavor of times past."

Well, the thing is, I was in it for that particular flavour.

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The images in the CD booklet are of the veg heart gradually rotting away and then in the final page it's just dead pigs

Album Rating: 3.5

Hence the Kusôzu influence - "painting of the nine stages of a decaying corpse"

Album Rating: 3.0

This ain't actually too shabby. Nice.

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yeah, cool record

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

"The Devil Rides Out" has a bit Mastodon-ish flavour, or is it just me?

Album Rating: 3.5

I'm not the most qualified person to discern that since I'm not a Mastodon connoisseur, but that's my favorite track along with Kelly's Meat Emporium and Flesh Ripping Torment Limited.

Album Rating: 3.0

Good choices. And yeah, I can see that. I've only spun this twice so far but I definitely got some vague Mastodon vibes from isolated parts of this. 'The Devil Rides Out' sounds like it could be the one.



Comment reads like one long disclaimer.

Album Rating: 3.5

According to Bill Steer, these are the albums that most influenced Torn Arteries:

Mercyful Fate - Melissa

Saxon - Wheels Of Steel

Judas Priest - Killing Machine

Raven - Rock Until You Drop

Black Task - Black Task EP

Nazareth - Hair Of The Dog

Wargasm - Why Play Around? - nice pick, btw

Zoetrope - Amnesty

Scorpions - Lovedrive

Blue Murder - Blue Murder

Album Rating: 2.5

Performances, production, mix - outstanding. Songwriting - meh. Like that EP from last fall, the individual songs are alright, but en masse... Whatever.

Album Rating: 4.0

"Performances, production, mix - outstanding."

in other word - awesome.



The writing is tight imo

Album Rating: 3.5

fucking rules, this reminds me more of swansong at times with them bluesy accents which is a big plus

Album Rating: 3.5

Bill is probably the most underrated guitarist ever.

Album Rating: 3.5

He has always been one of the most iconic extreme metal guitarists for me. Since his days with Napalm Death.

Album Rating: 3.5

When the solo on In God We Trust kicks in>>>>>

real talk is this even worth spinning?

Album Rating: 3.5

I'd say so. It pales in comparison to their earlier stuff, but it's still good

Album Rating: 3.5

I don't know if it pales in comparison to Swansong to be honest. It's debatable.

Album Rating: 3.0

This is probably in the upper echelons of their discog for me, although I only ever truly loved 2 of their albums (so take that for what you will).