Deeds of Flesh
Reduced to Ashes


4.0
excellent

Review

by combustion07 USER (74 Reviews)
May 21st, 2008 | 213 replies


Release Date: 2003 | Tracklist

Review Summary: Deeds of Flesh is one of the better known brutal death metal bands in the past decade.

Deeds of Flesh is a Brutal Death Metal band from California. The band was formed in 1994. They are signed to Unique Leader Records. I was told to check this band out last year and this is definetly the album that turned me on to a more brutal style of death metal, and thank god I checked it out otherwise I wouldn't know great bands like Necrophagist, Septic Flesh, Putrid Pile, etc...

Vocals- The vocals are my favorite part of this album by far, which is what I expected from this considering thats always been my favorite aspect of the band. The vocalist sticks to the gutturals that Deeds of Flesh are known for. They fit in real well with the riffs and the chaotic drumming. One thing can be said, if your not a fan of gutturals you most likely aren't a fan of Deeds of Flesh. The lyrics are alright on this album aswell, at times they even tink outside of the box! Every now and then the vocals can get boring.

Guitarwork- The guitarwork throughout the album is fantastic. They once again stick to the ways that they had previously used in their guitar influence, and thats to make killer riffs that have a fairly catchy sound to them. The riffs are really heavy and come out with just the right amount of distortion. Yes there are breakdowns, but when used right breakdowns can be good, and in my opinion the breakdowns are placed in perfectly exactly were I'd put them in the song, they never really interupt or kill the mood that the song is setting. This album also proves to be a bit more technical then some of their other releases, not by much but there is a minor change in the amount of technicality. I'd say the guitar department on this album beats anything guitarwise they've released before this. They do a great job keeping groove in when the speed and heaviness. The very thick and lively.

Bass- Through most of the album it is unheard. On occasion it slips in only to fade out for the rest of the song. Its a shame really considering from what you hear on the album it seems like he has talent and a really good tone. This happens with far too many bands...

Drums- The drums are good as well. The sound is excellently evened out with the guitar (volumewise) And they are a huge part of what makes this record as good as it is. The blastbeats are really fast, but they don't just stick to that blastbeat they have a very talented drummer, and with this album he really gets to show off his skill. The drumming on this album is a lot more technical then it was on previous outings. The only complaint I have in this department is the snare sound, I'm not sure what I don't like about it, its just something in the tone, I think it might have abit to much tone.

Overall I give this a 4 out of 5. Every problem they had has been smoothed out with this release, and overall I think this is their best outing. The only problem that hasn't been fixed is the bass problem, its gotten a little better but not enough for me. I reccomend this to any fan of brutal death metal or any fan of Deeds of Flesh.


Pros
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Guitars
Drums
Vocals
Lyrics

Cons
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Vocals can get boring
Bass is barely heard



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Anthracks
December 21st 2008


8234 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Just kidding about this being my least favorite, OWTC is still very mediocre though.This Message Edited On 02.26.09

asdemonsburn
December 21st 2008


793 Comments


I'll have to check this out, Of What's to Come owns

Anthracks
December 21st 2008


8234 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

None of their releases are that similar to Of What's To Come if you don't already know that yet.

Anthracks
July 31st 2009


8234 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

god this album has the best riffs

Zip
July 31st 2009


5312 Comments


brutality.

InHumanForm
August 14th 2009


316 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

this albums pretty much kicks ass.

couch
September 24th 2009


311 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

This is my "go to" album. It has anything you could ever want in a death metal album. It rules. Also it is like "brutal riffs" the album.

couch
November 29th 2009


311 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

can't believe some people have this album rated so low.

Anthracks
March 10th 2010


8234 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

i dont think an album will ever have better riffs

couch
March 11th 2010


311 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

this band is da best

Anthracks
June 1st 2012


8234 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

the most perfect riffs that will ever emerge from metal

insanedrexl1
September 30th 2014


1209 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

riffs hard m/

CARNIVOROUS
June 20th 2015


63 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

HUMAN KIND GREEDY FOR PERVESION

insanedrexl1
October 18th 2015


1209 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

The Endurance goes hard m/ m/

MO
November 13th 2015


24131 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

can't stop jamming this recently. deeds are so fucking heavy

insanedrexl1
November 13th 2015


1209 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

So underrated m/ m/

ramon.
April 10th 2016


4204 Comments


Like the album but damn the production is garbage. There were so many better sounding DM records released in 1995

Anthracks
June 7th 2016


8234 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

My favorite death metal production on an album of all-time, actually. This band is the holy grail for "tech with no wank!!!!" naggers

Anthracks
June 7th 2016


8234 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

best snare in the history of metal

necropig
November 28th 2016


7441 Comments


Brutal.



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