Meadow of Lillies - Genocidal Pleasures
It´s been over 11 years since we lost the genius brutality of Marco Corbelli (R.I.P). In case you don´t know who he is, then I can tell you that he was the ringleader of the defunct cult label Slaughter Productions. He was also one of the most important and interesting blocks within the death-industrial and power-electronics scene. And it is probably true, that old-school remains old-school in a good way. It cannot be spoiled by time and progress, and with this latest (and second) offering from California-based Meadow of Lillies, are here to prove that the mentioned statement being true. Almost running 70 minutes with "only" 4 long torturous tracks of pure industrial/noise sound-brutality.
And it is (as mentioned before) being quite an Italian old-school treat. Could sound like the likes of Maurizio Bianchi, Mauthausen Orchestra and of course Atrax Morque. It´s warped and weird (like it used to be). The first tracks work around an eerie and warped out distorted synth, which gives the track that depressing and Maurizio Bianchi feel to it. The kind of early power-electronics without the screaming vocals, I actually do prefer power-electronics without the vocals since I am way more a sound-guy! This synth is accompanied by analog-mutant sounds (Distorted of course), which basically sounds like a huge meat grinder tearing through flesh and bone! A brutal treat with additional ritualistic elements. Love it!.
Next offering on the meat-grinder menu called Razor Blade Inspection greats you with the sound of a knife getting sharpened while a telephone tone goes in the background. This sound-image gets completely ripped to shreds with the thousand razor blade cuts. Again, the warped out distorted sounds brings you down to your knees. More of a chaotic harsh-noise piece then the former which had that early proto death-industrial sound.
Implanted Into Earth´s Wounds goes back to the qualities of the first track, that creepy synth. Acid corrosive (and almost rusty) sounds gives the listener an almost metallic taste in their mouths.
Last track Hypnotic Corpse Malediction has guitars, vocals, and drums in it! Heavily distorted doom´ish black-metal/noise-rock at its best. I am not a true black-metal expect, but I can reveal to you that it also (I think) sounds pretty old-school. The raw and primitive punk attitude is there, and it sounds like it has been recorded in a dark and damp cellar. That kind of black metal, not your polished kind of stuff. The tracks have a kind of dungeon-synth ending, funny thing that you can hear the click of the keys on the synth being pressed (bonus thing really!).
Time well spent and a release worth spending your time (or money) on!. If you haven´t noticed it is out on a nice looking cassette. Do also check out the cool t-shirt which they also have made. Bon appetit!.
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