Sectioned - Purulent Reality
Sectioned – Purulent Reality CD (Paragon Records)
Formed in the UK but now based in Hungary, this debut from Sectioned really reminds me of an awesome old Roadrunner Death Metal At Death’s Door which featured the likes of Cerebral Fix, Death, Pestilence, Atrocity, amongst Deicide, Obituary and Sepultura. Purulent Reality would not only sit in there with no difficulty, this album has almost an identical feel to that classic compilation. You’ve got the Cerebral rasping vocals over near constant old school Death Metal grooves. All the expected time and riff changes are catered for with some nice old school breakdowns, melodic sections where required and death vocal ‘melodies’ tastefully layered over the top, never overpowering. Tracks such as Mirrors really thrash-chug along and then have those Pestilence style melodic breaks which really accentuate the Death-chugging! This is my kind of Death Metal. If anything could be taken away from it, it’s only the familiarity due to the homage it pays to a respected genre. That said, I’d put this next to my Death or Pestilence albums and when the time comes I’d reach for this with no qualms. Unlike a lot of conventional Death Metal that grinds and blasts it’s way to nowhere in particular, it’s refreshing that in this day in age there are bands out there that really appreciate what to me was the peak of Death Metal. Chest Rockwell
