The Rotted-Get dead or die trying

Metal Blade
2008

This British band was formerly known as Gorerotted and in addition to the moniker change they also touched up their sound. Actually they gave it a rather well-needed overhaul with some successful results. I expecting a large mass of of buzzing grind and while there is some of that, it's tempered, mixed and shuffled amongst other sounds. We get some old style death, thrash and even some confidently played classic metal parts all wedged in are various points. Sometimes the styles are mixed together and on other tracks they opt for mainly one style for the entire song. The vocals are still somewhat limited in range, but they know enough when to bring the music up a notch to keep pace revving along. It took a few tracks to really get a sense that they were comfortable with all they were trying. Not every attempt worked to the same extent or on the exact same level. Yet the important thing is the took a risk and really tried to grow as musicians and even doubly so as writers. Not every gear flowed smoothly and not every piece was in place, but the Rotted certainly did enough to show they are certainly not limited when it comes to skills and ideas. They not only mixed styles and tempos, but they also switched up the tones and that's the kind of change that really helps their music to grow. It's also something that not enough bands playing this style of music take on. Certainly better than I was expecting and it's always refreshing see a band really put forth some effort to expand their horizons.