Australia has a reputation of sorts of being brutal, be it the fact everything on the continent is trying to actively kill you in some way and its people have a rather blunt sense of humour which pulls no punches. It should come as no surprise that when they churn out death metal bands, they are pretty much on the extreme end of the scale, either talent wise in technicality or intensely heavy and relentless on the brutal side. Deathfuckingcunt (DFC) are both extremes – ridiculously technical and extremely savage. It’s been 9 years since their last official release, so let’s see just what the Perth based brutalists have for us.

From the off, “Mulesing The Malformed” sets the bar for the album. With the obligatory sample opening the track; Peter Capaldi as Malcom Tucker in “The Thick Of It” preparing to berate his colleague in rather extreme terms, the track could basically be the musical expression of his words. It explodes to life in a violent manner, like a creature spawned from a hellish abyss, tearing open the very fabric of reality and reaping havoc as it rampages through the world. Intricate guitar and bass riffs, rapid-fire drums, and monstrous vocals all pull no punches as they pummel you into submission with an Origin-esque display of technically brutal death metal.

The level of proficiency on display is breath-taking. Buzzsaw riffs blur into angular squealing harmonics and rolls of machine gun burst double kick all buzz together like a swarm of pissed off murder hornets chasing a kid who just spent a few minutes chucking rocks at their nest. The vocals have a powerful presence in their snarling delivery, bullying the listener into submission and at the same time luring them into this technical monstrosity and demanding the heads bang to neck ruining levels.

The blunt sense of humour comes through in some of the track titles and lyrical content. “Fisted Into Form”, “Blunt Force Vasectomy”, “Suicidal Masturbatory Flagellation” and “Devoured by Eunuchs” all have track titles which fit in alongside bands like Crepitation and their nonsensical grunting, but this is commonplace in the brutal death metal genres. The more outrageous the lyrics/theme/nomenclature, the more brutal it usually is, which in turn usually leads to some real intense listening experiences. Take “Devoured by Eunuchs”, the title is amusing, but the music is serious as fuck! A relentless churning rhythmic attack with intense vocals makes for a hard-hitting number and the almost Carcass-like “Blunt Force Vasectomy” which follows is just as filthy as the grindcore pioneers earlier works. The nasty bass and rapid-fire snarls with atonal and jarring segments is material which would stir up a frenzy in any live crowd!

There isn’t much else you can say about “Decadent Perversity” other than its a solid release. It’s fast, hard hitting, intense and when you look past the usual lyrical/nomenclature, it’s a pretty serious release. It’s got a rawness to it whilst still retaining a professional edge to the sound. The mixing is solid, the drumming is unreal and the way everything locks together is incredible. Deathfuckingcunt are a force to be reckoned with. Hopefully the 9-year gap between releases is a one off and we start getting more from them, because this is top-level Brutal Technical Death Metal and something I find myself wanting to hear more of!

(8.5/10 Fraggle)

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