Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage (Century Media, 2002)

This is it. This is the album that started my decent into death metal delirium. This is the reason I get weird looks when I answer the question: what kind of music do you listen to? This is the reason why I think that trying to growl like an evil cookie monster is a talent that I could maybe one day get paid for. So dear reader, this is the perfect choice for the first metal record to be featured on this majorly metallic site. Here's some back story for you. Bloodbath started as a drunken side project between my two favorite bands (Katatonia and Opeth). They released a three song EP and people loved it so they decided, hey, why the fuck not, let's do a whole album. And this is what they created. It's been there for me in good times and bad. Funny how the same thing can either make you all giddy or numb you to your troubles. But fuck this psychobabble bullshit, LET'S HAVE SOME FUN.

Commentary:

• And the guitars creep in slowly.........
• ROOOOOAAAAAAARR!!!!!!!!!
• Death metal is at it's best when you can groove to it.
• I always thought it was saying "maggots to boil" not "maggots to coil".
• Oh yeah, if you don't know, most death metal lyrics are pretty fucked up.
• But don't take it seriously. Think of it like a horror film, but instead it's music.
•  "You know I know no other way than to revel in your flesh."
• Almost sounds kind of sexy, doesn't it?
• Or am I just fucked up?
• I feel like I'm being sucked into quicksand.
• NOW IS MY TIME
• I love when the music cuts out for a second, leaving just the vocals and then it comes back and punches you in the back of the head.
• You know, I haven't read the lyrics for this in years. I forgot how brutally gory they can be.
• Harmony at it's best: High and low growls.
•  Also, seeing as how English is a second language for the entire band, some of the lyrics give you a "wait, what?" kind of feeling.
• Harmony at it's best again: Low growl and lower growl.
• I suddenly felt like I was in a carnival.
• Not. Good.
• Bathe In Blood? By Bloodbath? Who would have thought?!
•  Galloping triplets make me feel good.
• The fuck is hyper-death? Could it possibly be worse than regular death? Because that's just silly.
• So you're torturing me, you kill me, you let insects and vermin feast on my body. Okay, cool. But swallowing them yourself? Just because? That is where I draw the line, sir. Have some decency.
• (Sarcasm: Not really translating to text since either writing or sarcasm was invented (whichever came first).)
• It's been six years and I still have no idea what it means to be the horizon.
• Like the end? You are the end?
• That's the best I got.
• WAIT, SHADOWS CAN DIE?
• BUH BUH BUH BUH UGH.

Nothing like chainsaw guitars, growling vocals, and double bass drums to soothe the soul. I am still madly in love with this album. Hey, I forgot to mention, I actually have a tattoo based on the Bloodbath logo. Oh, you want to see it? Okay.

It says LYB. Just think Love Your Brother. That's basically the meaning. Death metal and friends. The things that got me through the day.

Krom approves. Or he would if he wasn't so busy headbanging hard enough to rearrange galaxies.

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