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1. Hyperboreal Vibrations
2. Shattering the Lives of the Innocent
3. Born of Extraterrestrial Origin
4. Forced Human Sacrifice to the New Gods of Earth
5. Reign of Torture
6. Defiled by the C18x Artefact
7. Pungent Stench of Mutating Flesh
8. Eradicated Existence
9. Skinned, Probed, Decapitated
Cuff is a 2 piece experimental death/slam band with a hint
of grindcore reigning from the Durty Shwa they have been around since 2005.
They have played shows with top acts in the brutal death scene and have 20+
albums under their belt. Starting out as a side project, they became serious
when their other band broke up. Their themes from the start was basically
porno/weed/serial killers/zombies but finding their sound and signature theme
based on astronomy/extraterrestrial life. They released their 7th full length
"Forced Human Sacrifice to the New Gods of Earth" this past June,
with gaining huge success over it they got shows line up and more albums to
come.
A great track to start the album off with “Hyperboreal Vibrations.”
The slams and grooves were awesome and the guest vocals by Martin Funderud of
Kraanium were great and almost sounded as dirty as Bob’s. The riffs are all
over the place for some parts of “Shattering the Lives of the Innocent,” making
for intense listening in between the sludgy slams. The guitars are really
catchy on “Born of Extraterrestrial Origin,”with the slams and diddles. The
drummer is also pretty badass as well, throwing in precision double kicks with
speed. Bob’s vocals on the next track, “Forced Human Sacrifice to the New Gods of
Earth,” are so gnarly on this that he can almost just be the bass guitar, with
the constant gurgles. A great mix of brutality and groove, which definitely
makes this my favourite track on the album.
The guitar riffs are quite catchy on “Reign of Torture” as
well, with a nice solo near the end. There are guest vocals by Jaymes Grundman
which sounded like Disgorge to me. The little spaceship like noise in between
the slams was epic and “Defiled by the C18x Artefact” is pretty intense with
its riffage. The little technical bits were really sick coming off of the slams
on the next track “Pungent Stench of Mutating Flesh.” It was all around an
awesome track. The blast beats were pretty good on “Eradicated Existence.” Cuff
have a talented drummer, but he isn’t as talented as the guitarist who pulls
off the grimiest of slams. “Skinned, Probed, Decapitated” is a perfect track to
end the album. With speed, chaos, and sludge, although about two minutes in it
gets eerily mellow, with ambient alien noises. It ends with more incredible
riffs and vocals. This track was a fantastic way to conclude the album.
This is by far the best Cuff album to date, as Bob and Zach
continue to dominate in their craft. With Bob’s inhuman vocals that sounds akin
to a hungry stomach or flushing toilet and Zach’s perfect slams and grooves,
Cuff is one of the bests. Be sure to check this album out and see them live!
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