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1. Craniofacial Duplication
2. Fleshlight Castration
3. Pediculosis (Mommy, I Have Lice)
4. Entomophagy
5. Methyl Bromide Poisoning
6. Don't let the Bedbugs Bite
7. Evacuate the Hive
8. Rodenticide Torture
9. The Lick of Carnivorous Caterpillars
10. Vanier
Shack (Roach Motel)
Why the name Fumigation and the obsession with insects,
rodents and chemicals?
Today's metal scene lacks bands with a constant theme, or at
least an interesting one. Through this void enters Fumigation. The theme of
insects, rodents and chemicals is entertaining, insightful, and humorous all at
the same time. From phobias to infestations, harborages to feeding habits,
Fumigation will dissect the situation and select the best method of control.
This method usually comes in the form of groove laden death metal.
Exterminating since early 2008, Fumigation is a 5 piece
metal band from Ottawa , ON , Canada Ottawa
music scene consisting of: Mat Desjardins on drums, L-P Dugal on vocals, Tom
Hansen and Matt MacIvor on guitar, and Chris Humeniuk on bass.
As of November 2009, Fumigation recorded a Promo CD and
shared the stage with bands such as Piledriver, Joe Thrasher, Aggressor,
Insurrection, My Shadow, Neuraxis, Revocation, The Last Felony, Darkness Rites,
and more. In March of 2010, Fumigation parted ways with Matt van den Ham, and
added Roch Bourgon to takeover on drums. In September of 2010, Health Canada revoked
the Exterminator Licences from all members of Fumigation, as well as the Live
Extermination Entertainment Licence for the band itself.
In January of 2011, Fumigation re-released the
"November 2009 Promo" as a "Deluxe Edition" with
re-mastered tracks, plus a bonus live track. In February of 2011, Fumigation
was featured on the e-CD/e-Compilation "Canadian Metal Assault" by
Voices From The Underground e-zine with the track "Vanier Shack (Roach
Motel)" off the "November 2009 Promo - Deluxe Edition". In March
of 2011, Health Canada allowed the renewal of Fumigation's Live Extermination
Entertainment Licence, and 2 replacement Exterminators joined the band -
Mathieu Desjardins on drums (replacing Roch Bourgon), and Tom Hansen on guitar
(replacing Vitto0o0oh).
In April of 2011, the new Fumigation lineup is complete.
Jeff joined the band on vox and Steph joined on drums (replacing Mat). In June
of 2011, Fumigation began the comeback and started playing live again. In
September of 2011, the summer ended along with Fumigation Comback 2011. Steph
and Jeff were attacked by an army of Red Ants...it is unknown whether they
survived. In October of 2011, Mat (Sacriment) joins Fumigation for the 2nd
time, and L-P (Accursed Creation) joins on Vox. In March of 2012, Fumigation
began the comback (again) with a live extermination and the wheels were set in
motion for much more to come.
In September of 2012, Fumigation hit the studio to begin
creating their first full-length album. In October of 2012, Slowly We Rot
Fanzine Issue #2 was released with a Compilation CD featuring Fumigation's
"Pediculosis (mommy, I have lice)" off the "lost ep". In
December of 2012, Fumigation released the single "Fleshlight
Castration" off the upcoming full length album "Integrated Pest
Management". In February of 2013, Fumigation signed with CDN Records to
release "Integrated Pest Management" due out in the Spring of 2013.
In March of 2013, Fumigation released "Pediculosis (Mommy, I Have
Lice)" in the digital compilation "february" by Pig Squeals and
Breakdowns. In April of 2013, Fumigation released the short film "Rodenticide
Torture" - a corporate health & safety video - through OverdoseTV
Episode 004.
A moshtastic track to start the album off with,
“Craniofacial Duplication.” Bringing great technical riffs here and there and a badass slam part, which is just how brutal death metal should be. Just
by the title I knew “Fleshlight Castration” was going to be a great track. The
lyrics are hilarious and gruesome which is perfect, opening with “long day at
the office, been surfin’ porn for hours,” it’s the story of my life. The
guitars are great for this track, being heavy and forceful the whole time and
pounding at your ears. “Pediculosis (Mommy, I Have Lice)” sums up every
elementary kid at some point. The technical riffs and slam jams are amazing and
the lyric “another day off school, playing Nintendo eating Cheese Whiz, I just
beat Super Mario 3” made me laugh my ass off, especially how the guitars
flowed. It was another entertaining track.
The next track, “Entomophagy,” is a short one. It has
brutality the whole way through, with an impressive solo and ear bleeding riffs.
The fact these guys are all about pests and bugs makes them even that more
interesting. All about the slam riffs is “Methyl Bromide Poisoning,” with some
great technical bits here and there. Starting of groovy start is the track, “Don't
let the Bedbugs Bite.” I don’t know how they made death metal so slow, but they
did it effortlessly and it sounds incredible. They took a song about bedbugs
and made it the most awesome thing I’ve heard in a while. “Evacuate the Hive”
is a pretty eerie ambient instrumental.
After the previous track I was happy to get back to what
Fumigation does best with “Rodenticide Torture.” The way this track flowed was
nice, going from fast malicious assaults to slowed down slam bits, as well as a
groovy part near the end. “The Lick of Carnivorous Caterpillars” is really
great technical-wise, the riffs are tight and impressive. This track is
a terrifying thought and thinking about it, if those carnivorous caterpillars
became butterflies, they would be worse than wasps. A great long track to end
the album entitled “Vanier Shack (Roach Motel).” With great slam riffs galore,
it’s a slow track but not as slow as “Don’t let the Bedbugs Bite.” This is one
of those headbanging without even meaning to tracks and is a great way to
finish a bug infested album.
I was asked to review this album a few months back but due
to numerous hospital stays I put off doing everything, including listening to
the album. This album is too good not to listen to and is just what I expected.
With gut-wrenching vocals, sludgy and fast assault riffs, and pounding drums
Fumigation made a great soundtrack to go along with Roach Movie. Pixar hit me
up and make that a thing!
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