Pathologic Noise – Gore Aberration [2015; Cogumelo Records]

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Grindy death metal with Cookie Monster-ish vocals, the blistering drum-work nearly steals the show on this EP, though the strikingly odd-paced and dissonant lances of guitar tone put in a strong showing.  The song titles show a sense of humor (e.g., “Never Ending Blood’n Hate“), goregrindish morbidity/grossness (”Sexual Murder”), and throwback metal flavor (”Master Of Suffering“, “Bloody Deliriums”) in a much more easily deciphered fashion than the near-invariable grumbling growl of the vocals.  Good energy and some neat touches, but it falls a little short of stand-out material by the style’s standards.