Skinless - Progression Towards Evil

BACK IN TIME: recensione gentilmente concessa da Nihil Zine   

#FOR FANS OF: Death/Grind

I am persuaded that behind this release of United Guttural Records, there is the hand of Richard Limpscomb, guitar and voice of Fleshgrind. I think that among the myriad of brutal bands in the American underground, Rich has found the best. 'Progression Towards Evil' is surely a full-length album for the passionate fans who already know what they are getting when they buy this cd: a very deep voice, drums with a stifled sound, continuous time alterations, and not very philosophical themes. Skinless does everything better than others: the most distinctive comparison I usually hear is with Internal Bleeding, a band quite similar but also quite boring after a few songs. With Skinless, you won't skip tracks because they are well-built, not boring, and as they say in the US, they are catchy. The first two tracks stand out from the other songs for their lyrics (even though there are no other texts, titles like "Scum Cookies" and "Foetus Goulash" are not so hermetic) and they are declarations of hate against humanity that in this musical context are very genuine. In conclusion, I think that bands like Skinless need to be supported by both brutal music fanatics and by people who want to explore something other than Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, and Suffocation.

(United Guttural Records/Burning Dogma Records - 1998/2022)
Score: 75

https://burningdogmarecords.bandcamp.com/album/progression-towards-evil