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Salt the Wound
Carnal Repercussions

Rotten (2008) Michael

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Salt the Wound – Carnal Repercussions — Rotten, 2008

Cleveland-based Salt the Wound has been festering in the depths of the metal world since their formation in 2001. With the release of their debut full-length, Carnal Repercussions, the band will finally come to the attention of headbangers around the world.

Carnal Repercussions is a twelve-track foray into the world of melodic death metal, thrash, grindcore, and modern metalcore. The five-piece outfit delivers a well-balanced mixture of these sounds with the death metal and grindcore taking the driver's seat. A good comparison would be a sound falling between The Black Dahlia Murder and Lamb of God, but supplanted with some of those Florida death metal riffs.

Salt the Wound do what they do well, but after a while this kind of music starts to all sound the same. While I don't think they'll ever be as popular as bands like The Black Dahlia Murder or All Shall Perish, I can see them gaining some momentum and fans with this album.

6.0 / 10Michael • March 27, 2008

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Salt the Wound – Carnal Repercussions — Rotten, 2008

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