Scream Bloody Gore Review
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album |  Scream Bloody Gore |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | May 25, 1987 |
| Genres | Death Metal |
| Labels | Combat Records, Under One Flag |
| Length | 54:33 |
| Ranked | #17 for 1987 , #492 all-time |
Album rating : 87.4 / 100
Votes : 59 (4 reviews)
Votes : 59 (4 reviews)
June 16, 2020
Scream Bloody Gore is most likely (depending on who you ask and how strict you’re being) the first true Death Metal record, and by that I mean it’s not Death and Thrash like Seven Churches or Blackened Death Thrash like Morbid Visions. Absolutely there are still Thrash influences, but this is primarily a Death Metal record and could not be argued otherwise.
Amazingly for a debut album in a genre still in infancy, the music is grade A material. The musicianship is tight and fast, Chuck being rather technical even here. Chuck’s growls are also prime cuts of the genre, inhibiting a fantastic middle ground between demonic growls and discernible yells. Even the production is pretty good for an underground debut, nothing groundbreaking but all the instruments including the bass are audible and strong. And that snare sound – my god, never heard anything that stuck with me so much. Just the right amount of reverb to pack a lasting punch that somehow sounds sinister. This is the kind of drumming that is simple (not easy!), but serves the music so incredibly well.
There is one weakness here. For many a non-issue, but for me a glaring one: the lyrics range from bad to offensively atrocious. They’re pretty much what it says on the title, with subjects of gore, random acts of violence, death, etc. Don’t get me wrong, there is a right way to do this – Pig Destroyer and Slayer (when Tom is writing) are prime examples of writing eloquently and effectively on such matters. The lyrics here sound like an 18-year old’s Deathcore band. They’re just so juvenile they take away from the music at parts, and ruin the otherwise evil atmosphere.
Amazingly for a debut album in a genre still in infancy, the music is grade A material. The musicianship is tight and fast, Chuck being rather technical even here. Chuck’s growls are also prime cuts of the genre, inhibiting a fantastic middle ground between demonic growls and discernible yells. Even the production is pretty good for an underground debut, nothing groundbreaking but all the instruments including the bass are audible and strong. And that snare sound – my god, never heard anything that stuck with me so much. Just the right amount of reverb to pack a lasting punch that somehow sounds sinister. This is the kind of drumming that is simple (not easy!), but serves the music so incredibly well.
There is one weakness here. For many a non-issue, but for me a glaring one: the lyrics range from bad to offensively atrocious. They’re pretty much what it says on the title, with subjects of gore, random acts of violence, death, etc. Don’t get me wrong, there is a right way to do this – Pig Destroyer and Slayer (when Tom is writing) are prime examples of writing eloquently and effectively on such matters. The lyrics here sound like an 18-year old’s Deathcore band. They’re just so juvenile they take away from the music at parts, and ruin the otherwise evil atmosphere.
6 likes
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | video | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Infernal Death | 2:54 | 91.5 | 19 | Audio |
| 2. | Zombie Ritual | 4:35 | 92.5 | 22 | |
| 3. | Denial of Life | 3:38 | 89.7 | 18 | |
| 4. | Sacrificial | 3:43 | 89.1 | 18 | |
| 5. | Mutilation | 3:30 | 85.3 | 17 | |
| 6. | Regurgitated Guts | 3:47 | 85 | 16 | |
| 7. | Baptized In Blood | 4:32 | 86.8 | 16 | |
| 8. | Torn To Pieces | 3:38 | 83.2 | 16 | |
| 9. | Evil Dead | 3:02 | 92.2 | 22 | Audio |
| 10. | Scream Bloody Gore | 4:35 | 88.8 | 19 |
Line-up (members)
- Chuck Schuldiner : Vocals, Guitars & Bass
- Chris Reifert: Drums
84 reviews
| cover art | Artist | Album review | Reviewer | Rating | Date | Likes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | ▶ Scream Bloody Gore Review (1987) | 90 | Jun 16, 2020 | 6 | ||
 | | Extermination Mass Review (2016) [EP] | 90 | Feb 19, 2020 | 2 | ||
 | | Scum Review (1987) | 95 | Jan 15, 2020 | 2 | ||
| | Scream Bloody Gore Review (1987) | 95 | Nov 14, 2019 | 5 | ||
 | | 100 | Oct 28, 2019 | 3 | |||
 | | Human Review (1991) | 100 | Oct 28, 2019 | 8 | ||
 | | Leprosy Review (1988) | 100 | Oct 20, 2019 | 7 | ||
| | Scream Bloody Gore Review (1987) | 100 | Oct 20, 2019 | 4 | ||
| | Human Review (1991) | 100 | Sep 30, 2019 | 5 | ||
 | | Spiritual Healing Review (1990) | 100 | Sep 27, 2019 | 5 | ||
| | Spiritual Healing Review (1990) | 95 | Sep 4, 2019 | 5 | ||
 | | Before the Sunrise Review (1993) | 85 | Sep 4, 2019 | 0 | ||
 | | Phantasmhassgorie Review (2019) | 95 | Aug 11, 2019 | 1 | ||
 | | Symbolic Review (1995) | 100 | Aug 27, 2018 | 18 | ||
| | 100 | Jul 6, 2018 | 14 | |||
 | | Eschatonizer Review (2015) | 90 | Nov 4, 2015 | 1 | ||
| | Scream Bloody Gore Review (1987) | 75 | Jul 19, 2015 | 4 | ||
 | | War Is the Answer Review (2009) | 75 | Jul 18, 2015 | 0 | ||
 | | The Way of the Fist Review (2007) | 70 | Sep 27, 2014 | 0 | ||
 | | Internal Demons Review (2009) | 75 | Jul 28, 2014 | 1 |
Symbolic Review (1995)
Divine Step 100/100Aug 27, 2018 Likes : 18
태초에 데스가 있었다.
얘네는 불세출의 천재 척 슐디나를 중심으로
전미 방방곡곡의 재야메틀고수들이
플로리다의 오렌지밭 아래 모여 만든 대단한 밴드이다.
그들의 음악은 겁나 흉폭하고 무서워 사람들이 따로 장르를 만들기에 이르렀고
..
...
그것이 바로 '데스' 메탈이다!
--... Read More
Symbolic Review (1995)
Mefisto 90/100Jul 29, 2010 Likes : 12
["Death 후기"를 대변하는 명작, "Symbolic"]
전기의 음악과 후기의 음악이 확연하게 차이나는 대표적인 밴드중 하나가 바로 이 'Death'라는 밴드입니다. 전기엔 질주감이 충만한 사운드를 바탕으로 직선적인 악곡을 주로 선보였던 Death는 "Human"을 경계로, 많은 감정을 내포하는 듯한 무게감 있으... Read More
Symbolic Review (1995)
구르는 돌 90/100Oct 8, 2010 Likes : 10
천재 Chuck Schuldiner가 주도했던 그룹으로 유명한 명밴드 Death는 밴드의 이름을 그대로 딴 장르 Death Metal의 원형을 창안한 선구자로 널리 알려져 있다. 그러나 이들이 기존의 Thrash Metal보다 더 과격하고 사나운 사운드를 구사했던 시기는 의외로 짧다. 이들의 일대기, 디스코그라피를 잘 살펴보... Read More
Human Review (1991)
Chaoser 100/100Oct 28, 2019 Likes : 8
솔직히 내가 쓰는 글들이 전부 100점 주는것으로 보여도 몇몇 앨범은 합당하게 100점 미만으로 주었다. 또한 70점 이하 코멘트도 합당하게 썼으면 좋아요를 눌렀다.
뭐 사족으로 서론을 시작하고 실격처리인 위에 있는 자들의 수작질로 멤버들간의 불화가 이어져서 크리에이터와의 합동투... Read More
Leprosy Review (1988)
Chaoser 100/100Oct 20, 2019 Likes : 7
데스 메탈의 대부로 오르고 이 세계에서 엄청난 파장과 데스 메탈의 70%를 완성한 갓띵반중의 갓띵반 2집이다. 이 갓띵반중의 갓띵반은 모든 트랙이 DEATH TRACK이다.
1번부터 죽음의 폭풍이 뭔지 잘 보여주며 이 앨범만의 그로울링보컬은 개쩔었으며 4,5,6번 트랙은 어릴적 형이 돌아갔을때... Read More
▶ Scream Bloody Gore Review (1987)
SilentScream213 90/100Jun 16, 2020 Likes : 6
Scream Bloody Gore is most likely (depending on who you ask and how strict you’re being) the first true Death Metal record, and by that I mean it’s not Death and Thrash like Seven Churches or Blackened Death Thrash like Morbid Visions. Absolutely there are still Thrash influences, but this is primarily a Death Metal record and could not be argued otherwise.
Amazingly for...
Human Review (1991)
Exhumed. 100/100Sep 30, 2019 Likes : 5
데스메탈의 전설 데스를 듣는 이유라면 나는
일단 첫번째로 꿀꿀이 보컬이 아니라서이다 물론 니도 꿀꿀이
보칼 좋아하나 너무 자주들으면 별로인건 사실이다
근데 데스는 그로울링이긴한데 발음도 정확하고 스크리밍도
들어있다. 그런 것이 나에 귀를 아주 즐겁게해주는 가장 큰요인... Read More
Leprosy Review (1988)
Mefisto 90/100Apr 16, 2010 Likes : 5
<데스메탈계의 대부 자리로의 아주 큰 한걸음>
Leprosy...문둥병,나병,한센병 등 수많은 이름을 달고 있고, 커버에 실린 그림에서 볼수 있듯이 굉장히 무서운 병중 하나이죠. 가사해석을 제대로 해보지 않아 정확하게는 모르지만, 앨범에 대한 이러한 명명은 여전히 초기 Mantas 시절부터 ... Read More
Leprosy Review (1988)
SilentScream213 90/100Aug 16, 2020 Likes : 4
Death’s debut album was a very traditional and straightforward Death Metal release. There’s absolutely no shame in that, and since it was one of the first Death Metal albums ever, it was innovative despite being as straightforward as Death Metal goes. However, Chuck upped the ante on their sophomore Leprosy by adding a good amount of technicality and progressive elements to... Read More
