UNBURIED – Pure Fucking Brutality

This band falls under the category of Extreme Metal. If this is not your bag and you probably know this by now, then you can ignore this review and save your time and money by not buying this particular CD. “No harm, no foul” as they say. If, however, this is indeed the type of music that gets your juices flowing, then give this review and album a once over. This is a 6-song demo CD, and whether or not the band’s actual CD will have more than 6 songs is a guess.

A little background on Unburied is warranted first … there are four members in the band. Justin Tombed (vocals), Dreathus Harris (guitars), Joe Moiser (bass), and Tim Brown (drums) formed the band in May 2004 and come from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The band has three releases to date: Welcome To Your Graveyard (2004), Blasphemy Through Dismal Actions (2005), and this, their third CD, Pure Fucking Brutality (2006). Although the band is fairly new, they appear to have a cult status in the Midwest. The one change they have made since the onset of their formation is replacing their vocalist with Justin Tombed back in the winter of 2005. The ex-Misanthropic vocalist joined the rest of the Unburied guys, making the band more focused than ever to get their music and message known to the entire Metal community.

With titles like “Blasphemy Through Dismal Actions,” “Calamity Of God,” “Bloodless Heartbeat,” “Graveyard,” “Chaos Legions,” and “Endless Bloodshed,” you will probably want to leave the wife and kids at home if you go see these guys live. The demo CD seems to have been recorded live at some club where they were performing. This could be one reason why the quality of the sound is not that good. The bass doesn’t come through most songs like it should, the drums sound tinny at times, and the guitar is lacking in depth. This is what happens when you are just starting out, are trying to make a name for yourself, and don’t have the necessary funds to do things right. The quality in the recording and production of the CD just isn’t there.

Listening to this demo song by song, it seems that the tunes get slightly better with additional spins, so perhaps this CD is actually a lot better than its first impressions. One thing for sure is that Justin likes to talk to the crowd between songs, while using vulgar expletives often. Some habits are just harder to break than others.