CASTRATOR — Defiled in Oblivion (review)

CASTRATOR — Defiled in Oblivion album cover Album · 2022 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"Defiled in Oblivion" is the debut full-length studio album by US, New York based (although the members come from Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Colombia, and USA) death metal act Castrator. The album was released through Dark Descent Records in July 2022. Castrator was formed in 2013 and released a demo in 2014 and an EP in 2015.

Castrator features an all-female lineup and they are quite unusual on the extreme metal scene as their lyrics feature themes like feminism, anti-rape, and misandry. It´s probably a clear and conscious backlash at the often blatant misogyny, sexual exploitation of- and violence against women found on many male lineup dominated extreme metal releases.

If you don´t pay much attention to lyrics, "Defiled in Oblivion" is stylistically a pretty regular contemporary death metal release, which means it´s not a filthy old school death metal release, but rather a death metal release featuring elements from different ends of the spectrum (old school brutality and more contemporary technical playing and heavy grooves/breakdowns). Regular doesn´t mean average in this case though, as the quality of the performances, the sound production values, and the songwriting are all on a high level, but regular in terms of Castrator not standing out much (other than their lyrics) on the contemporary death metal scene. This is muscular, meaty, brutal, and powerful death metal and lead vocalist Clarissa Badini delivers both death metal growling and aggressive snarling vocals (often doubled) with both fierce passion and conviction.

Upon conclusion it´s refreshing to hear women´s perspective on delivering extreme metal and especially extreme metal lyrics, but ultimately I can conclude that this is actually a field where men and women are pretty equal when it comes to delivering quality and a brutal assault on the senses. "Defiled in Oblivion" is a good quality death metal release and a 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.
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