Conceived in Sewage
Devourment · 2013
33 min · 9 tracks · brutal death metal
Relentless and guttural, this album embodies brutal death metal's most savage extremes with visceral intensity and unyielding precision.
Top tracks — play these first
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Legalize Homicide — Opening with an aggressive barrage of riffs and guttural vocals, this track sets a blistering tone that captures the essence of the album's relentless brutality.
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Fifty Ton War Machine — Featuring complex rhythms and a crushing breakdown, this track exemplifies the band's signature slam style while pushing the boundaries of heaviness.
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Today We Die, Tomorrow We Kill — This track stands out with its intense tempo shifts and menacing lyrical themes, encapsulating the album's dark atmosphere and relentless energy.
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Carved Into Ecstasy — The song showcases intricate guitar work alongside bludgeoning drums, creating an immersive experience that highlights Devourment's technical skill.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album delivers intense brutality with strong musicianship, making it a notable entry in the brutal death metal genre.
What we noticed
- The album features a consistent use of down-tuned guitars and blast beats, creating an aggressive sonic landscape throughout its nine tracks.
- Vocals are predominantly guttural growls, with occasional high-pitched shrieks, maintaining a relentless intensity that rarely lets up.
- Each track typically follows a structure of alternating fast-paced sections and slower, heavier breakdowns, emphasizing the brutality of the genre.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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8/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
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Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- relentless intensity that demands focus
- short bursts of aggressive energy
- cathartic release through visceral sound
- frantic pacing for high adrenaline
Maybe skip if you
- prefer melodic or soft sounds
- want lengthy, immersive albums
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released on January 1, 2013, Conceived in Sewage is Devourment's third studio album, following their 2006 release, Butcher the Weak. At this point in their career, the band was further solidifying their reputation within the brutal death metal genre, showcasing their technical prowess and uncompromising sound after a seven-year hiatus.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Suffocation· Dying Fetus· Cannibal Corpse
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Legalize Homicide 4:11
- 2 Fifty Ton War Machine 4:16
- 3 Conceived in Sewage 4:10
- 4 Fucked With Rats 4:12
- 5 March to Megiddo 1:19
- 6 Today We Die, Tomorrow We Kill 4:15
- 7 Heaving Acid 3:10
- 8 Carved Into Ecstasy 4:16
- 9 Parasitic Eruption 3:37
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