Sewn Mouth Secrets
Soilent Green · 1998
45 min · 13 tracks · grindcore
A ferocious blend of grindcore and sludge metal, laced with chaotic riffs and guttural vocals that challenge the listener's endurance.
Top tracks — play these first
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So Hatred — This track exemplifies the band's raw energy and lyrical aggression, showcasing a relentless pace that captures the essence of their grindcore roots.
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Cold-Steel Kiss — The song features intricate guitar work that contrasts with its brutal vocals, illustrating Soilent Green's ability to blend melodic elements with sheer heaviness.
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Sewn Mouth Secrets — As the title track, it encapsulates the album's overarching themes of pain and repression while delivering some of the most complex arrangements present on the record.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album's aggressive sound and complex structures mark it as a significant entry in the grindcore genre.
What we noticed
- The album features a consistent use of blast beats and downtuned guitar riffs, creating a relentless sonic assault throughout its duration.
- Tracks often shift abruptly between tempos, with some sections featuring slow, sludgy passages that contrast sharply with the faster grindcore segments.
- Vocals are predominantly guttural and layered, often overlapping with the instrumentation to create a dense wall of sound.
- 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
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
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Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 It Was Just an Accident 4:12
- 2 So Hatred 3:48
- 3 Build Fear 2:48
- 4 Looking Through Nails 3:04
- 5 Breed in Weakness 4:13
- 6 Cold-Steel Kiss 3:37
- 7 Openless 0:27
- 8 Her Unsober Ways 4:03
- 9 Sewn Mouth Secrets 5:24
- 10 Walk a Year in My Mind 5:10
- 11 Gagged Whore 4:24
- 12 Emptiness Found 3:42
- 13 Sticks and Stones 0:54
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