Anmod
(BR), Brutal Death / Grind
With Deity
Down Records from 2007-2009
"Monstrosity Per Defectum"
01 Serpent-Legged MP3
02 Anmod
03 Hung Up At The Pale MP3
04 Wretchedness And Decay
05 Outwitted By Redeeming Features
06 Behold
07 Absence Of An Upper World
08 Impending Loss
09 Weakness Of Will
10 Thoughtlessness
11 Surcease
12 Monstrosity Per Defectum
Released 31 January 2008
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REVIEWS:
Masterful Magazine (PL)
by Wouter Roemers
Published 20 February 2008
Rating: 80/100
Brazilian grinding death metallers Anmod don't quite sound as most of their
contemporaries. Whereas most Brazilian death metal bands (Abhorrence, Krisiun,
Mental Horror, the Ordher, etc) specialize in lightspeed genre exercises Anmod
sound more European as their attack is more deliberately paced. Anmod sound
more like a mix of "False" era Gorefest and "Blessed Are the
Sick" era Morbid Angel with the urgency of "From Enslavement to
Obliteration" era Napalm Death. There's a definite grind influence
although it is fairly understated in the majority of the material present on
this album. The thick riffing, on both bass and guitar, alongside the
straightforward, no-frills drumming easily place Anmod in league with Vader for
sheer intensity. All tracks are carefully structured and the band's instrumental
prowess adds a bludgeoning schwung to the material. Despite being a power trio
Anmod is able to produce a massive sound that puts many of its contemporaries
to shame. There's little place to catch a breath on this record as Anmod
grinds, thrashes and grooves its way through the material at a ridiculous pace.
The production is excellent with a thick guitar tone that is as heavy as it is
clear. The bass can be heard and the drums possess all the power they need
without becoming overbearing in the process. Artwork, design and lay-out are a
bit unspectacular but nevertheless it fits this album rather nicely. This is
the debut many bands can only dream of making.
Zware Metalen Webzine (NL)
by Bart Alfvoet
Published 20 February 2008
Rating: 82/100
De Braziliaanse oudgedienden van Fornication hebben zich herenigd en willen met
Anmod tonen dat de Death-bacil niet vergaan is met hun vorige band. En denk nu niet
dat de verandering van naam dezelfde inhoud nog steeds dekt. De brutale metal
is onmiskenbaar grindender dan ooit! En dit soort lawaai is net als bezoek een
bezoek naar een "all you can eat" restaurant: veel, vies en vettig!
Anmod klinkt niet direct origineel. De zang bijvoorbeeld klinkt als een kloon
van Cannibal Corpse's Corpsegrinder, maar zonder de uithalen. Vervelen doet het
niet, je hoort dat ervaring de spanning erin houdt met nadrukkelijke
articulatie. Het gitaargeluid is tussen de songs door qua sound verwisselbaar,
maar scheurt afwisselend genoeg om mijn aandacht van begin tot einde vast te
houden. De ganse cd is up-tempo. De drumpartijen zijn strakker dan de poep van
mijn zootje, en ik zweer het, dat is een zeer opmerkelijk feit! De blasts bevatten
een typische grindsound (denk Pigsty, Haemorrhage, ...) die op een zeer hoog
tempo doordrammen. De vergelijking met landgenoten Krisiun en Abhorrence
(R.I.P.) is vlug gemaakt, en niet geheel onterecht! Amnod heeft dus zijn eerste
cd uit, prima! En meer moet daar eigenlijk niet over gepalaverd worden. Ik moet
geen dingen uitvinden of opblazen. Er zijn gewoon geen zwakke punten in deze
brutale grinddode geluidsdrager, het is een blok dat gebracht wordt zonder
pretentie, strak rechtdoor en knetterhard. Ze hebben het goed voor elkaar en
van mij part mogen ze dan ook direct met Krisiun, Raebelliun en Nephasth een
Braziliaans feestje komen houden in de lokale discotheek.
FYU Webzine (BE)
by Exo666
Published 22 February 2008
Rating: 80/100
The Brazilian trio Anmod unleashes half an hour of extreme metal with
'Monstrosity Per Defectum'. Simply put, the band has what it takes to bring
brutal death metal - but then again, that's all there is to it. From this point
of view, you might compare Anmod with bands like Inveracity and Cropment. Not
that they're that alike musically, but you know the kind of underground bands
able to deliver fast-paced madness, grinding and beating their way through the
songs. To me, Anmod belongs to that group. With a clean technical execution and
the required solid production, an album like this will never disappoint fans of
underground brutality. Perhaps Anmod sounds a little off in your playlist at
first, because of the vocal style: no piggy-styled or bulldozing grunts here,
but rather a forced and hard yell. It takes only half a minute to get used to,
and it blends in perfectly with the instrumental part. If you need some straightforward,
crushing extremity, 'Monstrosity Per Defectum' might be a good choice.
Metalrage
Webzine (NL)
by Mindsaver
Published 25 February 2008
Rating: 79/100
Soon after writing a review about the Brazilian act Ophiolatry, I had to review
yet another brutal trio from that country. Anmod was formed out of the ashes of
Fornication, a five piece that released two albums and also did a three-month
lasting tour through Europe in 2004. After that tour, three of its members
decided to start a new band that would sound a lot heavier than the works of
their previous band. The result is their debut record entitled Monstrosity Per
Defectum, released through Dutch label Deity Down Records. The first word that
comes up in my mind after listening to the twelve 2-3 minutes long lasting
tracks on Monstrosity Per Defectum is ‘excessive’, and I mean that in a very
positive way. During the first few tracks the band seems to have a little
difficulty to keep on with their own speed, but later on they truly manage to
do so and it therefore sounds really skilled. Anmod’s style can be defined as a
mix of death metal with grind elements. The drums on Monstrosity Per Defectum
are the most outstanding, because they are mixed louder than the guitars and
bass - especially the noisy snaredrum is very prominent during the blastbeats
that occur a lot. Anmod’s variation in speed creates a kind of chaotic vibe
that is really brutal but at the same time also pretty enervating. People who
know for e.g. Ulcerate know what I mean. All in all a very intense and
aggressive sounding record that I surely will give some more playtime.
Nedermetaal
Webzine (NL, link not longer valid)
by Mug
Published 25 February 2008
Rating: 80/100
Dat je niet meer dan drie man nodig hebt om een muur van geluid te produceren
bewijzen de Brazilianen Gerson, Johnny en Hernan. Allememachies wat een bruut
death/grind album is dit geworden; niet echt te vergelijken met grind giganten
als Napalm Death en Nasum maar als je die een beetje mixed met b.v. Morbid
Angel dan kom je behoorlijk in de richting van de sound van deze kanonnade aan
chaotische geluidsgolven. Deze band is ontstaan door het uiteenvallen van de
band Fornication en dit is dus het debuut bij Deity Down Records onder de naam
Anmod .Daar ik niet bekend ben met het werk van deze in 1996 opgerichte band
weet ik niet of men altijd dit soort extreme metal heeft gespeeld (enkel de
cover van Regurgitated Guts op de “Together As One, A Tribute To Death” cd is
niet onopgemerkt gebleven). Als dit wel het geval is had men net zo goed de
naam Fornication kunnen houden want dit is echt een orgie van geluid. De
liefhebber van deze stijl zal hier wel helemaal mee in de wolken zijn maar voor
een main stream metal fan zal dit toch wel iets te veel van het ‘goede’ zijn,
vooral het monotone geboer gaat op den duur behoorlijk eentonig klinken en in
de songs zelf zit ook niet al te veel afwisseling maar dit is dan ook geen
melodieus death of heavy metal album. Het moet wel gezegd worden dat de
productie van deze schijf moddervet en helder is zodat het geen onaangename
brei aan geluid wordt maar je de instrumenten nog behoorlijk kunt onderscheiden.
Tweeëndertig minuten lang worden er twaalf nummers uit je versterker geperst en
dat is in mijn optiek lang genoeg om hier moordneigingen van te krijgen; sodeju
wat een salvo’s worden er hier afgevuurd. Al met al zullen er genoeg mensen
zijn die van extreem brute death/grind metal houden die hier een goed gevoel
van krijgen. Deze cd scoort een ruime voldoende al is het alleen al om de
techniek en inspanning van de bandleden, ik ben benieuwd of dit live te doen is
met drie man.
Les Acteurs De L'Ombre Webzine (DE)
by HBC
Published 13 February 2008
Rating: n/a
Pour toutes les âmes métalliquement sensibles qui s’inquiétaient du sort
qu’avaient pu subir les brésiliens de Fornication, portés disparus depuis la
tournée marathon de 3 mois ayant victorieusement suivie la sortie en 2004 de
leur deuxičme album „Unleashed wrath“, sachez que les fins limiers du label
Deity down ont enfin réussi ŕ remettre la main dessus. Alors soyez rassurés,
les trois brasileros n’ont pas été rayés de la surface artistique par un de
leurs nombreux homonymes, qu’on aurait pu croire soucieux de garder
précieusement pour lui ce patronyme aussi original que répandu dans le petit
monde de la musique extręme, qui avouons-le, n’a jamais brillé par la
singularité de ses parti pris pseudonymiques. Non, ils sont toujours vivants,
mais ont simplement recommencé une nouvelle vie musicale. Dans un pays oů
recourir ŕ la chirurgie esthétique est devenue aussi courant que d’aller faire
ses courses, on aurait d’ailleurs pu s’attendre ŕ ce que le trio se fasse
opérer, et qu‘aprčs lifting il décide de se reconvertir incognito dans la samba
ou les maracas, genres quand męme beaucoup plus lucratifs que le death metal.
Heureusement, il n’en est rien, et plutôt que de s‘arręter aprčs 8 ans de bons
et loyaux sévices ayant donnés lieu ŕ deux albums qui ont laissés un honorable
souvenir dans l’esprit dérangé des fans de torture sonore, nos trois lascars
décident de se refaire une petite santé métallique en fondant Anmod. Enfin,
niveau santé on repassera, parce que avec ce „Monstrosity per defectum“, c’est
pas vraiment ça. A leur death léthal de l’époque déjŕ pas trčs recommandable
pour le ciboulot, les ex-Fornication rajoutent une dose virale de grind ŕ
l’épilepsie contagieuse, et rendent avec succčs l’écoute de ce premier album
déconseillée ŕ tout auditeur tenant un tant soit peu ŕ son intégrité mentale.
Une reconversion qui ne fait pas franchement dans l’originalité, mais dont la
réussite ne fera aucun doute pour ceux qui placent l’efficacité avant tout.
Possessed Webzine (DE)
by Meden
Published 01 March 2008
Rating: n/a
Teil 2 der Deity Down Records Promotionaktion. Nach Hatred nun Anmod. Dieses
Mal hat sich das niederländische Label aber nicht in der eigenen Heimat
bedient, sondern reiste über den Atlantik und schlug in Brasilen zu. Hm, Anmod
sind doch alte Bekannte. Ja, richtig, die hießen früher mal Fornication und ich
erinnere mich an ein recht gutes Album. Im Grunde sind es nur zwei von
Fornication. Mittlerweile ist man zu dritt und liefert hier das Debut an. Anmod
werden sowohl von der Grindszene, als auch von der Death Metal Szene
beeinflusst. Sie versuchen, beide Stile zu kombinieren, was ihnen aber
teilweise nicht gelingt. Irgendwie fehlt den Songs noch die Durchschlagskraft,
um so richtig überzeugen zu können. Klingt alles amtlich und nett, aber die
richtigen Knaller sind noch nicht dabei. Die Songs sind eher im Mittelmass
anzusiedeln. Irgendwie fehlen die herausragenden Riffs und die Knallerparts.
Was nicht ist, kann ja noch werden, aber meines Erachtens müssen die
Brasilianer sich noch um einiges steigern. Das Fornication Album war besser.
Vielleicht sollte man sich auf einen Stil einigen.
Lords Of Metal Webzine (NL, English version)
By Menno
Published 01 March 2008
Rating: 65/100
So the Brazil-based death/grind
trio Anmod is supposed to be the new flagship for our very own underground label
Deity Down Records from Breda-city. The debut of these gentlemen is entitled
'Monstrosity per Defectum' and was written and recorded after the break-up of
the somewhat infamous underground group Fornication. Anmod puts its money where
its mouth is and delivers a rather ruthless piece of death/grind. The drummer
gets a fresh battery-suppository, switches 'on' and fills about half an hour
with blastbeats. The rest of the music can be called equally primitive; a lack
of surprising guitarriffs (no solo's) and Hernan Olivieras monotonous barking
of not-so-literate lyrics make this effort a mediocre one. I can't deny the
overall brutality this record, especially when the drummer 'goes grindcore',
but I don't see any reason to consider Anmod to be the new revelation from
Brazil.
Lords Of Metal Webzine (NL, Dutch version)
By Menno
Published 01 March 2008
Rating: 65/100
Het uit Brazilië afkomstige death/grind trio Anmod moet de nieuwe belofte zijn voor het Bredase underground label Deity Down Records. 'Monstrosity per Defectum' is de debuutplaat van dit heerschap, nadat deze band was herrezen uit de as van het eerder ter zielen gegane Fornication. Anmod gaat vrij onbeholpen te werk op deze schijf. De drummer krijgt een duracel in zijn hol, wordt aangezet en gast zo vrolijk een klein half uurtje vol met blastbeats. De rest van de muziek is eigenlijk minstens zo pretentieloos; weinig verassende gitaarriffs (geen solo's) en de maniakale strot van Hernan Oliviera blaft nogal monotoon de krakkemikkige teksten in de microfoon. Het is lekker bruut, en als de drummer op standje 'grindcore' staat swingt het nog aardig de pan uit, maar over het algemeen zie ik geen rede om Anmod te bestempelen als een nieuwe Braziliaanse legende.
Mindview
Magazine (BE)
By Peter Rotthier
Published 03 March 2008
Rating: Zink (3/7)
Vanuit het verre Brazilië
schreeuwt het debuut van Anmod ons tegemoet. Dit driemanschap ging vroeger te
werk onder de al even bekende, maar net iets smakelijker klinkende naam
Fornication en tergt onze oorschelpen met hondsbrutale death grind. De enkele
lekkere riffs blijven spijtig genoeg steken in de stroperige modder van het
moeras der mediocriteit. Je moet al heel wat in huis hebben om op te vallen
tussen de duizenden andere bands in deze stijl en daar schiet dit gezelschap
echt te kort.
Hardsounds
Webzine (IT)
By Hannes 'Ferox' Gamper
Published 27 February 2008
Rating: 70/100
Gli Anmod nascono dalle ceneri
della band Fornication con lo scopo di proporre qualcosa di nuovo e diverso dal
sound della band precedente. Infatti, i nostri tre brasileiros hanno cambiato
totalmente direzione e hanno cosě deciso di imboccare la strada del death/grind
(a mio avviso piů grind che death), mostrandoci ora, con la loro prima uscita
intitolata 'Monstrosity Per Defectum', le loro nuove idee e ispirazioni.
L'album in questione č composto da dodici traccie di Death grind spastico,
violento e pieno rabbia omicida. A dire il vero, nonostante le loro pretese
influenze Death, in questo album non si vede altro che un puro disco Grind
core, che nel suo intero non riesce per niente a essere convincente. Il cantato
non č nč un growl e nemmeno uno scream, ma bensě un urlato quasi hard-core che
non riesce a incastrarsi a dovere nello sfondo musicale e, se vogliamo dirla
tutta, si ha la sensazione che il nostro amico Hernan si trovi nella band
sbagliata. I riff di chitarra sono precisi e ben realizzati, ma mancano di
originalitŕ e incisivitŕ. Il drumming invece, risulta ben strutturato, suonato
con perizia, cosě come azzeccata e buona č la scelta dei suoni, che nell'intero
cd sono molto ben definiti e piacevoli. Inoltre questo primo album degli Anmod
si vanta di un'ottima produzione che risulta limpida, aggressiva e conferisce
al lavoro la giusta dose di grinta. Un album insomma, che potrebbe piacere ai
fans accaniti del genere, ma consiglio in ogni caso di dargli un ascolto prima
di comprarlo. Un album pieno d'odio e di energia. Ascoltare prima di comprare.
Fatal
Underground Fanzine (DE)
By Leo
Published in Fatal Underground Fanzine #27,
March 2008
Rating: n/a
Was ist denn das für ein wütender
Bastard .Aus Brasilien ist man ja eh verdammt fettes Zeugs gewöhnt ,da denen ja
irgendwie wohl die Musik im Blute steckt und die ja wohl auch in punkto
Temperament nun wahrlich nicht geizen .Und so walzt sich auch hier,auf ganzen
12 Stücken , ne super fettes Death/Grind Gewitter über unsere Köpfe hinweg ,die
kaum mal Platz lässt ,um sich in irgendeiner Form mal zu entspannen .Die drei
Burschen ,welche wohl früher schon unter dem Namen „ Fornication“ rumkrakelten
,haben sich irgendwann in der Drehe 2005 entschlossen ,mal mit ner neuen Band
an den Start zu gehen und beweisen uns nun in bester Manie auf ihrem Debütalbum
,was es heißt ,so nen richtig fetten
Death/Grind Hammer zu schwingen .Dabei sind die nicht mal unmenschlich
brutal ,sondern bringen ganz einfach „nur“ ihre Mucke fett mit ner ganzen Masse
an Tempo rüber .Mit voller Inbrunst wird hier vor allem das Mikrophon traktiert
,wobei man sich stets in ner Mixtur aus growlen ,schreien und fast schon keifen
darbietet .Klingt schon recht abwechslungsreich .Selbst so rein technisch
gesehen haben die hier so einiges im Angebot ,wobei man dies aber nie
überstrapaziert und vielleicht sogar nen paar großartige Solis mit einbaut .Ne
,davon ist nix vorzufinden ,denn irgendwie würde so’n Soli die recht enorme
Vorschubskraft der Stücke doch ausbremsen .Die ziehe hier wirklich durchweg
ihre treibenden Bahnen ,wobei es an einigen Stellen sogar so deftig wird ,das
man fast Angst bekommt ,die würden sich beim Spiel mal verzetteln .Das ist
genau die Mucke ,welche bei mir verdammt gute Laune aufkommen lässt und den
Pulk vor der Bühne voll zum ausrasten bringen kann .Super Teil, zumal sich auch
die Produktion echt sehen lassen kann.
Powermetal
Webzine (DE)
By Walter Scheurer
Published 06 March 2008
Rating: n/a
Diese vermeintlichen Newcomer aus
dem fernen Brasilien, die über das niederländische Label Deity Down Records ihr
Debütalbum abliefern, spielen in Wahrheit bereits seit über zehn Jahren
zusammen und waren, ebenfalls als Trio, bis 2004 unter dem Banner FORNICATION
aktiv. Genau deshalb sollte man auch annehmen, dass dieses Dreigestirn über
reichlich Erfahrung verfügt und somit wissen sollte, wie "Monstrosity Per
Defectum" hätte ausfallen müssen, um den Zuhörer richtig zu packen.
Grobschlächtiger Death Metal mit sattem Grindcore-Einschlag wird uns über die gesamte
Spielzeit dargeboten, wobei vor allem Jonny R.R. hinter dem Schlagzeug mitunter
gar unmenschliche Taten vollbringt, oder aber in der Tat ein sechsbeiniges
Monster ist, denn anders kann man sich die Doublebass-Attacken dieses jungen
Mannes nicht erklären. Leider können aber Gitarrist Gerson Watanbe und Hernan
Oliveira (Bass, Gesang) sein Niveau nicht halten und holzen sich an ihren
Instrumenten durch die insgesamt zwölf Tracks, ohne dabei etwaige Akzente zu
setzen. Soll heißen, das aktuelle Werk dieser drei Brasilianer ist zwar im
Übermaß brutal, erweist sich aber leider schon nach wenigen Durchläufen als
vollkommen frei von Spannung und Höhepunkten. ANMOD schaffen es mit diesem
Album definitiv nicht, für Begeisterung zu sorgen, auch wenn hinsichtlich der
Ausführung der Songs exakt das geboten wird, was der Hörer erwarten darf. Aber
genau daran scheitert es im Endeffekt daran, denn "Monstrosity Per
Defectum" ist einfach zu vorhersehbar ausgefallen. Anspieltipps: Anmod,
Hung Up At The Pale, Wretchedness And Decay.
Ballbuster Webzine (USA)
By Chris Forbes
Published 07 March 2008
Rating: n/a
This is a death/grind band and this
isn't too bad. The band rip through vicious tune after vicious tune of
death/grind with plenty of speed and more speed. The band mix in a bit of those
jump metal mosh riffs, that I didn't like much, but the speedy parts (which
there is tons of) I did like. The vocals were death metal and thank god didn't
go that lower than low route. The production isn't over polished and is right
where it needs to be. This wasn't great, but it didn't suck and if you like
your music fast with groove, here ya go.
Allschools
Network (DE)
By Clement
Published 06 March 2008
Rating 30/100
ANMOD (vielleicht kennt der ein
oder andere das Trio noch unter dem Namen FORNICATION) kommen aus Brasilien und
spielen wie ihre Landsmänner OPHIOLATRY, KRISIUN oder ABHORRENCE derben
Death/Grind. Drei finstere Gesellen (Gerson Watanabe, Gitarre, Johnny R. R.,
Drums und Hernan Oliveira, Bass/Gesang) prügeln sich durch 12 Songs, wobei 3
Minuten pro Track selten erreicht und die Blastschallmauer selten
unterschritten wird. Hört sich gut an, ist es aber nicht. Und das liegt
maßgeblich am Sound, denn der stellt das Schlagzeug zu sehr in den Vordergrund
(Mr. R. R. ist ein Tier an den Fellen) und drückt die Gitarre somit in den
Hintergrund. Lediglich bei den ordentlichen Doublebassabschnitten kommt sie ein
wenig zur Geltung, bleibt aber auf Albumlänge völlig unspektakulär. Zudem kommt
auch noch relativ einfaltsloses und ohne Höhepunkte versehenes Songwriting, so
dass sich "Monstrosity Per Defectum" nach einem langen und
langweiligen Song anhört. Sänger und Bassist Hernan Oliveira hört sich zudem an
wie der kleine Bruder von George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, sowohl die
Growls als auch das Gekeife ist abgeschaut. Das alles zeugt nicht gerade von
Originalität und Einfallsreichtum. Allein Knüppel-aus-dem-Sack und gute
Schlagzeugarbeit genügt heutztage nicht mehr für ein gutes Album, schon gar
nicht kann mit der brasilianischen Herkunft gepunktet werden, da gibt es
bessere (siehe oben) Bands.
Metallized Webzine (IT)
By Luca Chieregato “Arakness”
Published 09 March 2008
Rating: 60/100
Sotto l’egida della Deity Down
Records, dopo tre anni di rodaggio, gli Anmod giungono al primo appuntamento
con il grande pubblico. Eppure i brasiliani non possono essere considerati dei
debuttanti, forti di una discreta esperienza maturata in precedenza nei defunti
Fornication. Ascoltando Monstrosity Per Defectum traspare la volontŕ del
terzetto di abbandonare, nei limite del possibile, ogni rimando alla precedente
avventura; difatti la formazione carioca accantona il death delle origini,
dedicando anima e corpo ad un brutal violentissimo e senza compromessi, dalle
sfumature grind. Come purtroppo spesso accade, anche in questo caso
l'originalitŕ non scende in campo al fianco della band: la struttura dei brani
č canonica e gli arrangiamenti sono facilmente prevedibili. Ciň non toglie che
gli Anmod mettono in piedi un act piacevole, colorito da una ferocia inaudita e
velocitŕ di tutto rispetto. Come anticipato, pur non in presenza di una mano
particolarmente favorevole, i nostri giocano bene le carte a loro disposizione,
aiutati da una buona attitudine per il genere e soprattutto coadiuvati da una
discreta perizia tecnica. I riff sono tutti abbastanza scontati, ma incisivi,
cosě come la potente e varia ritmica suona sempre funzionale nel dettare i
tempi; a corredo di tutto, una produzione perfetta, che esalta le qualitŕ manifestate.
Nessun particolare acuto nella tracklist, ma diversi brani gradevoli: parte
degnamente il cd con il trittico iniziale, per scivolare fino all'articolata
Behold, e concludere piů che degnamente con la pungente titletrack. Difetto non
trascurabile insito nella timbrica di Hernan Oliveira, graffiante ma a mio
avviso non del tutto calzante con le note dei platter. In conclusione
Monstrosity Per Defectum si attesta come un'uscita sufficiente, macchiata da
lacune difficilmente trascurabili, ma non per questo priva di spunti lodevoli.
Gli Anmod hanno prerogative e potenzialitŕ interessanti: mi auguro che nel
prossimo lavoro confermino questa visione ingranando una marcia in piů.
Metalbeta Webzine (IT, link no longer valid)
By Herr Horridoom
Published 12 March 2008
Rating: 80/100
"Monstrosity Per
Defectum" non č una sciocchezza di disco come molti potrebbero dichiarare o
pensare. Semplicemente chi non ama il brutal grinding death metal trita-ossa
stia a debita distanza. Ciň che deve trasparire da questa opera č la velocitŕ
inumana e i tempi stretti e putrescenti, un martello pneumatico costituito
dalla batteria in primo piano e tutto il resto a valanga come un tornado dal
quale non si esce vivi. Di certo non meraviglierŕ per tecnica e originalitŕ ma
l'impatto anormale che ne salta fuori potrebbe far saltare le coronarie a
molti. Anmod č un progetto figlio di precedenti esperienze in band quali
Fornication, Flesh Grinder ed Hecatomb, loro provengono dal Brasile ma non
suonano come i mostri sacri che hanno reso famose quelle terre, il gruppo si
spinge oltre, proprio verso l'impatto distruttivo della violenta velocitŕ senza
divagazioni alcune, quindi niente death thrash oriented sporco e sibilante ma
piů che altro brutal grind assassino ed asfissiante. Da controllare i livelli
di doping dei 3 perché non si capisce proprio quale esercizio abbiano potuto
eseguire per essere cosě affilati ed ultra fast. Nonostante ciň gli Anmod
riescono anche a sciolinare la loro dose di tecnica e diversificare (compito
arduo nel genere) ogni track l'una dall'altra. Qui si alternano parti a la
Cannibal Corpse al grinding effect dei Brutal Truth con una connotazione europea (vedi o meglio senti Blood,
Nasum, e soci) il ciň dovrebbe bastare per dare un poco una idea, perň
immaginatevi questo torrente in piena con poche e minime fermate, quindi una
ulteriore estremizzazione degli esempi di sopra.
Pura violenza gratuita vomitata e
sostenuta da super riffing, batteria supersonica rumorosa assillante a la
snare/drum carica dei soliti blastbeat, vocals laceranti seppure non troppo
gutturali (qualche growl gore oriented non ci sarebbe stato male…), stop and
go, cambi di tempo (accelerazioni repentine ) articolati fraseggi che si
confondono e che ammaliano,
divoranti e caustiche liriche insaporiscono il debut cd e momenti da
brivido e infame headbanging si fanno strada lungo l'intera durata di ben 32
minuti carichi di un sound strutturato, intenso, crivellante. Brani
consigliati: Serpent-Legged, Behold, Monstrosity per defectum, Anmod. In
conclusione la band Anmod č consigliabile a chi fa della sua bandiera la
impercettibile variazione delle velocitŕ esponenziali con una vasta gamma di
chaos assortito realmente brutale ma che alla lunga puň ledere il sistema
nervoso di molti. Infine l'artwork č stato creato da Anderson L.A. dal Brasile,
il medesimo che ha gia lavorato con Possessed, Ribspreader, Fornication e
Paganizer. "Monstrosity Per Defectum" č stato anche completato da una
registrazione di assoluto livello, tutti gli strumenti sono distinguibili ed ad
ognuno di questi č stata impressa la giusta carica di potenza. Che una nuova
dimensione di estremismo si stia affacciando al panorama estremo mondiale, ai
posteri ardua sentenza… intanto altro piccolo colpo della Deity Down Records.
Metalnews Webzine (DE)
By Marcus Italiani
Published 13 March 2008
Rating: 45/70
"Aus Brasilien nix Neues"
Wir wollen nicht lange um den
heißen Brei herumreden. Bei den Brasilianern ANMOD und ihrem Werk „Monstrosity
Per Defectum“ sind ein paar Dinge gehörig schief gelaufen. Einmal sind das die
Songs selbst, die irgendwie zu aufdringlich im Windschatten von SUFFOCATION zu
„Breeding the Spawn“-Zeiten komponiert wurden. Da ist zwar schon mal ein
gefälliger Part dabei [beispielsweise in „Hung Up At The Pale“ oder
„Surcease“], aber zur Gänze überzeugend wirkt keine der Nummern. Was aber
wirklich nervt, ist die in manchen Songs viel zu schlampig eingespielte
Klampfe. Das kann natürlich an Budgetproblemen liegen, keine Frage. Aber was
hilft’s? Viele Tracks klingen wie gewollt und nicht gekonnt - vor allem, weil
man mit Johny R.R. einen ungeheuer fähigen Mann an den Kesseln sitzen hat, der
durch sein präzises Spiel die Defizite des Axeman noch klarer aufzeigt. Die
Lösung für die Jungs, die übrigens früher FORNICATION hießen, hätte lauten
können: entspecken bzw. einfacher halten. So kann man zwar Potenzial erahnen,
doch so richtig rund will’s nicht werden. Hinzu kommt, dass man oftmals
wahllos, ohne dramaturgische Finesse, Riffs aneinander klatscht, was auf die
Dauer einfach langweilt. Vielleicht beim nächsten Mal.
By Riddick79
Published 15 March 2008
Rating: 72/100
A tre anni dalla loro fondazione,
i brasiliani Anmod sono riusciti a pubblicare il loro primo lavoro,
“Monstrosity Per Defectum”, disco non particolarmente sconvolgente ma che fa il
suo sporco lavoro: ossia spacca la testa a chiunque gli capiti sottotiro. La
band sudamericana, pur essendo attiva solamente dal 2005, č composta da dei
veri veterani, infatti trattasi di ex componenti dei Fornication; quindi
abbiamo a che fare non con dei novellini ma con musicisti che conoscono bene il
metal estremo. Il terzetto č autore di un brutal/grind vitaminico ed energetico
che unisce l’immediatezza e la ferocia del grind con i virtuosismi e la potenza
del brutal. Questo fa si che il disco si faccia apprezzare per dinamismo e per
la cattiveria che contraddistingue i due generi in questione. Capita spesso che
i tre passino da partiture lineari ed ultratirate e frangenti invece un po’ piů
atricolati, in cui emerge la preparazione tecnica dei ragazzi grazie a riff piů
arzigogolati, anche se mai eccessivamente virtuosi, e patterns di batteria
colmi di cambi di tempo. Come ho detto in apertura “Monstrosity Per Defectum”
non č di certo un capolavoro, perň chi mastica death/grind quotidianamente
saprŕ apprezzare la proposta in quanto i brasiliani riescono ad imbastire brani
massicci e travolgenti. Le discrete doti dei brutaller emergono spesso lungo il
disco, come ad esempio in “Monstrosity per defectum”, brano pestato dall’inizio
alla fine e dai riff ferini e adrenalinici, o come in “Behold”, track che a
tratti esalta le doti tecniche dei ragazzi con giri di chitarra intricati,
anche se non mancano parentesi grind che fanno salire alle stelle il ritmo, giŕ
elevato e sostenuto. Ovviamente queste non sono le uniche tracce in cui gli
Anmod si fanno apprezzare, anzi durante il disco vi capiterŕ spesso di rimanere
piacevolmente sorpresi dal songwiritng acido e tagliente dei tre brutaller.
“Monstrosity Per Defectum” č un album che se da un lato non aggiunge nulla al
metallo della morte, dall’altro fa la gioia degli innumerevoli brutaller che
apprezzano sonoritŕ putride e malsane. Questo primo full-lenght fa ben sperare
per il futuro della band che secondo me ci regalerŕ altri dischi di buon e sano
brutal/grind senza compromessi.
Metallinks Webzine (NL, link no longer valid)
By Ronnie K
Published 15 March 2008
Rating: 75/100
From the ashes from Fornication a
new band has risen called Anmod. And they just released their debut album
through Deity Down Records called Monstrosity per Defectum and it contains 12
brutal Death/Grind metal songs. I must say that nothing on this album sounds
really original but still it all sounds very brutal.The production of
Monstrosity per Defectum is okay but it seems that the guitar sound is very different
between the songs almost if they are recorded at different studio's, the drum
sound is amazing (respect for the blast of Johnny R.R),For fans of the vocals
from George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher (Cannibal Corpse) listen to Gerson
Watanabe cause he sounds the same maybe they cloned him? I'm not a big fan of
this kind of Metal but I know when I hear some good shit and this is Good!. For
fans of bands like Krisiun check them out.
Bira Webzine (TR)
By Unknown
Published 14 March 2008
Rating 11/13
Brezilya Curitiba, Parana da
kimsesizler yurdunda serpilmiş sonra zaman icinde leş varoş mahallelerinde
gencliği o işlerle ve kazımayla tükenmiş 3 adet ruhen umutsuz ve kin dolu cok
da iyi calan herifin kurduğu grup ANMOD. Tam da beklentilerime uygun cok klas
cok nizami kazımışlar, albüm soundu ideal herseyden önce. Ben 21 Lucifersın
meshur albümünden beri bu sene böyle hunhar birşeyler cok az dinledim, şarkılar
da kafi miktarda eski toprak ve bi o kadar da teknik, cok akıcı gitarlar var ve
ucusuyor resmen altyapıda, arada tek tük tamtamcının cıtırdan sektirmeleri
oluyor da o kadarı kadı evladında da olur. Madem direk kelleden gazladım isim
ve pozisyonlarını yazalım.
Gerson Watanabe - Gitar
Hernan Oliveira - Vokal,Bass gitar
Johnny R.R. - Davul
Neredeyse tüm gece peşpeşe, acımasızca dönen Deity Down
Records etiketli albümdeki işler ise:
1.Serpent-Legged
2.Anmod
3.Hung Up at the Pale
4.Wretchedness and Decay
5.Outwitted by Redeeming Features
6.Behold
7.Absence of an Upper World
8.Impending Loss
9.Weakness of Will
10.Thoughtlessness
11.Weakness of Will
12.Monstrosity Per Defectum
Albümün sarmalayan etkisi
tevekkeli değil isminden de belli Serpent-Legged adlı açılış parçası ile
etkisini gösteriyor daha şarkı adlarına bakarken herifler bazır güzür bir
taarruzla biz de varız bu işlerde diyor. Solistin hem sağlam hayvansal vokali
hem de cok cirkef cok yırtık şıllıkca bir diğer performansı da mevcut. Cannibal
Corpse worship bass gitarlı gecislere cok varım zaten. Grubun da adı olan ANMOD
tuhaf birsey bol cığlıklı arkayada basmışlar soguk rüzgarları öyle bi atmosfer
de katmışlar. Akabinde Hung Up at the Pale giriyor ki albümdeki en eski toprak
leş işlerden birisi.
Umulmadık yerlere dur kalk bir
altyapı akabinde kazımalar eklemişler cok iyi oluyor bunlar eğer tadında
bırakılırsa. Behold albümdeki gözdelerimden. Festivalde sambacı ciciler
göstermiş ama vermemiş kanımca ki herifler böyle dellenmiş. İlk girişi aleni
net cift kros show ve kazımalar atarı sonrası ise tam bir kaos. Aynı zamanda da
akılda da kalıcı seyler var ama adamlar resmen tozu dumana katmış sen kimlere
kafa tutuyosun neyin peşindesin derler adama :p. Weakness of Will uzak ara
albümün balyoz şarkısı neredeyse hic ara vermeden peşpeşe davullara saplamışlar
ve bunların askerliği cephanelikte gecmiş anlaşılan Krisiun itina ile örnek
alınmış hatta hatim indirilmiş bazı albümlee. Sürekli bir kazıma sürekli bir
enerji patlamasına şahit olursanız normaldir diyorum bende cünkü adamlar
özellikle de tamtamcı dayı yorulmak nedir bilmiyor. Albüme adını veren
Monstrosity Per Defectum ise bunu tamamıyla hakkediyor herifler bide sona
koymuşlar ki albümün tekrarı garantilensin diye bu da güzel bi yöntem. Aynı
zamanda grubun ilk albümü de olmasından dolayı tek tük kulağa gelen Suffo
worshipleri de pekala hos karşılarız maksat hayvanlık değil mi.
Archaic
Magazine (NL)
By Zvetan Rachev
Published 18 March 2009
Rating: n/a
Do you remember the Brazilian
brutal Death Metal band Fornication that released two full-length albums in
2003 and 2004 and then disappeared? They really don't exist anymore but from
their ashes another beast is rising- a band that has in its ranks three former
Fornication members- Gerson Watanabe on guitars, Hernan Olivieira on bass and
growls and Johnny R.R. behind the drum kit. "Monstrosity Per
Defectum" is their first record and it offers 12 pieces of uncompromising
straight-forward brutal Death/Grind. Hernan Olivieira's reminds a lot of those
of George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher and the same can be said about
Anmod's music- it's heavily influenced by the American Death Metal scene and
especially Cannibal Corpse, Deicide and Monstrosity. The rhythm section is murderous-
Johnny R.R. is beating the skins like a maniac on speed and Hernan's bass lines
are clearly audible and bring assossiations with Alex Webster's (Cannibal
Corpse) style of playing. Anmod keep their playing brutal and technical but
unfortunately they fall in the trap that many present Death Metal bands can't
avoid: their music is too monotonous. All tracks sound similar and there isn't
the needful amount of variety to keep your attention. Anmod can make your blood
boil for a while but in the end there is nothing that stands out in
"Monstrosity Per Defectum". Those Brazilians should put some fresh
ideas in their sound if they want to be noticed in the ocean of extreme Metal
bands. But if brutality is the only thing you are looking for, this album will make
your day!
Metalvox
Webzine (BR, link no longer valid)
By Claudinei Pear Tree
Published: 01 March 2008
Rating: n/a
Após um curto intervalo eis que sobe
ao palco os paranaenses da banda Anmod que com certeza era uma das bandas mais
aguardadas da noite e estava divulgando seu recente trabalho “Monstrosity Per
Defectum” e quem estava no show pode conferir ao vivo musicas avassaladoras com
“Wretchdness and Decay”, “Behold,Monstrosity Per Defectum”, “Impending Loss”,’
“Anmod”, foram algumas das musicas que colocaram o publico para agitar
mostrando uma ótima presença de palco surpreendendo a todos a grande técnica
musical e muita sincronia entre o baixista Hernan Rodrigo e o guitarrista
Gerson Watanabe,realmente mais uma grata revelaçăo do cenário extremo se
apresentando na mesma noite.
Totentanz
Magazin (DE)
By O_v_O
Published 21 March 2008
Rating: n/a
Einmal mehr freue ich mich über
die Möglichkeit ein Album des brasillianischen Underground zu besprechen. -
Auch oder gerade weil diese Szene im Musikgeschmack in fast allen Bereichen
eine Dekade hinter der Europäischen a posteriori steht, sind immer wieder neue,
eben nicht dem kontinentaleuropäischen Kulturkreis entsprungenen Ideen in
fortwährend sehr Oldschool angehauchter Musik integriert und erfreuen vielfach
genau durch diese Nuancen. Mit der Unterstützung des niederländischen Labels
Deity Down Records ist es Anmond gelungen ihr nunmehr drittes Album
„Monstrosity Per Defectum“ auch in Europa zu vertreiben – und es lohnt sich.
Sowohl Sound, als auch Befähigung der Musiker sind absolut hochwertig, einzig
ein wenig mehr Kreativität hätte sein dürfen. So entsprich die Platte alles in
allem einem guten Standard besseren Grinds mit viel Death Metal-Einfluss.
Verdammt cool.
Burning Misery Webzine (NL, link no longer valid)
By Marco
Published 24 March 2008
Rating: 90/100
For the extremely fast death metal
fans we have here the new and first full length from the in Brazil based Amnod.
Anmod is quite a new band which Gerson Watanabe, Hernan Oliveira and Johnny
R.R. started in 2005. These three band members are former members from the
split-up brutal death band Fornication (Bra). For those who are into this kind
of brutalism Fornication not an unknown death metal band. With the name
Fornication they have released some brutal material so what can we expect from
them with the name Anmod? Well, that is some sick and twisted brutal death
metal that kills your sick brain within the first couple of second. Their tight
compositions are insane fast and technical, and to be honest I always wonder
how drum players like Johnny from Anmod is keeping up the unbelievable fast
blast beats. The vocals from "Hernan" is getting quite near to the
throat from Cannibal Corpse front man Corpse Grinder which sounds fucking
brutal and aggressive. The recording sound is superb for this kind of extremes,
not too heavy so we are able to hear what kind of guitar riffs they are playing
and that is always nice. Can't say that about a lot of brutal death metal bands
who are using a too heavy recording sounds for their extreme fast metal. Nope,
I will not mention any bands heh. This album has been released on Deity Down
records (Holland), the same kick-ass label that also released the Hatred album
which we reviewed last week. For more information about Anmod or Deity Down
records check their sections here at BM's. So the thing you get when you buy
your self a copy of this "Monstrosity Per Defectum" disk is
incredible brutal death metal with high quality moves. For the fans of
Disgorge, Deeds Of Flesh, Mastabah and other brutal death bands is this a real
must. So be quick and order a copy of this high extreme death metal from
Brazil!!!
Earshot Webzine (AT)
By Bust
Published 17 March 2008
Rating: 4/7
ANMOD stammen aus Brasilien und im
Bereich des extremen Metals stand dieses Land schon immer für derben Grind Death
Metal und Porno Grind Gore. Genau dieser Tradition folgen auch ANMOD, die
immerhin aus der Asche der in Genre-Kreisen bekannten FORNICATION entstanden.
Aufgrund der jahrelangen Erfahrung fällt das Debut der der Brasilianer
spielerisch somit auch weit über Durchschnitt aus. Brüllende Vocals und
Stakkato-Riffs dominieren den Sound und inhaltlich werden wieder mal die
Menschheit samt all ihren Fehlern angeprangert. Hier erwartet einen solider
Death Grind, der praktisch nichts falsch macht. Und genau darin liegt schon die
einzige Schwäche des Albums: Überraschungen sucht man vergeblich, man hat
irgendwie alles schon bei anderen Bands gehört. Für Genre-Fans, die zum
Aufstehen KRISIUN hören, kann ich auf jeden Fall eine Kaufempfehlung
aussprechen! Für Hörer mit breiter gefächertem Musikgeschmack wird hier
allerdings zu wenig geboten. Ich vergebe somit 4 von 7 Punkten, Death Grind
Fanatics würden die Scheibe aber vermutlich besser bewerten.
Extreme Aggression Webzine (DE)
By Peter
Published: 26 March 2008
Rating: n/a
ANMOD aus Brasilien holen in Form
der „Monstrosity per defectum“ CD zu einem mächtigen Vernichtungsschlag in Form
bösartigster Death/Grind-Mucke aus. Vorrangig ist es hyperschneller und
technischer Death Metal, wobei allein schon aufgrund der rasenden
Geschwindigkeit der Übergang in Grindcorebereiche teilweise fließend ist. Die
Scheibe ist das Debüt ANMODs, die Band ist 2005 aus den Überresten von
FORNICATION hervorgegangen, die wiederum seit 1996 (mit Debütalbum erst 2003)
durch die Gegend lärmten. Sind also keine grünen Jungspunde, die uns hier
„Monstrosity per defectum“ um die Ohren ballern. Leider geht durch einen
maximal durchschnittlichen, eher etwas zu dünnen Sound eine Menge der
Brutalität, die ANMOD ohne Zweifel ausstrahlen, verloren. Sänger Hernans
Stimmorgan ist zwar nicht von schlechten Eltern, aber über die Länge der Platte
zu monoton und wirkt auswechselbar. Allein diese zwei Punkte nehmen der
„Monstrosity per defectum“ die Chance, irgendwann mal in gleichem Atemzug mit
anderen herausragenden Vertretern der Zunft wie z.B. den ersten
CRYPTOPSY-Scheiben genannt zu werden. Ein Manko könnte sein, dass ANMOD als
Trio daherkommen, eine zweite Gitarre würde ihre Musik vermutlich ein ganzes
Stück aufwerten. Das soll ganz gewiss nicht heißen, dass die Platte schlecht
ist oder so. Sowohl der technische Anspruch als auch die Umsetzung des selbigen
stimmen, Riffs, Breaks und Blast kommen gestochen scharf. Das Bassspiel
(angenehm deutlich vernehmbar übrigens) liegt mindestens im gehobenen
Mittelfeld und schnuppert an der Spitzengruppe des Genres; und der exzellente
Drummer weiß vermutlich wirklich zu jeder Zeit, wo er hinzuprügeln hat.
Allerdings leidet gerade das Schlagzeug unter dem schwächeren Sound, das
Dauerfeuer klingt zwar laut, aber phasenweise einfach zu dünn, um wirklich derb
rüberzukommen. Das fast ausnahmslose Durchknüppeln ermüdet und lässt die
Hörenden irgendwann abschalten, ein wenig mehr Abwechslung würde nicht schaden.
Besonders positiv ist, dass sich ANMOD nicht übermäßig an abgefahrenen
Improvisationen berauschen, womit schon etliche Bands einen Großteil ihrer
Brutalität verschenkt haben. Selbstverständlich bearbeitet Klampfer Gerson
seine Axt von oben bis unten und schrubbt sich über jeden einzelnen
Quadratzentimeter, aber immer schön „mannschaftsdienlich“, wie wir verhinderten
Sportreporter gerne schreiben, also dem eigentlichen Song untergeordnet. Gut
so, die Linie, klar nach vorne und direkt auf die Fresse zu ballern, wird stets
und ständig eingehalten. Wer also eine gute halbe Stunde gnadenloses,
kompromissloses Dauerfeuer sucht und mit einem nicht ganz angemessenen Sound
leben kann, macht mit „Monstrosity per defectum“ nix falsch. Obwohl ständig am
rasen, stimmt die technische Seite ohne Zweifel und zum Schädelspalten reicht
es allemal. Sonderpunkte gibt es noch für die sehr gelungene Aufmachung von
Cover und Booklet, die etwas an die Armee der Toten aus Peter Jacksons „Herr
der Ringe“-Verfilmung erinnert. Der verantwortliche Künstler Anderson L.A. hat
glänzende Arbeit geleistet! ANMOD gilt es sicher im Auge zu behalten, ich
wette, das nächste Album wird, besser produziert, ein noch derberer Hieb in den
Magen, als es „Monstrosity per defectum“ – ein beachtenswertes Debüt – bereits
ist.
Apulian Destruction Webzine (IT)
By Lemmy
Published 29 March 2008
Rating: n/a
Il Brasile come sempre č molto
prodigo nel presentarci prodotti estremi di ottima caratura, tecnica e
impostazione e gli Anmod non sono da meno. Con una formazione a tre riescono a
condurre l'ascoltatore in un inferno di suoni crudi e cavernosi, pesanti e
serrati, cadenzati e gorgoglianti e il tutto in una cavalcata lunga dodici
brani. Il genere proposto č un death metal-grindcore particolarmente elastico e
dinamico da un punto di vista ritmico e compositivo, con un gusto tangente
quello dei Visceral Bleeding, dei Deicide e dei Disgorge. Tuttavia, le
tematiche affrontate dal trio sembrano deviare visibilmente da quelle dei loro
colleghi, e quindi la decomposizione e il senso di oppressione mefitica a cui
fanno riferimento le loro lyrics sono legate al sociale e non alla corruzione
delle carni. Quindi anche se titoli alquanto allusivi come "Hung up at the
pale" o la stessa title track "Monstrosity per defecatum"
possono indurci a pensare che, quello che abbiamo in mano č il classico
prodotto per amanti delle emozioni forti, in realtŕ possiamo trovare qualcosa
di piů. Da un punto di vista tecnico, la padronanza tecnica dei propri
strumenti č innegabile: Gerson Watanabe (chitarra) e Hernan Oliveira (batteria)
sono due macchine, non fredde e meccaniche ma estremamente creative, mentre il
gutturale roco e cavernoso di Johnny RR (anche bassista) chiude questo combo
capace di aggredire l'ascoltatore dalla prima cellula ritmica all'ultimo
passaggio di basso. Una gradita sinfonia amelodica e assassina come un cumulo
di cemento armato.
By aldarion
Published 28 March 2008
Rating: 66/100
ANMOD son una banda surgida de las
cenizas de FORNICATION, una de las bandas más importantes de la escena death
metal brasileńa de la última decada. La idea de emprender esta nueva aventura
surgió al regresar de la gira que FORNICATION realizaron en Europa durante el
2004. Según reza la bio de la banda, en ese momento tres de los componentes de
dicha banda sintieron la necesidad de crear música aun más dura, para lo cual
decidieron fundar lo que actualmente es ANMOD. Si bien esas eran sus
intenciones, a la hora de ver el resultado realmente no es tanta la evolución
de estilo de una banda a otra. Tal vez la música sea algo más veloz debido a
los ramalazos grindcore (especialmente en la batería) pero poco más. Esta
situación es bastante frecuente cuando hablamos de proyectos y bandas paralelas
de bandas de brutal death y similares. ANMOD nos machaca durante los 32
caoticos minutos que dura "Monstrosity Per Defectum" con una mezcla
de death metal americano con partes más grind. Definitivamente esta sería una
definición bastante correcta del estilo de la banda. Durante los 12 temas
(entre 2 y 3 minutos cada uno...muy típico del grincore) nos obsequian con una
tormenta de cambios de ritmo, blastbeats endiablados y baterias del averno.
Estas últimas son sin duda el punto más fuerte de todo el album. El trabajo a
las baquetas del seńor Johnny R.R, que en esta ocasión se acerca más a su
estilo en FLESH GRINDER que al que practicaba en FORNICATION, es excepcional y
es la base principal del sonido del disco. Es una pena que este se vea a menudo
ensombrecido por unas guitarras excesivamente ruidosas y por un bajo con el
volumen demasiado alto. Este efecto es mas apreciable durante los cuatro
primeros temas del disco: "Serpent-Legged", "Anmod",
"Hung Up at the Pale" y "Wretchedness and Decay". Mientras
se suceden las notas de estos cortes da la sensación de un querer y no poder,
intentan sonar compactos pero algunas veces da la impresión de que no siguen
todos el mismo tempo. A su vez durante estos inicios parece como si les costase
mantener la velocidad que intentan imprimir a los temas. Afortunadamente esta
situación se va corrigiendo conforme avanza el disco, de hecho es en los temas
finales cuando lo dan todo la maquinaria está completamente engrasada. Es una
pena que el disco no sea todo lo homogeneo que debiera, ya que como demuestran
en temas como "Thoughtlessness" o "Weakness of Will" son
capaces de hacer que muevas la cabeza hasta que se te salga del cuerpo. Otro de
los puntos débiles de "Monstrosity Per Defectum" es la sensación de
caos sonoro que crean a veces con sus continuos cambios de ritmo. Aunque esto
lo realizan durante todo el album hay momentos concretos en los que generan una
especie de pantalla sonora que a parte del resultado esperado de brutalidad
absoluta genera una sensación de enervamiento más que importante que me ha
hecho alguna que otra vez tener que darle al pause del reproductor para dejar
que mis neuronas descansen. De todas formas estas partes son mínimas y, como el
resto de aspectos, mejora a lo largo del album. Resumiendo, "Monstrosity
Per Defectum" es un disco interesante pero con altibajos. Es como un
pequeńo obus al que le cuesta despegar pero que una vez coge velocidad de
crucero está listo para estallar en tu cara. Para los seguidores del death
metal debe ser una nueva banda a seguir, ya que tiene visos de que en futuras
entregas nos den mas de una alegría.
Agonyzone
Magazine (SE, link no longer valid)
By Matts Halmerius
Published 28 March 2008
Rating: 3/5
Du som har koll pĺ sydamerikansk
dödsmetall har förstĺs hört talas om det brasilianska bandet Fornication. Efter
startĺret 1996 har det hunnits tvĺ studioplattor frĺn detta band. Och en
efterföljande turné, 2004 ĺrs ”Unleashing Wrath Over Europe Tour”. Men efter
det är det ingen som riktigt vet vad som hänt med Fornication. Vad som dock
stĺr klart är att tre av bandets medlemmar hoppade av efter ovan nämnda turné.
Och startade ett nytt band, som fick namnet Anmod. Därmed är vi tillbaka till
nutid. Anmod levererar ett album med tung, brutal grindcore/death (märk väl att
jag sätter grindcore först). Ingenting för veklingar med andra ord, men väl ett
album som kan tjäna som ”tough love” för den under natten innan vilt
efterfestande grannen. Melodier levereras ytterst sparsamt, mellan mangelriff
och blast beats. Anmod bevisar det mĺnga av oss förstĺs redan visste. Nämligen
att den rytmiska genen hos sydamerikaner mĺnga gĺnger resulterar i lĺngt mycket
coolare dödsmangel än vad mĺnga europeiska eller amerikanska band förmĺr
producera.
Concreteweb Webzine (BE)
By Ivan Tibos
Published 13 March 2008
Rating: 83/100
The band Fornication saw the light
in 1996 in the south of Brazil. Respectively in 2003 and 2004, this formation
released an official full length, Descendants Of Degenerated Race (Black Hole
Productions) and Unleashed Wrath (Brutalized Records) and they did also a huge
and very successful tour in Europe. After this tour, Johnny R.R. (d, lyrics),
Gerson Watanabe (g) and Hernan Oliveira (b/v) decided to leave this band and to
continue as Anmod, because they wanted to play more grind-oriented Metal,
instead of pure Brazilian Death Metal. The first result is Monstrosity Per
Defectum, a sonic attack of thirty two minutes that was conceived with the
assistance of Murilo Da Ros, whom I did only know from his collaboration with
Amen Corner. Monstrosity Per Defectum
does not really sound as both Fornication-releases, because the main
goal of Anmod's band members, to create supreme Grind / Death Metal, has been
achieved. The Death Metal-oriented pieces might remind to Fornication from time
to time, that's for sure, yet the main part is much more brutal. And, in
contradiction to many other Brazilian Grind-bands, Anmod do know how to stay
interesting whole the time. The tempo isn't blasting whole the time (even
though especially the drum patterns are mechanic-artillery-oriented) and a few
times the music does really throttle down. The compositions have a pretty
unique structure and vary a lot from each other, and besides, there certainly
is a clear, evident chaos with a clear expression of renewal. Another fact that
makes this band exceed the Brazilian masses is the lyrical approach. The texts
do not just deal with flesh-eating maggots, cannibalistic zombies or chainsaw
massacres, yet with the dark side of humanity, the sickness of the human mind
and esoteric / sub-religious consciousness. Conclusion: my opinion about the
South American Death / Grind-scene needs to be redefined. I have never been
that enthralled by this scene, yet Anmod succeed to put them into my mind's
extreme Metal map again! Oh yes, nice artwork too!
Peacedogman Webzine (USA)
By Noring
Published 14 March 2008
Rating: 3/5
“Use in small doses”
Oddly this Brazilian death/grind outfit
used to be named FORNICATION, and has already released two recordings in the
mid-00s. Changing their focus from straight death metal to a more compact,
grind wallop, ANMOD trod onward with this 2008 release for the Netherlands'
label Deity Down. I would likely buy a lot more death/grind releases if they
were about 35 to 40 minutes long, and if they were split releases. In fact,
ANMOD would have made a great split-release or an EP, as their mechanized grind
is rather intense...for about 15 minutes. By the time I hit track twelve,
though, I had long since grown weary of the onslaught. This all boils down your
own personal taste; if you enjoy this style, you should add ANMOD to your
shopping list. They are a pro outfit, blasting forth in a mighty way. Hell,
even their lyrics are a step way above the norm. As for myself, I'll keep it
near the stereo for random adrenalin boosts.
By Martin Harris
Published 03 April 2008
Rating: n/a
This Brazilian act was formed from
the remnants of Fornication and delves into the death and grind territory with
horrifyingly effective results. The furious blast of “Serpent-Legged” has the
super sharp hyper snare blast of grind but with a crisp resonating rhythm
guitar sound. The slap bass sound and snare blast tone has Cryptopsy stamped
all over it, as does the rapidly changing dynamics used in the songs. “Hung Up
At The Pale” has a super chunky riff with technical workouts giving us all an
indication as to the prowess on not only the guitar but the impressive drumming
too. The snarled and growled vocals alternate within the songs to good effect
in a vein similar to Corpsegrinder of Cannibal Corpse fame. There is virtually no
pause between the tracks as each one arrives as a swathe of aural devastation
with “Outwitted By Redeeming Features” being particularly brutal. The
relentless “Behold” blasts forth almost uncontrollably as the snare blast
almost blurs into one in places. There are times when the band loses focus as
the songs seem to descend into chaos, and though this may be a deliberate
method to keep up the intensity it did make my attention wander a touch. Each
song is packed with riffs and time changes, varying from fast, to very fast and
how the hell did they do that speed. It is very difficult to pin down any one
song that is uniquely identifiable, a trait very common within the super fast
technical death metal genre. However “Surcease” stands out for being the longest
song and having a much denser heavier feel, but the song is still brimming with
riffs and pace change. A conspicuous feature of the album is the lack of actual
lead breaks on any of the songs, as the band favours a riff onslaught approach
instead. Anyone into Dying Fetus, Braindrill, Cryptopsy or maybe even Hate
Eternal will find this a suitably brutal listening experience.
By Fernando
Published 04 April 2008
Rating: n/a
Total sonorous bestiality!
"Monstrosity Per Defectum" is from beginning to end brutal... brutal? No! More than brutal!
Extraordinarily brutal! Uncommon velocity and intense weight burst your
tympanums... to have the tympanums perforated by Anmod sonorous fury it is an
unique sensation! The sound logic is destroyed in "Monstrosity Per
Defectum", just remaining a devastating reality without harmony,
constituted by a deafening cruel sonorous insanity! Death Metal and Grind Core
are united in a sonority absurdly incredible, showing atrocious influences and
culminating in an excellent work...
excellent? No! Perfectly excellent! Everything in this album is of high
level: the recording quality, the brilliant idea of the compositions and the
fantastic sonorous structure! "Monstrosity Per Defectum" is
synonymous of sonorous aggression in pure state, sounding like a catastrophic
merciless force... perhaps this is a good definition for the Anmod sound:
limitless sonorous catastrophe! Everything in this album is monstrous, mainly
the inhuman drums! The drums work in this album is surprising, therefore the
velocity and the technique are in the same proportion, sounding like a true
cataclysm. The guitar explodes thousands of riffs a second with the intensity
of a nuclear devastation. The volcano-bass expels constant sonorous
destruction. The vocal line is monstrous, emitting an unique frightening
guttural! Death Metal technique is perfectly evident in the riffs variety
aligned with the Grind Core qualities, mainly in the velocity. Anmod got to
unite ability, technique, inspiration and velocity in an unique album.
"Monstrosity Per Defectum" is perfect... perfect in all the senses!
Anmod is Anmod and even if you get to perceive some influence, nothing will get
to remove the brilliant idea and the own identity of this promising Death Grind
band. "Monstrosity Per Defectum" is the evidence that the Metal is an
inexhaustible source of feeling, riffs and inspiration. "Monstrosity Per Defectum "
represents a grandiose moment in Death Metal history, being definitively a
classic of the style, perfect from beginning to end! Anmod is a young band,
however has in the line-up old tympanums perforators. Actually Anmod was born
from the ashes of great Fornication... Then you already know that will find in
Anmod.
Blastbeat Webzine (NL)
By Michael
Published 05 April 2008
Rating: 75/100
Dat Brazilië niet alleen goed is
in het exporteren van koffiebonen en suikerriet wisten we al met de komst van
bands als Sepultura en Krisiun. De band Anmond is ook afkomstig uit het
exotische land en laat op hun eerste album een vette pot death metal met grindcore
invloeden horen, uitgebracht onder het Nederlandse label Deity Down Records. De
heren van Anmod zijn geen groentjes in de death metal scene, de band is
namelijk herrezen uit de brokstukken van de band Fornication. Speelde de band
toen der tijd nog brute death metal met een Braziliaanse punch, hebben ze dat
nu verruild voor death met een messcherp grindcore randje. Alle benodigde
ingrediënten zijn hier dan ook voor aanwezig; Vette grunts met uithalen,
agressieve gitaar riffs en übersnelle blastbeats die eruit knallen alsof het
niks is. De drie mannen van Amod laten dan ook horen dat ze uiterst goede
beheersing over hun instrumenten hebben en dat je geen band van 5 man nodig
hebt om een verpletterende wal van geluid neer te zetten. Wel jammer is dat dit
uitmond in een combinatie die nét niet interessant genoeg is om tussen de oren
te blijven hangen. De eerste paar nummers zijn dan ook leuk, maar daar blijft
het dan ook bij. Dit komt vooral door het ontbreken van čcht goede riffs en
boeiende composities, wat er dus voor zorgt dat Anmod de gehele plaat in het
zelfde monotone straatje blijft aankakken. Monstrosity Per Defectum is dus geen
death metal juweeltje maar een doorsnee schijf.
Laermbelaestigung Webzine (DE)
By Karim
Published 31 March 2008
Rating: n/a
Mit ANMOD kommt eine weitere Band
aus Brasilien, die die Fahne des hektischen Death-Metalas aufrecht hält.
"Monstrosity per defectum" kommt gleich mal ziemlich blastig,
stellenweise richtiggehend grindig daher und hat zwar wieder mal das typisch
hektische südamerikanische Feeling. ANMOD klingen aber weniger nach MORBID
ANGEL als nach modernerem Sound. Wenn man brutalen U.S Death-Metal,
südamerikanische Hektik, eine Prise Grindcore und einen Sänger der mich total
an George Corpsegrinder erinnert in einen Pott schmeisst, hat man in etwa den
Sound dieser Brasilianer, die übrigens der direkte Nachfolger von FORNICATION
sind. Meistens wird hier losgeprügelt und die Scheibe hat durchaus Punch und
aggressives Feeling, wo besonders das Organ von Sänger/Bassist Hernan seinen
Teil beiträgt. Zwar klingen die Blastbeats teilweise etwas holprig aber das
gibt der Scheibe den nötigen Südamerika-Flair, denn ansonsten hätte ich nie
erkannt daß hier Brasilianer am Start sind. Feines Teil also, daß Freunde von
modernem Brutalo-Death mit absolutem Schwerpunkt auf Geballer sich ruhig mal
antun können.
Holy Metal Webzine (IT)
By Christina Alexandris
Published 12 April 2008
Rating: 70/100
Si tratta di un debut album ma
questi ragazzi avevano giŕ esperienza passata nel settore, sto parlando del
trio brasiliano Anmod che ha iniziato la propria attivitŕ nel 2005, nato dalle
ceneri dei Fornication, gruppo death metal molto conosciuto nel sud del Brasile
dove i componenti suonavano precedentemente. Lo stile degli Anmod č lievemente
differente da quello dei Fornication in quanto di matrice sempre death metal ma
con una vena decisamente piů grindcore, sulla scia dei Napalm Death per
intenderci. Il suono dei dodici brani contenuti all'interno dell'album debutto
del gruppo, "Monstrosity Per Defectum", č brutale e corposo a partire
dalla batteria che scandisce l'intero lavoro senza mai appesantire i brani e
che risulta la protagonista indiscussa dell'album. Si passa poi alla voce,
potente e brutale quanto basta che non segue nessuna tecnica particolare e che
si intona ora meglio, ora peggio, con i restanti chitarra e basso che eseguono
una prova decisamente convincente. I brani sono veloci e ben strutturati, piů
grind in certi tratti e piů thrasheggianti in altri come ad esempio nel terzo
brano "Hung Up At The Pale" dove soprattutto nel riffing iniziale
finiscono per ricordare qualcosa di molto simile agli Slayer. Niente di nuovo
ma la tecnica e la produzione sono molto buone e degno di nota č anche
l'artwork, rigorosamente in bianco e nero e ben curato. L'esperienza passata ha
prodotto un disco valido che gli amanti del genere apprezzeranno.
Metal Impact Webzine (FR)
By Warloghe
Published 11 April 2009
Rating: 3/5
ANMOD ne fait pas dans la dentelle,
il ne sait pas ce que sont les harmonies et la mélodie, cela ne fait aucun
doute... bien que Monstrosity Per Defectum soit le premier opus de ANMOD, ce
groupe brésilien n’est pas un novice en la matičre puisqu’il est composé
d’anciens membres du groupe brésilien FORNICATION (ŕ ne pas confondre avec
celui de Black Français). Ce premier recueil de monstruosités s’entremęle dans
les filets d’un gros Death Metal brutal toujours ŕ la limite du Grind oů les
blasts frappent de tous les côtés (Ť Serpent-Legged ť). Doté d’une production
trčs correcte qui met bien en avant la brutalité du combo, il est difficile de
se soustraire ŕ ces 12 assauts rapides et puissants. L'efficacité est certaine
et la rigueur technique offre de belles perspectives. Malgré des titres trčs
directs, ANMOD ne parviens pas sur la longueur ŕ garder toute l’intensité
nécessaire pour apprécier ce Death/Grind furieux. Ecouter Monstrosity Per
Defectum d'une traite provoque un certain ennui : l’alternance rythmique est
trop peu fréquente pour s'avérer marquante. Les structures sont peu variées, et
il est bizarre de retrouver en plage 2, un titre transitoire servant
d’interlude entre les deux premiers véritables titres de l’album. Bien que ce
soit le premier album des brésilien, on sent pourtant que ANMOD est condamné ŕ
une agressivité sans finesse. Certains titres démolissent le crâne avec une
aisance déconcertante grâce ŕ des riffs expéditifs et ŕ la batterie assommante.
Malheureusement, on finit par trouver Monstrosity Per Defectum un peu répétitif
parce que l’on sent que le groupe se rabat par moments sur des structures et
des enchaînements de riffs sans grands reliefs (Ť Thoughtlessness ť ou Ť
Outwitted by Redeeming Features ť). Mais il est évident que cet opus ravira les
assoiffés de brutalité Death/Grind qui sauront reconnaître les qualités de
cette galette.
Metalzone Webzine (BE)
By Vinnie
Published 17 April 2008
Rating: 80/100
Anmod est une jeune formation
brésilienne qui a débuté ses activités en 2005 et qui réalise son tout premier
album en 2008 sur le lanel hollandais Deity Down Records. Et autant dire que
pour un premier opus, c'est plutôt réussi. Et les amateurs de sensations fortes
vont se régaler. En effet, la base des compositions est avant tout une
rythmique en béton avec d'innobrables changements de tempos et des riffs aussi
intéressants qu'efficaces. Et le tout s'enchaîne de maničre admirable sans
jamais perturber l'écoute. La technique des musiciens est aussi
époustoufflante. Le batteur est une vraie bęte, sachant ętre ultra rapide quand
la musique le demande, mais sachant aussi mettre un peu de subtilité dans son
jeu, ce qui est rare dans ce domaine, les batteurs conventionnels se contentant
de tapper comme des bourrins. Le guitariste a aussi cette faculté incroyable
d'aligner des riffs implaccables ŕ la vitesse de l'éclair et lŕ aussi avec une
justesse qui force l'admiration. Et puis côté vocaux, on peut dire qu'il y a de
la variété, car on passe d'un death classique (avec des relent du Chuck de
Death) ŕ un grind pur et violent. Le son est lui aussi trčs carré, la
production étant nette et précise. On peut reprocher que l'album ne soit trop
court : 32 minutes d'un death aussi technique et brutal ŕ la fois, c'est court
et on aurait pu espére au moins 40 minutes de bonheur. Un excellent disque et
il est ŕ parier que l'on entendra encore parler (en bien) de Anmod.
True Metal (IT)
By Stefano Risso
Published 19 April 2008
Rating: 48/100
Non ci siamo proprio. Questo č il
secco responso dopo l'ascolto di Monstrosity Per Defectum, album di debutto
dell'ennesima formazione brasiliana che varca i confini nazionali alla
conquista degli appassionati nel resto del mondo. Per dirla alla Abatantuono,
la parole d'ordine č sempre la stessa: violenza. Violenza che gli Anmod
esprimono in ogni singola traccia di un disco che č pane per i denti dei cronici
detrattori del brutal. Tanta velocitŕ, batteria a mitraglia, riff sparati, voce
cavernosa, e qualche buon rallentamento. Gli ingredienti minimi per un buon
dischetto che non vengono supportati da una dose adeguata di personalitŕ, di
idee che non siano riciclate dalla miglior tradizione americana, e soprattutto
di ispirazione. Tante volte ci siamo trovati davanti a gruppi non innovativi,
ma che nonostante tutto si lasciavano ascoltare per la qualitŕ della propria
musica; con gli Anmod invece si ha come la sensazione di ascoltare realmente la
stessa canzone per tutta la durata di Monstrosity Per Defectum, variando quel
minimo per giustificare le brevi pause tra un pezzo e l'altro, propinandoci un
lavoro privo di spessore, che aggredisce immediatamente ma che non lascia
trasparire molto altro. Un disco sostanzialmente inutile, per musicisti che
possono solo migliorare. Arrabbiati lo sono, ora dovrebbero cominciare a
suonare col cervello.
Entrate Parallele Webzine
(IT)
By Anubi
Published 21 April 2008
Rating: 6+/10
Qualche cambiamento potrŕ solo
giovare, forse sarŕ stato questo ciň che ha portato i Fornication, nati nel
1996 con due album all’attivo e un notevole successo riscosso, a trasformarsi
negli Anmod. Questo cambiamento č avvenuto nel 2005, ma ciň non ha comportato
solo un cambiamento nel nome ma anche nello stile, infatti il death piů puro e
immacolato ora viene influenzato da una spolverata di grind. Questi cambiamenti
stilistici si avvertono perfettamente nel disco (di esordio) di questa band
brasiliana che esprime tutta la sua rabbia disperata con ritmiche estreme e
costantemente avvolte da una batteria paragonabile solo ad un mitragliatore
senza controllo. In sé il disco č semplice e non presenta grandi difficoltŕ né
di ascolto né di assimilazione e forse proprio questo risulta essere la loro
pecca. Nei lavori firmati Fornication la band si dimostrava un po’ piů
fantasiosa, infatti qui sembra che le atmosfere piů dure abbiano annebbiato
l’originalitŕ della band che appare scontata in alcuni tratti. Ciň nonostante
questo č l'unico difetto di questo album; basandomi su quanto sentito qui e
tenendo conto dei risultati ottenuti col progetto precedente mi auguro che gli
Anmod possano donarci altre opere che rispecchino le loro vere potenzialitŕ.
Metalitalia
Webzine (IT)
By Luca Pessina
Published 20 April 2008
Rating: 45/100
C'č modo e modo di suonare old
school death metal. Si puň farlo con esperienza, classe e un mare di
ispirazione come i vari Bloodbath, Blood Red Throne o Hail Of Bullets (lo
ripetiamo: preparatevi al debut di questi ultimi!) o si puň farlo con tanta
ammirazione per i grandi del genere e nulla piů. I brasiliani Anmod, recente
scoperta dell'emergente etichetta olandese Deity Down Records, rientrano in
quest'ultima categoria. Molta buona volontŕ, una furia che non si arresterebbe
davanti a niente e nessuno, ma anche una grandissima penuria di estro e
talento. Spiace essere duri con la band, ma č praticamente dal 1990, anno di
uscita del celebre "Eaten Back To Life", che siamo subissati da cloni
dei Cannibal Corpse senza arte nč parte. Capiamo che per gli Anmod il gruppo
capitanato da Alex Webster sia un esempio e un punto di riferimento, ma non
sappiamo davvero che senso possa avere realizzare l'ennesimo tribute album
mascherato da disco di inediti dopo quasi un ventennio in cui tale stile č
stato riletto e rivisitato giŕ in tutte le salse possibili e immaginabili.
Certo, il batterista Johnny R.R. č semplicemente una macchina da guerra,
l'impatto, come accennato, č notevole... ma dopo due pezzi eravamo giŕ in grado
di predire come si sarebbe sviluppata tutto il resto della tracklist! Va bene
prendere esempio e lasciarsi ispirare da chi ha fatto la storia di questo
genere (in questo caso, oltre ai Cannibal Corpse, segnaliamo Deicide e Vader),
ma se si scopiazza soltanto, senza curare adeguatamente il songwriting, il
risultato finale non puň che essere scadente. Chissŕ, magari gli Anmod
miglioreranno con il passare degli anni, come č successo ai loro connazionali
Krisiun, ma per ora non possiamo far altro che bocciare queste dodici
banalissime tracce.
EUTK Webzine (IT)
By Andrea ‘BurdeN’ Benedetti
Published 20 April 2008
Rating: 60/100
Quando mi arrivano questi promo č
sempre difficile riuscire a dare un parere chiaro e netto, sostanzialmente
perchč nella maggioranza dei casi sono albums che non hanno proprio nulla da
dire, magari suonati bene e prodotti meglio. ma sotto il punto di vista
qualitativo spesso anonimi. Il discorso fatti si riferisce proprio a questi
Brasiliani Anmod, un terzetto di pesante ispirazione Death Metal Americana,
quindi nessun riferimento al sound dei Sepultura (come qualcuno potrebbe
aspettarsi), niente di niente. Il loro č classico stile fatto di velocitŕ,
growling profondo e monocorde, perň con le classiche frenate improvvise che in
sede teorica dovrebbero creare un alone sulfureo e maligno, in pratica annoiano
solo se non supportate da idee concrete. Con gli Anmod si fa un bagno sanguigno
nel piů tradizionale del Death Metal quindi, ovviamente a molti piaceranno per
la loro carica granitica, e poco importa se in sostanza non abbiano nulla da
dire. Ovviamente a livello tecnico nulla da eccepire, questi ragazzi sanno
tenere in mano gli strumenti, e anche una produzione compatta e mai troppo
satura gli da una mano, solo a raggiungere la sufficienza formale.
Metalzone Webzine (GR)
By Vassili Mazaris
Published 21 April 2008
Rating: 60/100
Greek:
Οι Anmod κατάγονται από τη
Βραζιλία και προέρχονται από τις στάχτες των (αρκετά διάσημων στη χώρα τους
όπως λένε οι ίδιοι) Fornication. Το Monstrosity Per Defectum είναι το ντεμπούτο
album τους μέσα στο οποίο βρίσκουμε 12 κομμάτια τυπικού Grindcore με αρκετή
δόση από Death Metal. Προσωπικά πιστεύω πως ο δίσκος αυτός δεν έχει κάτι που θα
πρέπει να προσέξουμε και σίγουρα δεν κάνει τους Anmod μια από τις καλύτερες
Βραζιλιάνικες μπάντες του ιδιώματος για δύο λόγους. Πρώτον γιατί τα πάντα είναι
συνηθισμένα και ξέρουμε τι θα ακούσουμε στο κάθε κομμάτι και δεύτερον γιατί η
μονοτονία είναι αυτή που κυριαρχεί κυρίως λόγω της έλλειψης κάποιου solo αφού
σε όλη τη διάρκεια του album δεν ακούμε κανένα. Σίγουρα οι Anmod είναι μια
τεχνική μπάντα και ιδιαίτερα ο drummer είναι εξαιρετικός αφού τα blastbeats δεν
σταματούν, ενώ τα τυπικά Grindcore περάσματα έχουν τον πρώτο λόγο αλλά από εκεί
και πέρα δεν νομίζω πως υπάρχει κάτι που θα μας κερδίσει. Τέλος, τα φωνητικά
είναι αρκετά καλά για το είδος και μας δίνεται η εντύπωση πως βγαίνουν
απευθείας από τον βόθρο ενώ η παραγωγή είναι παραδόξως αξιοπρεπέστατη.
English (Translated by Manos Maragos):
Anmod comes from Brazil and
emanate from the ashes of (famous enough in their country according to them)
Fornication. Monstrosity Per Defectum is their debut album in which we find 12
tracks of typical Grindcore with enough dose from Death Metal. Personally I
believe that this album, does not have something that we will appeal to us and
for sure do not make Anmod one of the best Brazilian bands of the genre for two
reasons. First of all, because everything is usual and we know what we will
hear in each track and secondly because monotony is the only thing that
dominates here, because of the lack of solos, as in all of the duration of the
album we do not hear not a single one. Surely, Anmod is a technical band and
especially the drummer is exceptional after blastbeats do not stop, while
classic Grindcore passages have the first reason but from there and beyond I do
not believe that there is something that will catch our interest. Finally,
vocals are good enough for the genre and they give us the impression that they
come out directly from the cesspit, while the production is paradoxically respectable.
Bloodchamber Webzine (DE)
By Thomas Schonbeck
Published 21 April 2009
Rating: 20/100
Wer wie ANMOD aus Brasilien kommt,
der muss sich, ob er will oder nicht, mit der Qualität von SEPULTURA messen
lassen, denn großartig andere Bands, die sich einen Namen außerhalb ihrer
Heimat gemacht habe gibt es nicht so viele. Da diese aber auch nicht mehr das
sind, was sie mal waren, haben neue Bands es augenblicklich wieder etwas
einfacher sich Gehör zu verschaffen, es sei denn... Ja, es sei denn das Werk,
das sich hier ''Monstrosity Per Defectum'' nennt, wäre auch nur ansatzweise so
erregend, wie die dunkelhäutigen Chicas in ihren Strings, die an der Copacabana
anzutreffen sind. Zum einen sind die Songs auf diesem Album echt mal nur
langweilig und so vorhersehbar, wie das, was mit einem Ei passiert, das auf
eine heiße Pfanne trifft. Wenn man musikalisch die grobe Richtung einschlägt, die
von Bands wie SUFFOCATION geebnet wurde, dann sollte da schon ein kleines
bisschen mehr kommen als nur so banaler Einheitsbrei ohne Eigengeschmack. Zu
allem Überfluss schaffen es die Gitarren dann auch noch gnadenlos zu nerven,
was schlicht und ergreifend daran liegt, dass diese eben alles andere als
sauber eingespielt wurden. Hier und da hakt es und präzise ist ein Fremdwort.
Wenn dann auch noch der Sound der Scheibe ins Mittelfeld abrutscht und sich
krampfhaft daran fest hält nicht noch weiter zu stürzen, dann kann jeder, kaum
vorkommende, gute Ansatz auch nichts mehr retten. Wer auf banale Musik steht,
die keine Highlights, geschweige denn irgendetwas anderes besitzt, der kann ja
mal in den Regenwald reinlauschen, den uns ANMOD hier angepflanzt haben. Aber
für extrem durchschnittliche Leistung, die im Sturzflug nach unten geht und
außer einem sehr guten Drummer rein gar nichts bietet, muss man sein Geld nicht
ausgeben. Dann Kauf ich mir lieber einen Kasten Krombacher, denn da geht auch
ein wenig Geld in den Regenwald.
Marios
Metal Mania Webzine (NL)
By Corinne van den Brand
Published 22 April 2008
Rating: 60/100
Anmod was formed in 2005 with 3 former
members of Fornication. They changed there style a little bit. They added a lot
of grindcore with death metal influences and Anmod was born. They make very
straightforward grindcore with no variation at all. If you like to listen to 12
very similar songs, all fast with a singer who sounds like a long burp, this is
a cd for you. But I don't like it at all, it's too boring. Sorry!!
Rock Underground Magazine (BR)
By PR
Published 28 April 2008
Rating: 80/100
Outra dicotomia e outro paradoxo:
sinto orgulho e vergonha ao mesmo tempo. Orgulho em ter mais uma banda nossa
assinando com uma gravadora lá de fora, a holandesa Deity Down no caso agora,
que é o sonho de todo grupo, ainda mais no Underground do Metal Extremo.
Vergonha em esse disco năo ter sido lançado no Brasil. Também, as Death Grind
de alta qualidade! A estréia destes cavalheiros do horror é intitulada
Monstrosity Per Defectum e foi escrito e gravado após a dissoluçăo do grupo um
pouco infame no underground, o já lendário Fornication. O baterista assusta com
os seus blastbeats. O resto da música pode ser chamado igualmente de primitiva,
com uma surpreendente falta de riffs de guitarra (năo do solo). Năo posso negar
a brutalidade deste registro global, em especial quando o baterista ataca no
Grindcore, e dá para considerar Anmod a ser a nova revelaçăo do Brasi. A capa e
a arte é produzida por Anderson L.A., da Natureza Morta, que já trabalhou com
Possessed, Ribspreader,FornicationN e Paganizer. O ANMOD é composto por músicos
veteranos da cena de Metal Extremo tupiniquim, sendo que seus integrantes săo
ex-membros do Fornication, Flesh Grinder e Hecatomb, bandas conhecidas no sul
do país.
Metalfan Webzine (NL)
By Lana
Published 16 March 2008
Rating: 68/100
Muzikale vergankelijkheid schept
nieuwe mogelijkheden. Waar de ene band kopje onder gaat is de volgende
kandidaat alweer opmarcherende. Een gezonde cirkel die de scčne op deze manier
blijft verversen, hoewel het vaak dezelfde mensen zijn, die terugkeren onder
een andere vlag. Toen de vlam van de Braziliaans Fornication was uitgedoofd,
legden de bandleden met Anmod vers vuur aan. Op de funderingen die Fornication
reeds heeft geleverd, werd er met Anmod een nieuwe metalen nederzetting
gesticht. Geen tweede Fornication, uiteraard, want de wisseling van de wacht
moet ook muzikaal worden onderbouwd. Nee, de kenmerkende Braziliaanse brute
death maake plaats voor een afgevlakte, versimpelde en zwaar grind-getinte
versie ervan. U leest het al, liever zou ik gewoon weer een Fornication-werkje
in de speler schuiven, in plaats van Anmods Monsrosity Per Defectum. Hoewel het
verschil tussen beide bands eigenlijk niet eens zo groot is, heeft Fornication,
mij als luisteraar, op muzikaal vlak veel meer te bieden. Uitbundig divers is
de brute moker-death nooit geweest, maar die lekkere opgefokte Braziliaanse
sound maakt veel goed. De blasfemische klanken van ongenoegen, de gemene riffs
en de rauwe grunt, dit alles hoor ik veel liever dan de saaie death/grind die
Anmod nu maakt. Het geluid is nu oneffen, de grunt klinkt als één lange adem
waarin een schorre schreeuw de diepte zoekt, de drums hebben de kilte van blik
en de riffs zijn over het algemeen totaal niet interessant. Tuurlijk, er zijn
beslist ergere dingen in omloop. Monstrosity Per Defectum is al met al geen
straf om naar te luisteren, maar een overtreffende trap van Fornication is het
voor mij in ieder geval niet geworden. Snelheid en agressie komt Anmod niet
tekort, wel mist deze cd in mijn ogen inspiratie en misschien ook bepaalde
bezieling. Monstrosity Per Defectum is een zeer gewelddadige (doch eentonige)
bestorming van de oren die wel even leuk is, maar vervolgens net zo hard de
oren weer wordt uitgezet.
By FC
Published April 2008, Rock Tribune issue 73
Rating: 54/100
De dag van vandaag strijden duizenden
bandjes, groot en klein, om een eervolle vermelding in het ondertussen
belachelijk dikke boek der death metal. Zo ook Anmod, een Braziliaans trio dat
in 2005 ontstond toen enkele leden van Fornication hun eigen weg besloten te
gaan. Hun 'Monstrosity Per Defectum' is echter niets meer dan een banale
herhalingsoefening van hetgeen brute Amerikaans klinkende acts als Deeds Of
Flesh, Cannibal Corpse en Suffocation ons al vele malen eerder hebben laten
horen. Snelle, aggressieve riffs, veel breaks, evenveel blastbeats en een
(geforceerde en irritant klinkende) ruige strot zijn dus de ingrediënten, maar
de drie verantwoordelijke muzikanten hebben zich helaas de moeite bespaard om
het recept deftig te lezen. Zoutloze, platte en ongeďnspireerde songs zijn het
gevolg en bij deze vraag ik me af wie hier nu zijn geld aan wil besteden. Snel
vergeten, dit plaatje!
Violent
Moshground Fanzine (NL)
By Mark Angelraper
Published April 2008, Violent Moshground issue 63
Rating: 80/100
Uit de as van het Braziliaanse
Fornication is deze formatie onstaan. Bulderende US Death Metal. Stilistisch
een band die zeker meetelt in het genre. Leuke dingen en ideeën tussendoor.
By Mac
Published 27 April 2008
Rating: 70/100
Sometimes there is exhilaration in
riding atop an unrelenting wave of extremity, other times it's more akin to
inadvertently sitting on a rusty nail. It's all down to the song writing of
course, get it wrong and it's like watching paint dry, get it right and it's
like watching saints fry. This lot aren't backwards in coming forward when it
comes to making a racket, when FORNICATION were fucked, out of the gashes rose
ANMOD. Intent on tweaking their Death Metal roots, the band strapped on some
Grind, the result being an intense beating of the bonce sufficient to leave you
seeing double. There can be no doubt that the fusion has made for an angrier
beast, when it slips the leash it gets a proper gnash on, the trouble is that
for a significant proportion of this album, it ends up chasing its tail.
“Behold” fulfils its inherent promise, strafing guitar strikes machine gun
through, lopping limbs, the opening riffs blister the flesh with the help of
some abrasive groove, what follows is bleach in the eyes nastiness, catapulted
along by virtue of frantic drumming, especially that poor old snare which
sounds like it's been left out in a hail storm. Most of the other tracks follow
the same form but lack the same impact, in honesty they all sound too similar
though “subtleties” are evident. The prevailing bludgeon of rhythm is all well
and good but it takes the addition of some needling lead accentuation to take
ANMOD nearer to the mark. Though predominantly average, this album is capable
of hitting the spot, there are gushes of red amongst the grey, “Weakness Of The
Will” is a proper fire-starter, it's like your feet are aflame, you get the
blaze and the desperate stamping of trying to put it out. It's hard to fault
ANMOD's sound either, the guitar sounds suitably distorted in acid flecked
fashion, the bass is bold and belligerent, drums clatter like they've been
kicked down the stairs and the vocals deliver up the gruff 'n' growl with
conviction. The title track is another example of what can be achieved when
these elements coincide for maximum effect, there is an urgency about this song
which actually gives substance to the title. Ultimately, a few tracks ensure
that “Monstrosity Per Defectum” is worthy of lending your ears to. It isn't a
must have, but for moments when you just want to melt your ear wax, it'll do.
It's certainly better than watching saints dry.
Heavy Metal Breakdown Webzine (DE, link no longer valid)
By Carsten
Published 29 Apr 2008
Rating: 70/100
Anmod aus Brasilien entstanden aus
den Ex-Mitgliedern von der 1996 gegründeten Formation Fornication die schon 2
Alben veröffentlicht haben. Das Trio hat sich auf ultraderben Geprügel
eingeschossen, wie es kompromissloser kaum sein kann.
Mega-Highspeed-Death-Metal mit ordentlicher Grind-Core Schlagseite zelebriert
man auf ihrem Debüt Album das via Deity Down Records aus den Niederlanden den
Weg nach Europa findet. Alle Zutaten sind vorhanden was man von einen
Death/Grind Album erwarten sollte. Unmenschliche Blast-Ausbrüche, tiefes
Gurgel-Gekotze, schneidendes Riffing was nie und nimmer einen Ansatz von
Melodie zulässt und abgehackte Gitarrenparts wo ausnahmsweise die
Geschwindigkeit mal gedrosselt wird. Die 12 Songs sind alle nahe an Cannibal
Corpse und Suffocation angesiedelt und haben einen räudigen Charme. Was der
Schlagzeuger da aufs Parkett hinlegt ist fast unglaublich, hat der Mensch
mehrere Gliedmassen oder gar Tentakeln? Die Blast-Parts sind auf alle Fälle
schwindelerregend ausgefallen. Soweit also alles im grünen Bereich. Leider sind
viele Riffs lieblos aneinander gereiht und oft chaotisch eingespielt, eine
klare Linie ist fast nicht vorhanden. So sausen die Knüppelorgien einfach so an
einem vorbei und hinterlassen oft keinen bleibenden Eindruck. Da sollte das
Trio mal bei den beiden oben genannten Bands mal ordentlich hinhören wie man
packende Songs schreibt. Der Drummer ist über jeden Zweifel erhaben, leider
klingt der Drumsound wie eine kaputte Blechdose und raubt der Scheibe den
nötigen Kick. Ich denke mal dass hier mal wieder ein zu schmales Budget
aufgefahren wurde. Da kann ich der Band keinen Vorwurf machen. Aber trotz
dieser Kritik sind hier gute Ansätze vorhanden und Fans die es mehr als Extrem
lieben sollten Anmod durchaus antesten. Auf alle Fälle Underground-Stoff der
völlig kommerzfrei ist. Ich hoffe ja auf das nächste Lebenszeichen von Anmod,
denn wenn sie die genannten Kritikpunkte ausmerzen können wird die nächste
Scheibe sicher ein Knaller. Ich gebe trotzdem 7/10 Punkte weil ich auf dem
räudigen kompromisslosen Flair von Anmon stehe!
Thundergod Zine
(BR)
By Cezar Augusto
Published 29 April 2008
Rating: n/a
Das cinzas do Fornication (nascida
em 1996), importante banda de Death Metal do sul do país, nasce o Anmod após
uma turnę que o Fornication fez em 2004 por 3 meses que passou por 9 países
(Alemanha, França, Holanda, Austria, Italia, Belgica, Eslovenia, Hungria e Rep.
Tcheca). Depois da turnę, Gerson Watanabe (guitarra), Hernan Oliveira
(baixo/vocal) e Johnny R.R. (bateria) decidem sair do Fornication e começam a
compor novas músicas, agora como trio. Mas e o Fornication acabou? Eles
respondem que "Como năo ouvimos notícias do Fornication desde 2005, nossa
conclusăo é que a banda esteja parada desde entăo". Após a apresentaçăo,
vamos ao 1ş álbum do Anmod: Temos um som caótico e nervosamente brutal com
farpas extremas influenciadas tanto pelo Death Metal, como pelo Grindcore,
unindo um arame ao outro e criando uma cerca mortífera com 12 faixas de muita
podreira com desenvolturas extremamente sujas com a velocidade da bateria
massacrante, baixo simploriamente perfurador, guitarras com riffs devastadores
e vocais animalescamente guturais. Em exatos 32 minutos e 14 segundos, os seus
tímpanos serăo alvo de um caos sonoro feito por por um trio experiente no
estilo Death Metal que veio agora com elementos do Grind para deixar o som mais
brutal ainda. Săo as faixas deste 'Full-length':"Serpent-Legged",
"Anmod", "Hung Up at the Pale", "Wretchedness and
Decay", "Outwitted by Redeeming Features", "Behold",
"Absence of an Upper World", "Impending Loss",
"Weakness of Will", "Thoughtlessness", "Weakness of
Will" e "Monstrosity Per Defectum". "Doentes" pelo
Death Metal e Grind, vocęs precisam conhecer esta banda curitibana: Anmod!
By Cristiano 'Frank' Gonçalves
Published 03 May 2008
Rating: n/a
Recebendo o debut da Anmod, uma
surpresa: a banda é nacional, mas o CD é importado e foi lançado por uma
gravadora holandesa. Será isto mais uma prova da falta de apoio de selos
brasileiros ao nosso cenário? Esta pergunta poderá ser respondida em outra
ocasiăo, pois a prioridade neste momento é conhecer e opinar sobre a sonoridade
do trio paranaense. O álbum é aberto com um riff insano, seguido por uma
bateria super veloz, um baixo violento e um vocal gutural. Antes do término do
primeiro minuto, uma imprevisível passagem cadenciada aparece e a voz tende ao
rasgado, deixando a música mais interessante. "Anmod" é uma
introduçăo obscura para "Hung Up At The Pale", que fortalece nossa
primeira impressăo, confirmada nas faixas seguintes. A proposta é fazer Death
Metal com pitadas de Grind, gerando composiçőes dinâmicas, brutais e caóticas.
Os integrantes sabem dosar as passagens rápidas e retas com as cadenciadas e
quebradas, mostrando competęncia, técnica e criatividade incontestável, além do
bom gosto para escolha de timbres, principalmente do baixo. Năo compensa perder
o tempo do leitor com palavras que nada dizem, é mais prático afirmar que
"Monstrosity Per Defectum" é um álbum empolgante e com identidade,
que acertará com precisăo os ouvidos de apreciadores de nomes como Cannibal
Corpse, Morbid Angel, Napalm Death, Terrorizer e Krisiun.
Negatron Webzine (IT, link no longer valid)
By Marco Ganzerli
Published 07 April 2008
Rating: 70/100
Gli Anmod nascono dalle ceneri della
band Fornication con lo scopo di proporre qualcosa di nuovo e diverso dal sound
della band precedente. Infatti, i tre carioca hanno cambiato totalmente
direzione e hanno cosě deciso di imboccare la strada del death/grind (a mio
avviso piů grind che death), mostrandoci ora, con la loro prima uscita
intitolata “Monstrosity Per Defectum”, le loro nuove idee e ispirazioni. Il
disco in questione č composto da dodici tracce di death grind oltremodo
spastico, violento e pieno di rabbia omicida. A dire il vero, nonostante le
loro sbandierate influenze death, in questo album non si vede molto di piů che
un mero disco di grind core, che nel suo intero non riesce per niente a essere
convincente. Il cantato non č né un growl e nemmeno uno scream, bensě un urlato
quasi hard-core che non riesce a incastrarsi a dovere nello sfondo musicale e,
se vogliamo dirla tutta, si ha sovente la sensazione che il vocalist Hernan si
trovi nella band sbagliata. I riffs sono precisi e ben realizzati, ma mancano
di originalitŕ e incisivitŕ. Il drumming invece, risulta ben strutturato,
suonato con perizia, cosě come azzeccata e buona č la scelta dei suoni, che
nell'intero cd sono molto ben definiti e piacevoli. Inoltre questo esordio dei
brasiliani si vanta di un'ottima produzione che risulta limpida, aggressiva e
conferisce al lavoro la giusta dose di grinta. Un album insomma, che potrebbe
piacere ai fans accaniti del genere, tuttavia č consigliabile in ogni caso
prendersi tutto il tempo necessario e dargli un ascolto prima di procedere
all’acquisto.
By Kristoffer
Published 07 May 2008
Rating: 70/100
Cheeses, there’s not a second on
Monstrosity per defectum that’s not jam-packed with brutality and intensity.
Right from the get go, the technical riffing sets in, speeding up and slowing
down again before you’ve even realized the album’s started. It’s filled with
tempo changes back and forth, and the chugging breakdowns and frantic drumming
sometimes gets me thinking of hardcore. Although the end result is fairly
similar to American bands such as Pustulated and Dripping. So this is seriously
brutal blasting death metal, just flavored with some grindcore and a touch of
hardcore. The chainsaw guitars can be raging forth in blazing speed, all while
the bass is churning and pummeling, and with the drumming tempo switching back
and forth. There can be like three different speeds all at the same time, and
they make it work. Hernan is growling his lungs out, occasionally turning into
desperate shrieks. The sound is chunky and thick, letting all instruments take
its toll on your ears. There’s nothing to complain about with this
tight-as-hell album.
Supreme Brutality Webzine (SE)
By PSL
Published 06 May 2008
Rating: 60/100
At first I took Anmod to be just
another Brazilian band in the vein of Krisiun and those similar, but after a
while this immediate notion prove not to be very fitting. The trio do have many
things in common with Krisiun, but there's just much more to the music than
that. Anmod mix death metal and grind. The songs are mostly immensely fast, but
the three Brazilians combine this with slower and more versatile things as
well. This benefit the music a lot and overall makes Monstrosity Per Defectum a
vibrant and enjoyable effort. The music is tightly and brutal played. Most of
the songs stay under three minutes which seem very fitting. Even though the
trio doesn't come up with something different on Monstrosity Per Defectum the
band still have made a convincing statement with this potent debut.
Metalglory Webzine (DE)
By CrEEpYBaStArD
Published 07 May 2008
Rating: 55/100
Diese Band entstand 2005 aus den
Überresten von Fornication, welches eine bekannte Band seit den mittleren 90ern
war. Nach einer ellenlangen Tour im Jahre 2004 entschlossen sich die Jungs die Band
aufzulösen und unter dem Namen ANMOD brandneue Songs zu schreiben. Der Stil von
ANMOD hat nicht mehr sooo viel mit Fornication zu tun. Konzentrierte man sich
damals auf schicken kompromisslosen Death Metal, so hat man mit dem neuen
Projekt eine Mischung aus Grind und Death Elementen. Schöne Grooves werden
hauptsächlich von brutalen Schlägereien unterbrochen die sich mit den
genretypischen Themen wie Gier, Hass, Wut, Gewalt, Leid, Chaos,...
beschäftigen. Die Produktion ist meiner Meinung nach leider nicht so gut
gelungen, da man beim Drumsound etwas gewählt hat, was sich nur nach Plastik
anhört. Man kommt selbst als Laie warscheinlich nicht darum herum zu denken,
dass es sich um ein PC Schlagzeug handelt. Und selbst als Musiker kann man
dieses Geklapper nicht wirklich einordnen. Trigger oder Plasik ? Naja abgesehen
von diesem wirklich großen Defizit ist die Scheibe letztendlich doch ziemlich
geil geworden. Der Gitarrensound und die Vocals hauen einem schön auf die Omme
und auch sonst wird an Brutalität nicht wirklich gegeizt. Fazit: Eine gut
produzierte Mittelklassescheibe, die mit verschiedenen Änderungen durchaus das
Potential auf mehr hätte. Anspieltipps gibts dieses Mal keine, da die Songs
sich alle in einem Teich bewegen der teilweise so undurchsichtig ist, dass man
nicht einmal bemerke, wenn das Album aus sich wiederholenden 3 Tracks bestehen
würde.
Black Dawn Zine (ES, link no longer valid)
By Goregrinder
Published 15 May 2008
Rating: 90/100
Cuando nada más leer en la
biografía de esta banda brasileńa, que fue formada por dos ex miembros de los
desaparecidos a mi pesar Fornication me quede un poco parado la verdad, pensaba
que al desaparecer no seguirían algunos de sus miembros en la música o harían
música muy diferente y vaya que siguen igual de burros, hasta creo que mas aun
sabiendo que esta banda es una continuación de Fornication ya que se escindió
en 2005. Lo que encontramos en este “Monstrosity Per Defectum” tiene aires a
los de su anterior banda pero es mas estructurado y sin sonar tan caóticos (en
el buen sentido) con influencias del grindcore mas retorcido, con un enfoque
mas actual con algún toque a lo Hate Eternal. Para los fans de Fornication no
esperéis encontrar aquí un “Unleashed Wrath”, esto es totalmente diferente, sin
tanta rapidez pero igual menos es mas en este caso ya que la contundencia es
mas palpable a cada minuto del disco que por cierto, dura no poco mas de media
hora, cortito si pero aunque te lo oigas mas de 5 veces seguidas seguirá
enganchándote. Este trío nos muestra lo que brasil nos lleva mostrando durante
unos cuantos ańos, con bandas tales como los renombrados Krisiun, Sepultura (en
sus mejores tiempos), los thrashers Scars… por nombrar así los que me vienen a
la cabeza ahora mismo, así que imaginad si los meto en ese saco como serán. Lo
que me gusta de oir trabajos como este es lo fresco que suena, aunque parezca
mentira que en los tiempos que corren esto sea así con tanto slamming brutal
death repetido a la enésima potencia, originalidad como que falta por no decir
que no hay, clonando y clonando menos mal que estos brasileńos se salen de lo
normal, sonando actuales pero sin copiar, con un sonido pesado, brutal y en
ocasiones realmente técnico. Desglosando es primer trabajo en el que no hay un
minuto de descanso encontramos una estructura homogénea, los temas no suenan
para nada lineales con el justo grado de rapidez, el registro vocal es variado
desde el mas grave al casi grindcore, pero en general usa mas el primero, el
segundo es mas a las partes mas locas de los temas. La base rítmica es
martilleante sin cesar un momento, pero aun sonando así de vez encuando
encontramos algún ritmo mas lento en forma de medios tiempos, pero breves todo
sea dicho, sin olvidar las seis cuerdas de Gerson, un no parar de destrozar el
mástil y la velocidad que pilla, inhumana. Destaco el tema que abre
“Serpent-Legged” además de “Weakness of Hill”, dos temas bastante diferentes ya
que el primero es mas directo lo que el segundo lo es menos, hay mas prioridad
a la guitarra en el segundo, con riffs mas trabajados y una estructura mas
alargada, lo que el primero es puro macarrismo, sin un medio tiempo casi, una
gozada. Otros brasileńos que ańadir a la ya larga lista de grandes del Death
Metal, si siguen saliendo bandas así por que que no decaiga.
By Aym
Published 17 May 2008
Rating: 3.5/6
Il y a 3 ans et aprčs deux albums,
trois p'tits gars du combo brésilien Fornication se sont dit: "marre de
faire du death, allons faire notre propre groupe de grind/death". Le
résultat s'appelle Anmod, ou quand Dying Fetus rencontre Severe Torture. 32
minutes de batterie sur le temps, 90% de blasts plus ou moins rapides et
surtout plus ou moins précis. Les morceaux sont construits de maničre assez
névrosée, beaucoup de plans, beaucoup de tempi, beaucoup de mini-accélérations
un peu ŕ la Circle Of Dead Children. En ce qui concerne le son tout comme la
moitié des riffs, Dying Fetus est décidément ŕ l'honneur ŕ grands coups de
bastonnade batteriesque avec une caisse claire plus tendue qu'un lycéen
boutonneux attendant l'oral du bac français et des motifs "random note-ŕ-note".
Le chant est assez classique aussi, guttural sans ętre porcin mais d'une
maničre générale les compos manquent de point de repčre, d'ingéniosité. Y a pas
grand chose ŕ dire d'autre, Monstrosity Per Defectum est efficace par moments
avec un ou deux riffs qui sortent de l'ordinaire et une certaine maîtrise de la
bastonnade, mais rien de bien folichon d'une maničre générale. On s'ennuie
assez vite. Disons 3,5.
Hell Is Open Webzine (DE)
By Stalinorgeler
Published 25 May 2008
Rating: 70/100
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
sichern Sie Ihr Gepäck, nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze ein und stellen Sie das Rauchen ein.
Zu Ihrer Rechten und Linken sehen Sie die Notausgänge. Doch die werden Ihnen
nichts nutzen. Sind zugeschweißt. Falls Sie auf die Idee kommen, die Notbremse
ziehen zu wollen, versuchen Sie es erst gar nicht, die Hebel sind nur
Attrappen. Wir fordern Sie höflichst auf, die Sitze in eine aufrechte Position
zu bringen. Wir werden jetzt die Reise in den eternalen Abyss mit höllischer
Geschwindigkeit antreten. Für alle, die sich für die Technik interessieren,
unser Zug wird von einer kleinen schwarzen Dampflok mit dem Namen Anmod,
Baureihe 666, gezogen, welche eine Weiterentwicklung des Modells Fornication,
Baujahr 1996, ist. Diese wird jetzt beschleunigen, bis ihre Treib- und
Kolbenstangen rot zu glühen beginnen. Von der ersten bis zur letzten Sekunde
überrollen einen die Brasilianer Anmod mit ihrem Death-Grind-Output Monstrosity
Per Defectum schier. Knüppel aus dem Sack wäre untertrieben. Drummer Johnny
R.R. blastet, als gäbe es kein Morgen mehr. Die Jungs um Gitarrist Gerson
Watanbe gehen dabei so schnell zu Werke, dass selten eine der zwölf Hackorgien
die 3-Minuten-Marke sprengt und das ganze Massaker ist nach gut einer halben
Stunde durchgeführt, ständig auf dem schmalen Grat zwischen geil, Monotonie
durch Aggressivität und Langeweile. Die Brasilianer agieren dabei sehr
riffbetont, nicht mal im Ansatz ist eine Solostruktur zu erkennen und die
Gitarre hört sich des öfteren an wie ein Schwarm aufgebrachter Hornissen, der
attackiert. Und wenn man dann zerstochen am Boden liegt, kommen Anmod mal kurz
im Panzerformat bedächtig angerollt und drehen 'ne Ehrenrunde über deinem
Kadaver. Das Bassgeschütz, bedient von Sänger Hernan Oliveira, schnärrt
wunderbar in bester Death-Metal-Manier mit viel Attack einher. Ich liebe diesen
Basssound. Oliveira gibt dabei entweder Schreilaute von sich wie ein
tollwütiger Dobermann, dem man zusätzlich XTC ins Chappi gemischt hat, röchelt
und grunzt sich einen ab oder manchmal sind die Stimmen auch gedoppelt mit
Screams und Grunts wie etwa in "Hung up at the Pale". Der Treibstoff,
mit dem unsere Anmod dabei vorwärts kommt, basiert im Prinzip auf der
US-Death-Variante, wie sie auch Cannibal Corpse und Konsorten zocken, jedoch
technisch nicht ganz so verspielt und natürlich grindiger. Einzelne Songs
hervorzuheben, wäre an dieser Stelle so sinnlos wie der Versuch, 'ne Leiche zu
schwängern, da die ganze Chose schon ziemlich gleichmäßig aus den Boxen
kreischt. An der Produktion ist spontan nichts auszusetzen, bis auf die
Tatsache, dass die Snare ein bisschen dominant und blechern klingt und der Rest
der Drums im Soundinferno der Blastbeats etwas untergeht. Mal ganz ehrlich,
nach etwas über einer halben Stunde ist die Zugfahrt dann auch schon beendet
und ich bin nicht mal richtig sauer drum. Das ist Musik, mit der man einen
Nichtmetaller niemals überzeugen wird können, dass es im Metal auch mal
hörenswerte Melodien gibt. Und wenn ich mir die Moshpits vor meinem geistigen
Auge vorstelle, die live bei dieser Art von Metal wohl entstehen müssen, dann
können die Mosher auch froh sein, wenn der Gig in derselben Geschwindigkeit
absolviert wird wie die Platte, denn die Mugge verleitet zur Dauerkanonade im
Rumschubsen und Ellbogen-Verteilen. Pure Aggression…, ihr habt's nicht anders
gewollt! Fazit: Der Exotenbonus, den Bands aus Südamerika früher oft genossen
haben (Sepultura, Sarcofago und Konsorten), greift heute ja wohl nicht mehr so
recht und so behaupte ich einfach mal, dass Anmod ein nettes, solides und
handwerklich zufriedenstellendes Album eingespielt haben, für das ich
persönlich allerdings keinen Pfifferling ausgeben würde. Aber für Leute, die
ständig auf der Überholspur unterwegs sind, alles aus dieser Sparte haben
müssen und sich zu grindigem Death für 'ne knappe halbe Stunde gerne die Rübe
abschrauben, ist das Material der Brasilianer durchaus mal ein Reinhören wert.
By Steph
Published May 2008
Rating: n/a
Damn, this three-piece from Brazil
don't know how to spell the word subtelty ! Their own brand of brutal death
metal possess a strong grindcore edge that might please most fans of hyperblast
insanity… If technique never sound weak (drumming is really sick!!!), if the
sound even let you distinguish the nice bass guitar work, I have to admit the
32 minutes of "Monstrosity Per Defectum" sounded like a rather long
and painful experience to my ears. The lack of breaks or slightest form of
melody do have their share of responsability, but mainly vocals turn out to be the
weak point here. Too raw and monotonous. Globally, Anmod show how brutal and
technical a three-piece may sound, but they should slow down sometimes and
include some variation if they wanna really impress a large amount of
listeners.
Heavy Metal Webzine (IT)
By Maurizio ‘Trevor’ Gabelli
Published 06 May 2008
Rating: 2/5
Un CD semplicemente piatto,
Scontato e ripetitivo. In poche parole il primo album su lunga distanza dei brasiliani
Anmod, giŕ Fornication in passato. Gli intenti iniziali, suonare veloce e
incazzati, sono rispettati in pieno ma la qualitŕ intrinseca del lavoro inizia
a vacillare giŕ dopo un paio di ascolti esplorativi. Il loro č un death metal
old school influenzato da pesanti incursioni grind e da qualche lieve puntatina
in campo brutal, dove il mostruoso Johnny R.R. trova la sua dimensione ideale
dietro le pelli. Il resto lo fanno delle vocals sgraziatamente cavernose e un
songwriting di una personalitŕ di fondo prossima allo zero, in cui si citano
sempre le stesse compagini di riferimento (early Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death,
Deicide…) e non si intraprendono mai soluzioni piů ricercate o variegate.
‘Monstrosity Per Defectum’ ci presenta dunque tutti i limiti di una compagine
che sa solo pestare come un’ossessa, vincolata a un modo di suonare grind death
che non impressiona piů nessuno e soprattutto annoia sin dai primi ascolti.
Evitabilissimo…
Blackfuel Webzine (NL)
By Gerco Zwiers
Published 28 May 2008
Rating: 63/100
Na oprichting in 2005 levert het
Braziliaanse death metaltrio Anmod met ‘Monstrosity Per Defectum’ zijn eerste full-length
af. In de tien tracks die deze plaat rijk is, wordt een bijzonder druk en
hoekig death metalgeluid ontvouwen, waar maar moeilijk vat op te krijgen is.
Voornaamste reden hiervoor is een gebrek aan samenhang waar het werk van Anmod
mee te kampen heeft. Hoewel de heren er de gehele rit lustig op los rammen en
blasten, komt het nog te vaak voor dat er flink langs elkaar heen wordt
gespeeld. Met als gevolg dat ‘Monstrosity Per Defectum’ op veel momenten
overkomt als een welhaast willekeurige aaneenschakeling van hakkende riffs,
vlotte blasts en woeste grunts die maar met moeite blijft hangen. Op het
productionele vlak zijn er ook wel de nodige verbeterpunten aan te wijzen, maar
als je ‘t mij vraagt, zou Anmod er vooral goed aan doen een stel vette kop-en-staart-songs
in elkaar te draaien en het over een jaar gewoon nog eens te proberen.
By Mark Lennard
Published 20 May 2008
Rating: 60/100
“Promising brutality but too much of the same”
Formed in 2005 after three members
(guitarist Gerson Watanabe, drummer Johnny R.R. and bassist/vocalist Hernan
Oliveira) of Brazilian death metal band Fornication gave the others the shaft
(get it, comedy gold) and went out on their own. Keeping on the death metal
path, but incorporating more brutal grind elements, the trio created new band
Anmod and in 2007 recorded their debut album Monstrosity Per Defectum.
Immediate impressions of Anmod are tainted by the age old curse faced by many
bands with small budgets, the mix. The drums are near on drum machine sounding
(though Johnny R.R. is obviously a really good extreme drummer) with the kick
drum sporting an awkward trigger sound along with the snare. The guitars and
bass are often muddy, suffering lost clarity amid the chaos. Hernan’s vocals
however are pretty cool and he has a small, but demonic range of growls and
snarls. After listening to the whole album a number of times I really think
that with more riff hooks and death metal grooves, and obviously better
production values, Anmod could evolve into a name to watch. Opener
Serpent-Legged wasn’t really the best choice for first track as it’s fairly
forgettable. Strangely, second track Anmod is an intro-like breather that
really should have been sequenced as the opener. Hung Up At The Pale and
Wretchedness And Decay sport some interesting intricate riffing, but sound
rather similar to each other. Highlight tracks Outwitted By Redeeming Features,
Behold, Impending Loss, Thoughtlessness and Surcease all feature riffs with
brief hooks, helping them stand out from the rest, but still suffer from a
tendency to be repetitive in structure. Quite often you can predict what’s
coming up next and this wears a little thin as the album goes on, and although
I found the tracks toward the latter end of the album to be better written,
they were still predictable. Brutal for brutal sake I guess you could say.
Enjoyable, just not memorable. Anmod are good, but need to streamline and
pepper their tunes with the hooks and big death metal grooves they keep
threatening to drop during the album, but only tease us with. Brazil has had a
number of bands vying for the limelight recently, many seemingly untainted by the
changing trends of the metal world, and I honestly think Anmod can rise above
the misgivings I pointed out here to be one of the ones to watch. Bring it on
guys!
Metalstorm
Webzine (EE)
By Herzebeth
Published 22 May 2008
Rating: 70/100
Anmod is a Brutal Death Metal band
from Brazil, they actually joined forces after their last leader (The vocalist
of Fornication) decided it was best to create a loser solo project and kicked
everyone on the face...thus making him look oddly out of place and he ended up
doing nothing whatsoever. Anyway, the guys from Anmod did do something to keep
the brutality going, and so, after some years of gatherig their mojos together,
they released this debut album via Deity Down Records. So what do we have here?
"Monstrosity Per Defectum" is an orgy of chugging sounds with non
stop shredding, basically this is a brutal album for brutal fans, the trick
here is that this is not nearly as brutal as Deeds Of Flesh it's not as
technical as Suffocation and it's way heavier than basic Death Metal, so we're
talking of a totally different line here; in the end is a very refreshing
experience and keeps the listener entertained until the last minute, songs like
"Surcease", "Hung Up At The Pale" and "Behold"
act like uppers and are placed in strategical spots so the volume keeps going
up instead of down. Unfortunately the vocals didn't grow on me, not even a
little bit, it's a sad mix between fruity Glen Benton and irregular burping,
I'm not bashing the band here people, I guess I'm actually recommending them to
get a separate vocalist, a quartet always brings good luck to any band believe
me...and the present throat sounds are really that unpleasant, obviously this
is present throughout the whole album, so this specific feature is very hard to
digest to be perfectly honest. Well, this is a very good effort, the music
per-se is quite interesting, the production is clean, the artwork gives me the
creeps and the drummer has a great lumberjack beard, so what else can you ask
for? Nothing I know...So if you are bored of your Brutal collection and your
money is falling out of your pockets, give this a try...one way or another it
will blow your brains out... Best Tracks: "Hung Up At The Pale",
"Behold".
Real Rock Radio (NL)
By Tristan Sievers
Published 01 July 2008
Rating: n/a
De Braziliaanse band Anmod, opgericht
in 2005 door enkele ex-leden van de band Fornication, presenteert met
"Monstrosity Per Defactum" haar debuutalbum. Het album is uitgebracht
door het uit Nederland afkomstige "Deity Down Records". Anmod brengt
ons met "Monstrosity Per Defactum" een dik half uur aan grindcore. De
cd bevat twaalf nummers waarin onvervalste en brute grindcore ten gehore wordt
gebracht. De gemiddelde duur van de nummers ligt in de meeste gevallen onder de
drie minuten. Hoewel de cd alle elementen bevat die je van een goede
grindcore-act mag verwachten (denk aan grunts, supersnelle blastbeats, een
pompende bas en vette gitaarriffs), voegt het niet echt iets toe aan de
bestaande grindcorescene. Natuurlijk heeft deze cd af en toe zijn momenten.
Hier en daar zijn bijvoorbeeld technische drumfills te horen en aan agressie en
snelheid ontbreekt het zeer zeker niet. Echter, door het grotendeels ontbreken
van echte afwisseling, doordachte composities en tempowisselingen is deze cd
eentonig en voorspelbaar van aard. Ook de muur van geluid die op je afkomt,
gaat op den duur vervelen. Een vreemde eend in de bijt is het nummer
"Anmod", waarin 42 seconden lang grunts, screams en lawaai is te
horen. Het nut van dit nummer ontgaat me eerlijk gezegd een beetje. Al met al
blinkt deze cd uit in middelmatigheid en had het wat mij betreft wel wat
gevarieerder gemogen. Nadat het zoveelste nummer uit je speakers blaast, heb ik
niet het gevoel dat er iets van de muziek bij me is blijven hangen. Het maakt
niet de energie in me los die ik bij een goede cd wel ervaar. Het debuut van
Anmod is kortom niet slecht, maar ook niet briljant.
Femforgacs Webzine (HU)
By haragSICK
Published 04 July 2008
Rating 77/100
Megszokhattuk már, hogy
Brazíliából minőségi csapatok kerülnek ki a súlyosabb zenék minden szférájából
a HC-től egészen a grind és gore betegségig. Most ismerkedjünk meg a Lethal
Conflict jóvoltából egy fiatal curitibai brigáddal. Az Anmod 2005-ben alakult,
de valójában sokkal régebb óta aprítják a belsőséget, hajdanán még Fornication
néven. A mai három tagot számoló formáció igazából az előbb említett csapat
újraalakult leszármazottja, talán ezért is használják ennyire masszívan a
hangszereket, hiszen így számolva már 12 év van mögöttük s talán éppen ezért
volt rá lehetőség, hogy mindenfajta felvezetés-bemelegítés nélkül (split,
promó, demó és EP nélkül) megbízzon bennük a Deity Down Records és kapásból az
első nagylemezzel indíthattak a brazil srácok. Zeneileg a szuggesztív brutal
death metal, minimális gore fertőzte grindcore csépelést kapjuk, tehát a
pengeszántós – hátul apu kisműhelyében macskát és tyúkot nyúzok meg, mert kezdő
boncsegédnek neveztem ki magam arcoknak lehet egykönnyen favoritjuk... Ilyesmi
zenéken nőttem fel, s mind a mai napig a grindcore egyik vezető műfajom,
melynek rombolásában szívesen veszek el, hogy aztán a pusztulás megmaradt
martalékaiból egy üveg tartalmával leöblítve összeszedjem magam egy újabb
napra. S mégis, valahogy a brazil hármas zenéje nekem túl értelmetlenek és
túlságosan is durvának tűnik, mintha Johnny R.R. nem élő dobos lenne, hanem egy
rohadt gép, ettől függetlenül akadnak lassabb, vagy jobban átérezhető részek,
de az alapvető vonal az ütlegelő pergő és a szaggató riffek, melyek valahogy
soha se akarnak valósan összeállni. Hallhatunk olyan kiállásokat, amelyekkel
hajdanán méltón szerzett hírnevet a Cannibal Corpse. A gitárok, mint valami
emberfeletti láncfűrész az oldalunkba mar és sebességgel és erővel megrántva
hihetetlen gyorsan megcsupaszítja kalcium és magnézium préselte csontjainkat az
inak burkától. Ez egy tömegmészárlás, technikailag amúgy nagyon jók, és a dalok
komplex szerkezetére is fény derül, amikor néhol kiállásokat, vagy
belassulásokat kapunk – a hangzás jó, ám ennek ellenére összességében így is
egy értelmetlen csörtetést kapunk, amiben se lélek, se test, csak rombolás és
szaggató pattogás (a pergők hangja egyenesen idegesítő és ugyanez mondható el
Hernan Oliveira orgánumáról is). Nem nagyon akarom őket hasonlítani egy
csapathoz se, mert a minőségi gorecore-ok mások, az átlagosan felfogott brutal
death metalnál durvább, míg a grindcore csak tényező, de nem alapkoncepció. Ha
zenekar neveket írnék, hogy beállítsam pár pillér közé akkor vagy pejoratívan
determinálnám (mert szintén súlyos, de ennél értelmetlenebb és tudás terén is
gyengébb kis csapatokhoz hasonlítanám) vagy felmagasztalnám (hiszen nagy nevek
merülnének fel, melyekkel szemben pedig nem állná meg valósan helyét az Anmod).
Tehát marad a nagy semmi, ami akkor következik le, mikor a brazil fiúk az
utolsó végtagot is ledarálták és a semmibe vész ez az öncsonkító több mint fél
óra, a maga 12 db kicsorbult szikéjével együtt.
Alternative Zine (IL)
By Alon Miasnikov
Published 12 July 2008
Rating: n/a
Brazil's Anmod are the remnants of
another, older band – Fornication, under which they releases 2 albums before
splitting up, leading to the birth of this death-grind monster. Now, Brazil is
well-known for some extreme metal bands, with Krisiun being already a
house-hold name worldwide, and it sure seems Anmod are taking a similar path –
relentless, merciless death/grind that hammers without pause or respite. From
the opener, "Serpent-legged", it seems these guys are in for the
kill; the drumming is inhuman, the growls are low-toned and vicious, and the
guitar riffs twist and turn in complex circles that have nothing to do with
more melodic and catchy death metal their European counterparts create. This is
a difficult album, no doubt about it. It's quite complex, the songs go through
multiple rhythm changes and there are no discernible hooks. They play well, and
are technically proficient, but it still feels hard-to-swallow and quite
colorless – this is brutal for the most hardcore brutal fans, into the music
from a technical aggressive point of view – as such, it fits perfectly.
By Verrottuh
Published 02 August 2008
Rating: 60/100
On a yearly base bands fade away
and spin back into a new form. Mainly for the reason that the music changed and
that has nothing to do with what they once where doing. This is the same deal
with Anmod which comes out of the ashes of the Brazilian band ‘Fornication’.
Only the music just made not a big change. Where ‘Fornication’ just played
death metal, now they play death metal with more grind influences. Almost the
entire time they play in the fifth gear with almost no room for any nuances.
That’s why I can’t get a good grip on the album. It rages on and on with
constant blastbeats accompanied by not very exciting riffs and the monotonous
grunt. Anmod has tons of aggression, brutality and speed and that is something
I can definitely appreciate but using only those doesn’t make an album good. I
also have to say that there are a lot bands that sound a lot worse than this
but it seems that they didn’t had a lot of inspiration putting in some
variation in the songs. Which causes the effect, that it goes in one ear and
out the other. In conclusion: It isn’t all bad but the lack of variation kills
this album.
Brutalism Radio & Webzine (NL, link no longer valid)
By Unknown
Published August 2008
Rating: n/a
Once there was a band in sunny
Brazil that listened to the name Fornication. Fornication was a brutal death
metal band that released 2 full lengths before they quit in 2004. But right
after that three members made a start with a new band called Anmod. Anmod
continues the battle with brutal death and also some grind edges. Deep growling
vocals with minor variation and guitars that keep shredding. The stunning drums
are short hacking and doing grind blast beats. And of course the bass is there
with some heavy picks. The tunes hide melody but you have to listen closely as
the structure of the songs is laying in the same line. But the purpose of this
album is to make you gasp for air. All together Anmod is showing off with sheer
brutality, precisement and passion. Ingredients that we all know from South
American extreme acts and Anmod is one of the leaders. And the production of
this disc is very good so with the clear and brute sound you can't go wrong.
Rock Serbia Webzine (RS)
By Branimir Bane Lockner
Published 26 September 2008
Rating: 75/100
Tokom 2005-e godine formiran je
sastav Anmod na pepelu afirmisanog akta Fornication, koji je tokom delovanja od
1996-e godine objavio 2 albuma, i imao jednu uspesnu turneju po Evropi. Anmod
su svoje aktuelno debi izdanje objavili za holandsku kucu "Deity Down
Records". Deluju u postavi tria, a njihov izraz bi se mogao okarakterisati
kao izrazito brutalna varijanta death metala sa jasnim grind dodacima. Na
albumu se naslo 12 numera, uglavnom koncepcijski realizovanih na istovetan
nacin, a uticaji death pravca iz 90-tih godina su jednako primetni kao i uplivi
novijih tendencija. Album je na momente preproduciran, sto narocito vazi za
tretiranje bubnjeva, koje je miksano tako da na pojedinim delovima zvuci jace
od gitare i basa. Numere su "otprasene" u veoma brzom tempu, a
pomenuta brutalnost prati kompletan materijal bez izuzetka. Sama atmosfera koju
nude postavljene teme, ne ostavlja prostora za preterana razmisljanja, te ako
ste pristalica onoga sto rade bendovi kao sto su Disgorge ili Deeds Of Flesh, u
pristupu Anmoda naci cete dovoljno razloga za uzitak.
Ancient Ceremonies Magazine (PT, link no longer valid)
By Simon Thibaudeau
Published Ancient Ceremonies, issue 15, page 71
Rating: 30/100
Brazilian bands have always had a
sweet spot in my heart because of the quality of stuff they did for a long
time. And now come Anmod trying to throw all that goodwill away for one really
bad deathgrind album that will not stay with me long enough to make a
difference. First of all, one thing I keep repeating over and over and I will
keep on repeating until I stop hearing that crap: People, stop triggering your
whole drum. I know it is convenient and it helps fixing shit in Pro-Tools but
it sounds like somebody that doesn’t know how to operate a drum machine. When
your snare sounds like a sound out of the Microsoft Windows bank of sound, you
know you have a problem. Anmod’s drums sound like an MPC 2000 operated by an
idiot, I just can’t listen to it without cringing. The rest of the music is
generic death-grind like you hear every day with a few quirks and some
interesting songwriting ideas. Now if those ideas would be used to back some
good music then they would have shot, but as it stands right now, there is no
way in hell this band is more than a bad attempt. Better luck next time.
Unholy Cult Webzine (USA, link no longer valid)
By Mike Lidia
Published October 2008
Rating: 62/100
Fornication was a band from Brazil
that broke up. Dependent on the number of excellent recordings one has in a
large CD collection, one Fornication LP was worth hearing once every 4 months.
If I was listening to only Brazilian Metal for the weekend then I’d be inclined
to spin the first 3 by Sepultura, the first 2 by Krisiun (They get repetitive
fast), Offal, Lymphatic Phlegm, Rebaelliun, Sarcófago, Lobotomia, Torture
Squad, Ophiolatry, Apokalyptic Raids, Mutilator, the first two from Holocausto,
and GoatPenis, but I’d probably listen to ‘Arise’ before I played
Fornicator. My point is that
Fornicator wasn’t great cause they never stood out from the pack. Then they
turned themselves into a new band. ‘Monstrosity Per Defectum’ is the debut
release from 3 of four members from Fornication in a group called Anmod.
Musically this CD is a hybrid of Anmod’s work in Fornication mixed with the
throat of George “I sing for Cannibal Corpse” Fisher, and some songs, particularly
“Monstrosity per defectum”, sounds like Deeds of Flesh. The music ranges
through various tempos from slightly slow stabbing grinding chugs, to
semi-automatic blasts, and supersonic barrages. Anmod is technical based on
their ability to mulch notes, and changes speeds quicker than a hooker dropping
prices to a John for a handjob, a blow job, a half ‘n’ half, anal, and a
threesome. Guitars fluctuate up and down the fretboard in a sound that reminds
me of the ol’ chainsaw metaphor. Drums blast in some spots, they blast in other
areas, and they fill in gaps with blasts. Sometimes a perfunctory rolls blazes
in, but Anmod is a band that blasts except during necessary chromatic guitar
riffs, therefore, a fill or intrepid cymbal work is pointless. Evidently Anmod
is a Brutal Death Metal band. Clearly they’re intention is to be uber fuckin’
heavy in a relentless musical approach, but they are damned monotonous. Hearing
these guys pound away for 32:16 is like eating a gigantic slab of cheap meat
devoid of spices, dipping sauce, side dishes to kill the lack of variety, or
water to wash the sinewy crud down. I have heard much worse in the Brutal Death
Metal department than ‘Monstrosity Per Defectum’, like Down From the Wound,
Malodorous, and Digested Flesh, but that does not excuse Anmod from being
especially lame, for it is obvious this band has talent. Too bad that from
unending blasts, to rehashed riffage, and copycat vocals, they aspire to be
wholeheartedly below average.
Shapeless Zine (IT)
By Hellvis
Published October 2008
Rating: 75/100
In origine c'erano i Fornication,
ve li ricordate? Ma sě, quella band brasiliana nata nel 1996, e che ha sfornato
negli anni due dischi onesti come "Descendants Of the Degenerated
Race" (2003) e "Unleashed Wrath" (2004)? Bene, proprio dopo la
pubblicazione del secondo album, e dopo un lungo tour in Europa, dei dissidi
interni hanno spinto i Fornication allo scioglimento. I tre membri superstiti,
Gerson Watanabe (chitarra), Hernan Oliveira (basso, voce) e Johnny R.R.
(batteria), hanno quindi cominciato a comporre canzoni nuove, e di lě a poco
ecco che gli Anmod sono venuti alla luce. Ma gli Anmod non sono la nuova
incarnazione dei Fornication. Il passato appartiene al passato, e il trio ha
inserito forti elementi grind all'interno del piů classico stile brutal death.
Ecco dunque una nuova realtŕ, direttamente dal Paranŕ, pronta a stuzzicare i
palati degli amanti della musica piů estrema! "Monstrosity Per
Defectum" č il disco d'esordio degli Anmod, pubblicato dall'etichetta
olandese Deity Down Records. Le registrazioni hanno avuto luogo tra il marzo ed
il luglio del 2007, nello studio Clinica Pro Music di Curitiba. In copertina
campeggia un immagine dai colori grigio argentati, che mescola particolari
inquietanti come una bocca scheletrica, delle zanne, un viso mostruoso.
Insomma, figure da incubo che ben si adattano al titolo. Nel libretto, di otto
facciate, ci sono tutti i testi (di buona fattura, realizzati da Johnny), i
ringraziamenti e le informazioni relative alla registrazione. Una nota ci
informa che la traccia "Anmod" č arricchita dalla voce dell'ospite
Mano Mutilated. Bene, nei trentadue minuti di questo CD, gli Anmod torturano le
nostre orecchie con ben dodici tracce violente e disturbanti. Ed č subito
chiaro che il trio non abbia alcuna voglia di scherzare, o di scendere a
compromessi. Gli Anmod picchiano, fanno male; la loro proposta musicale č
spudoratamente violenta. E tecnica. D'altro canto, ci troviamo di fronte a
musicisti con una grande esperienza, cresciuti con la gavetta nei Fornication,
ma anche prestando servizio in altre band come, ad esempio, Horrific
Disturbance, Flesh Grinder e Hecatomb. Il songwriting mette assieme un po' di
Fornication, un po' di vecchi Cannibal Corpse, un pizzico di Nile, e qualche
spruzzata di gruppi meno noti quali, ad esempio, Dripping, Gorguts, Pustulated
e Depths Of Insanity. Lo stile vocale di Hernan č molto violento, molesto, ma
non č il classico gutturale profondissimo. Le sue tonalitŕ sono naturali, e i
testi sono comprensibilissimi. La sua interpretazione č perfetta, carica di una
rabbia reale che viene comunicata all'ascoltatore in modo convincente.
Chitarra, basso e batteria, invece, sono una macchina infernale, il cui
potenziale č espresso al meglio grazie ad una qualitŕ di registrazione
perfetta. Il suono č potentissimo, e tutti i particolari sono udibili al
meglio. La tecnica dei musicisti č sicura, perfettamente funzionale al genere.
Talvolta, alcuni passaggi sono arditi, ma eseguiti con criterio. Ma la
registrazione ha permesso al gruppo anche di mantenere intatta la sua carica
istintiva: ogni canzone č un vero assalto, e grind/death suonato col cuore e
proposto con furia agli appassionati. E' difficile indicare quali canzoni siano
piů rappresentative. Quelle che mi hanno piů colpito sono state "Weakness
Of Will" (forse perchč ha un riff piů assimilabile di altre), la
title-track e la giŕ citata "Anmod". Ma anche "Thoughtlessness"
non č da meno, ma se mi lasciassi andare alla fine le elencherei tutte. Il
songwriting č molto coeso e coerente, maturo, deciso e adeguato al genere
proposto. Certo, gli Anmod sono un gruppo come tanti altri. Non propongono
nulla di veramente innovativo, nč sono in possesso di un suono inconfondibile.
Ma č veramente difficile riuscire a sfornare qualcosa di unico in ambito
brutal/grind. Una musica cosě intensa ed estrema, se suonata con la volontŕ di
far male, non puň dar spazio a chissŕ quali trovate originali. Perň, gli Anmod
hanno dalla loro un buon songwriting, un'ottima preparazione tecnica ed uno
spiccato senso della professionalitŕ. Giŕ questo, li distingue dall'underground
piů povero di idee e di personalitŕ. In secondo luogo, la nuova vena artistica
non potrŕ che ridare nuova linfa all'ispirazione dei musicisti, e chissŕ che il
prossimo CD non ci lasci a bocca aperta! Ragion per cui, diamo fiducia agli
Anmod, un gruppo comunque molto bravo. Perchč la meritano.
Allmusic Webzine (USA)
By Cosmo Lee
Published 18 November 2008
Rating: 3/5
Anmod's debut is brutal, though
not in the intended way. It's death metal by numbers: blastbeats, tremolo picking,
chugging riffs revolving in odd meters. Suffocation and Cannibal Corpse are
obvious influences. On one hand, the songwriting is efficient, with fat-free
structures and puritanically disciplined performances. On the other hand, the
songs are so streamlined that it's difficult to tell them apart. Solos,
texture, and atmosphere are virtually absent. Sometimes the maze-like riffs
coalesce into catchy, thorny brambles, like in 'Wretchedness and Decay'.
Surprisingly neo-classical figures emerge from 'Weakness of Will'. 'Behold' and
'Impending Loss' transcend finger-twiddling and are genuinely sinuous. But for
the most part, this is one big riff salad. The production enhances the
monotony. It's clean enough, with good separation between instruments (the bass
tone is particularly pleasing). However, the powerless drums sound like a
sewing machine, and the vocals -- a poor man's George 'Corpsegrinder' Fisher --
are mere placeholders. These Brazilians have chops; their imagination needs to
catch up.
Metalstorm Magazine (USA)
By Mad Mike
Published 11 December 2008
Rating: 3.5/5
In all honesty this band really
doesn’t do anything for me. Yeah they’re fast, heavy, have complex stop/start
sections, but to me this is very, very bland. The drums are fast, but have that
typewriter sound to them that after an hour of listening just makes them seem
boring. A lot of the riffing tends to be samey from song to song. Too much drum
triggering for my taste. The vocals are the usual throaty growl, but since the
songs tend move at pretty much the same pace as each other everything just
seems to go by in a blur. It just seems a bit directionless to me. If you are a
die-hard must have everything Death Metal fiend, then this album is for you.
For those of you who are more fickle take a listen, if you like it or don’t
like it, that is up to you.
Heathen Harvest Webzine (USA)
By Sage
Published 02 April 2009
Rating: n/a
Anmod is a band that many may
already be fairly familiar with, however under a different name. This Brazilian brutal death metal trio got
their start under a different name, Fornication. The band chose to leave singer Eicio behind and as a result
changed names. During their time
as Fornication the band went through numerous line-up changes but managed to
record three demos and two full-length albums, the second of which is when I
first came across them, a 10 track 35 minutes destructive masterpiece called
Unleashed Wrath on Brutalized Records.
Though the band became Anmod in
2005, they more or less disappeared into the shadows for a few years before
re-emerging in 2008 with their first release, Monstrosity per Defectum via
Deity Down Records which is where we're at with them today. Despite the
different vocalist, the sound is largely the same though with a slightly more
industrial sounding feel on the drum kit.
Johnny R.R.'s drumming is still like machine work. Exact, precise, surgical.
The man could give you a heart
transplant in 2 minutes with drum sticks, its that exact. The band is labeled as having more
grind influences than Fornication, which is true, but it still reminds of
industrial death metal more than grind.
Likewise, the guitar work is fairly precise, rivaling the of Vital
Remains on the brutal side, but forever straying away from the melodicism that
Dave Suzuki is known for pushing out.
Brutally, this is one of the best albums to come out in early '08. Lets face it, last year was a slow year
for quality death metal, and while that's not meant to downplay the talent of
the band showcased, in a normal year say 5-10 years ago, this wouldn't have
come close to topping lists.
Regardless, its a fantastic album with a tight sounds and some
machine-like musicianship.
Brazilian Death Metal hasn't really been known for its precision over
its disturbing violent style, but for this release its certainly hit the spot.
This is a key release for Deity Down Records, impressive, especially for a
debut if one was to consider it as such after the demise of Fornication.
Diabolical Conquest Webzine (IN)
By Mike Reeves
Published 06 November 2008
Rating 69/100
This bludgeoning trio with
ex-Hecatomb drummer Johnny may hail from the vicinity of fast-receding
rainforests, but their output is 100% North American styled. They favour the
approach of Deeds of Flesh - choppy palm-muted scattershot chord progressions
conjoined with tremolo-picked dark semi-melody, convoluted fills and clanging
bass. They have the same ultra-compact and tight no-frills sound of that band.
Until Reduced to Ashes, Deeds of Flesh always sounded too abrupt and mechanical
to me; their structures were very labyrinthine and technically intriguing but
the consistency of delivery was detrimental rather than complementary. Some say
that the clinical heaviness was the problem. I would say that the lack of
syncopation was more of an issue. Anmod, like DoF, are a very professional
outfit, but the majority of their material is stultifyingly rigid. What makes
Anmod an improving listen with time is the application of other US Brutal DM
influences. The vocals themselves do not dwell on brutish grunts and can soar
with throaty horror-filled rage as the speed increases, rather like George
Fisher, particularly in his early days in Monstrosity. The latter band is
referenced in the first track somewhat with a spiralling riff that follows a
Cryptopsy blast spasm (in fact, nearly every time Anmod go to hyperspeed they
sound like mid-era Cryptopsy). When the band get more jerky and complex they
can sound a little like Gorguts (rather like Defeated Sanity do). "Hung Up
at the Pale" is the one track that incorporates a more European feel
through a strong riff ripped from Sinister's Hate. It is also this track that
first demonstrates a willingness to adopt a more conventional song structure if
appropriate. "Impending Loss" has a superb ebb-and-flow that darkens
in tone and uses interesting chordal harmony. "Weakness of Will" has
a corruptly majestic fastpicked string-skipping melody and "Surcease"
mixes up pit riffage and savage Hate Eternal staccato. Like Deeds of Flesh,
Anmod show great skill in melting dissimilar riffs into each other. Arguably
they have more intelligent lyrics and potentially more flexibility for the
future. However, until they learn to loosen up more at key moments this will
remain a monotonously tense listening experience. There are promising embryonic
signs of originality but at this point Anmod range from the merely safe/solid
to unspectacularly good. Excitable fans of the entire back-catalogue of Deeds
of Flesh would probably get a lot more out of this than me, it has to be said.
Metalzone
Webzine (GR)
By Efkarpos
Published 23 March 2009
Rating: 85/100
BRASILIAN BRUTALITY
South
America and especially Brasil, is known for the extreme musicians and bands
that always pops out. The last decade more brasilian Metal bands have entered
the music business and started to sell worldwide. From Heavy Metal,Thrash Metal
and Crossover to Brutal Death Metal and Black Metal bands.Bands like Ratos de
Porao, Angra, Sarcofago and Sepultura has shown the way to the earliest bands
that now are being full promoted to Europe and these bands are now folowing the
metal history of Brasil. Bands such as: Andralls, Chaosfear, Krisiun and Anmod.
What? You dont know Anmod? I understand why you dont know them because they are
new. They are not exactly new because these guys used to play in the band
Fornication that split in 2005. After Fornication split, 3 members of them
created a new Grind/Death/Metal band, called Anmod. Now,after 3 years they
managed to sign in Deity Down Records and release their first album, with the
title - Monstrosity per Defectum.
The
album is a mix of Brutal Death, Grindcore Metal with inhuman drumming and raw
brutality above all. In
the steps of their previous band with more Grindcore elements and furious blast
beats. The guitars are very raw and harsh with Death Metal and Grindcore riffs.
The bass plays fast, full distorted with no useless themes. The voice is in
Brutal Death mode with screamings that reminds George - Corpsegrinder- from
Cannibal Corpse. The production is very nice for a Death Metal album, with a
feeling of a deadly rotten sound and a brutal death result. The cover is
walking through Death Metal zones with skulls shown in black and grey.
Anmod are new in town but these 3
deathsters are well trained and full experienced from their previous band,
Fornication. They are making a new begining with adding more Grindcore elements
and raising the level of Brutality with their new ideas and the result is
fantastic!! Raw Brutal Death Metal in your face!! A great debut and a perfect
start for a band. Parana’s (Brasil) metal scene must be very proud.
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