EP Review: Peeling Flesh - PF Radio 2
Reviewed by Patrick O’Reilly
A radio plays as its owner keeps changing channel, tuning the dial to try to find what they want, short bursts of speech and music blur as the dial keeps turning before it eventually settles on a chilled hip hop radio DJ, his voice and background music slowing into a surreal nightmare, as though you had drunk a whole bottle of cough syrup. As the beat continues a new DJ appears and he has a phone in caller who says their piece and then all hell breaks loose.
Welcome to the world of Peeling Flesh, a relative newcomer on the slam scene but one who are making big waves. This new album sees them continuing from where they left off on 2021 debut The G Code.
This album comes as a deranged concept album of sorts, a dive into a twisted radio station whose programming is interrupted with slam metal. Huge riffs abound, deep powerful growls and drums wound so tight they sound like they are going to explode!
Another slow-motion beat hallucination takes place as a mid-album interlude and again at the end to see the album out, these are great and add depth and tone to the record. Some strong support from guest vocalists Jason Frazier from Corpse Pile, Cecilia from Algor Mortis and Kiriakos Destounis of Embryectomy also add variation and mix things up.
My favourite track though has to be ‘Flesh Cathedral’ which opens with gospel choir music before settling into crazed goregrind-esque riffage and a slow beatdown to finish.
So, turn on, tune in and drop out to PF Radio 2 and enjoy some quality slamming as well as a few weird detours!
For fans of – Ingested, Party Cannon, Crepitation, Coprocephalic Mutation
