Missouri-based (USA) CORROSIVE is the latest to receive the Awakening records re-issue treatment. Initially formed in 1991, Corrosive issued just one album, which beautifully persevered in all its ugly glory, the underrated ‘’I’m Bleeding”.
Gloriously raw an unapologetic, the utterly unapologetic throat of Jim Erxleben spews forth the obscenities on ‘’Nick’’, ‘’ No Surprise’’ and the aptly titled ‘’ Skull Fucker’’, whilst musically it carries a strong thrash element with rapid 4/4 beats and some great riffs, ‘’I’m Bleeding’’ is a pure thrash death metal tinged moment complete with a bit of Kerry King inspired madness in the solos.
Originally released in 1994 ‘’ I’m Bleeding’’ is truly a product of its time with hyper-kinetic drumming and bass rhythms. It’s musically demanding yet also purely metal.
The death metal and elements of hardcore were creeping into their predominately thrash-inspired mayhem.
The slow sections are brief, and the fast tempos are manic and also demanding. ‘’ The stop-go antics of the epic ‘’Death Dream “is complemented by the more furious ‘’ Asphyxiated’’.
The tone is dark and unapologetically raw. Faithfully reproduced it captures that kinetic demo quality energy that represents Corrosive without unnecessary polish. Given a lavish booklet and original cover art for fans of the true death metal underground that drove the early nineties, this cannot be overlooked.
CORROSIVE: N/A
Release Year: 2023
Label: Awakening Records
Category: Re-Issue Album
Country: USA
Reviewed by Sparky
