Asocial - House of Gore (1992)

Asocial - House of Gore (1992)

Let's just take some time to appreciate the record title here.

House of Gore

Holy hell, that's a cool as fuck title!

This record came out in 1992. A time when the Swedish death metal scene was probably
thriving. Why mention that, you may ask. Well, because the first two tracks are pretty much...death metal. The third track, one of my personal favorite Discharge tunes Q. And Children A. And Children, is a decent cover. A bit of a strange choice considering their new musical direction, but a welcome one.

At times, this really does sound like a different band. However, how many death metal bands cover
Discharge? And with that said, there is still a respectable amount of D-Beat left. Heck, it's not until a minute into the title track when the death metal riffs are first introduced. So it's not a complete left turn. While House of Gore is a mix between D-Beat and death  metal, Act of Violence is pure death metal, and Q. And Children A. And Children is total D-Beat.

Lyrically, you can expect that this is more gore related than political. Maybe that's why they chose Q. And Children...! 'skin peeled hanging in strips' has always been stamped into my mind since I first heard it. The guitars are meaty and riff-laden, the bass rumbles in the low-frequencies, the vocals are...actually quite hardcore, but to be honest, most Swedish death metal is, and the drums are using a mix of different beats...not just D-Beats i'm afraid!

As a fan of death metal, I think this is a cool record. This is a rad mix of D-Beat and death metal, more bands should do it (or make it more obvious). It would certainly be interesting to know how this record was received though!

To sum this up: rad death metal/D-Beat crossover from Swedecore legends!

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