Carnal Repercussions

Salt the Wound | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 5, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rotten Records
• ASIN: B00120H3RK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,917 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Beginning

2. Better Than This

3. The Conformist

4. We'll Sleep Until Sunset

5. Gloves

6. Gannon

7. A Slight Burning Sensation

8. Peas And Carrots

9. I Swear The Visine Is For My Allergies

10. Carnal Repercussions

11. The End

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sick Stuff......, February 26, 2008

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old boy "Butcher" (Bellflower, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carnal Repercussions (Audio CD)

What a brutal record. Heard about these guys awhile back, decided to check em out. Well worth the 10 bucks i spent on it. A must buy for any death/metal core fan. If you dug job for a cowboy you'll enjoy this. Stay brutal!!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Deathcore by numbers., December 3, 2008

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Aaron Von Raschke - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carnal Repercussions (Audio CD)

If you're not familiar with the Deathcore genre, it's basically a cross between Metalcore (which itself is a hybrid of Metal and Hardcore) and Death Metal. Salt The Wound is a Deathcore band that sticks to the basic sound of the genre: Death Metal vocals (growling and screaming), Metalcore music (not too Technical, lots of tremolo picking, breakdowns, occasional guitar solos), and a vocal technique called "pig squeals" which basically sound exactly like a squealing pig.

Before listening to this album, I was never really familiar with this band and I have to admit I was a sucker for the cool artwork which is usually the case with bands I don't know. I'm also not too familiar with the whole Deathcore genre but am aware of the bands out there that exist. I gave CARNAL REPERCUSSIONS a couple of listens and was impressed at first but upon the second listen found that I got pretty bored with the overall sound. In the world of Metal that's overpopulated by many bands that sound the same, in order for a band to get ANY attention they either have to bring something NEW to the table or completely EXCEL at the sound that they're trying to do, and unfortunately Salt The Wound does neither. The entire album comes off as a by-the-numbers type of sound and creates an overall monotonous feeling.

Overall, the songs sound the same and if you're not paying attention you mat not even realize where one song ends and another begins. The vocalist does a decent job and sounds, at times, like Randy Blythe from Lamb Of God, however the occasional pig squeals became a bit annoying. Musically, the band isn't that bad either. It's a typical Metalcore sound that doesn't really sound inspired and feels lazy. However, I really dig the gang vocals that are in a few songs. Especially the song "Peas And Carrots" that has a cool breakdown at the end, complete with gang vocals AND Death Metal growling over the top of it. It's the only moment in the album that actually stood out. The rest of the album is monotonous and not very exciting.

If Deathcore is your thing then I would definitely recommend this album. But if you're a fan of all kinds of Metal, you may find CARNAL REPERCUSSIONS to be a bit boring. It's heavy and brutal, but too basic in sound to stand out.

2.5 stars

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars blood pumping, December 6, 2008

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Christopher Eklund "the chairman" (fort riley, kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carnal Repercussions (Audio CD)

ok people some understanding has to be made here. pretty much everything has been done, or written already. its not about who has the best drummer, the fastest double kicking, or picking anymore. its not even abotu trying to categorize bands anymore. poeple are too focused on what "genra" a band has to be to listen to them. its about who makes it sound the best. these guys do a pretty damn good job. these guys really like to change the pace alot in each song, which i personally love to hear. there is everything from blasting to crushing breakdowns, then wings right into a sic groove. they mix they're blast beats with kind of a melodic death sound. the vocalist throws his vocals all over even doing pig squeals in the right places. there is a high level of influences in these guys music which you can tell right from the first song, and that keeps you listening in intself. im going on a limb here, but i would consider this a must have album.