Olidous Operettas (Vinyl Lp)

County Medical Examiners | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl
• Label: Relapse
• ASIN: B001R675JA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Editorial Reviews

metal / limited colored vinyl of 1000 pressings

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The oddest grind band around., March 30, 2007

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Mike (Here and There) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olidous Operettas (Audio CD)

So I bought this album and the first thing I said when I opened the album was "Man... this stinks!" The packaging was so eloquent that it even includes a CD that smells like rotting meat.

Musically, to say that these guys pay tribute to Carcass is like saying the Pacific Ocean is a body of water. This sounds like an album that could have been released 17 years ago. However, the graininess of the recording just adds to the overall aura you get when listening to this album. There isn't anything completely groundbreaking musically (they'll even tell you themselves they're on Carcass like... um, flies on waste). However, put it all together and you have a band that's overwhelmingly unique.

I think the coolest part is the mystery surrounding a release that's a big tribute to goregrind. I mean, are they really 3 real-life pathologists (the bassist is 62 years old and in a grind group! AWESOME!) putting a professional opinion on the music, or is Relapse fooling us all into thinking that? I don't know for certain, and frankly, I don't want the illusion spoiled. So lets just say that if you like good metal music, consider this a CD to own.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars as close as it gets.., June 7, 2007

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evil.andrew (rhode island) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olidous Operettas (Audio CD)

this album is not much more than a bunch of carcass riffs and rhythms slightly rearranged. that being said, as a huge carcass fan, i've embraced this album as kind of the missing link between "symphonies" and "necroticism" because it's just that good. it's easy to forget that this is actually an original album, solos and all. their 'worship' is dead on, beating out exhumed, impaled, and the rest of those slightly more original bands. i should give this 4 stars because, despite being a great album, it's not entirely original on its own ..but instead i give it 5 because i'm a starving carcass fan! enjoy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars REAL GORE, January 12, 2009

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Raul Sembrano "theory76" (h town tx) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olidous Operettas (Audio CD)

man i just got this cd and its true it does smell like rotting flesh!i,ve been a long time carcass fan and hearing the songs rearanged is very refreshing.if you like grindcore then this is for you.