A remarkably cohesive mix of Dissonant Death Metal, gravelly Grindcore and somehow even thick Blackened Sludge crafted by an up-and-coming squad from Down Under.

After releasing their 2020 self-titled debut EP followed by their 2022 EP Unconsecrated // Ascendancy, Brisbane, Australia-based Sludge/Death Metal band Resin Tomb has perfected their sound for their highly awaited debut full-length album, entitled Cerebral Purgatory, and it’s everything you’ve come to expect from them and more. Recorded and mixed by the band’s own Brendan Auld at Black Blood Audio, mastered by Arthur Rizk, and displaying a fantastic artwork by Mitchell Nolte (who’s by the way responsible for all cover arts for Baest and Werewolves), with layout and graphic design by Mitch Long, the new album by vocalist Matt Budge (Consumed), guitarists Brendan Auld (Descent, Feculent) and Matt Gordon, bassist Mitch Long (Consumed), and drummer Perry Vedelago (Siberian Hell Sounds) is highly recommended for fans of Terra Builder, Replicant, and Vermin Womb, just to name a few, offering our avid ears a remarkably cohesive mix of Dissonant Death Metal, gravelly Grindcore and somehow even thick Blackened Sludge.

The opening tune Dysphoria is absolutely devastating and infernal, not recommended for the lighthearted, with Mitch and Perry generating a venomous wall of sounds with their respective bass and drums; and featuring additional vocals by guest Scott Tabone (Burial Pit), Resin Tomb show no mercy for our damned souls in Flesh Brick, a dissonant, violent onrush of Sludge and Death Metal with hints of Grindcore where the guitars by Brendan and Matt will darkly pierce your mind. Then the metallic, sulfurous bass jabs by Mitch will smash your skull in Scalded, a lecture in brutality and insanity by Resin Tomb that should sound amazing if played live on their shows, whereas the title-track Cerebral Purgatory is another heavy bass-infused tune by the band, with the guitars by Brendan and Matt once again cutting our skin deep (albeit a bit too repetitive).

It’s then time for a dark and sinister composition titled Human Confetti, offering the band’s dissonant sounds while Matt vociferates rabidly until the very last second. Needless to say, this song will darken your thoughts without a shadow of a doubt, followed by Purge Fluid, a disruptive, groovy and melodic chant where their guitars and bass sound absolutely heavy and evil, while Perry keeps hammering his drums in a fusion of classic Death Metal and Experimental Death Metal. Their second to last explosion of madness and heaviness is offered to us all under the name of Concrete Crypt, one of the most devastating songs of the album, if not the most, thanks to the visceral screams by Matt and the always thunderous drums by Perry, flowing into the closing extravaganza titled Putrescence, demolishing everything and everyone that’s still standing after all the violence presented in the album, also showcasing an amazing guitar job done by the band’s axe duo as usual.

If high-quality Death Metal is your cup of tea, then you must spend some time Down Under to enjoy the pulverizing new album by Resin Tomb, which is available for purchase from the band’s own BandCamp page of from the Transcending Obscurity Records’ BandCamp page or webstore as a digipak CD, a gatefold LP, a cassette, or a special CD + shirt combo. Furthermore, don’t forget to also give the guys from Resin Tomb a shout on Facebook and on Instagram, to stream all of their sick creations on Spotify, or simply click HERE for all things Resin Tomb. Cerebral Purgatory is an untamed, noisy beast of death, sludge and doom, positioning the band as one of the must-see acts of the year hands down, consequently leaving us eager for more of their wicked sounds in the coming years.

Best moments of the album: Flesh Brick, Scalded and Concrete Crypt.

Worst moments of the album: Cerebral Purgatory.

Released in 2024 Transcending Obscurity Records

Track listing
1. Dysphoria 2:39
2. Flesh Brick 3:09
3. Scalded 4:20
4. Cerebral Purgatory 4:20
5. Human Confetti 4:20
6. Purge Fluid 3:06
7. Concrete Crypt 2:46
8. Putrescence 4:20

Band members
Matt Budge – vocals
Brendan Auld – guitar
Matt Gordon – guitar
Mitch Long – bass
Perry Vedelago – drums

Guest musician
Scott Tabone – additional vocals on “Flesh Brick”