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PopMatters
d. 28. Oct. 2014
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Joe Sweeney
d. 28. Oct. 2014
"The band's early triumphs like Slowly We Rot were so compressed to be almost make the bass player expendable. The guitars screeched and clamored like an AM radio transmission from hell; as your eardrums rattled, the walls were closing in. Inked in Blood has a low end to speak of; it's the group's first recording with metal mercenary Terry Butler on bass (Butler played on another Florida thrash masterwork, Death's Leprosy). It's a good move for 2014 Obituary as these songs aren't foaming at the mouth quite like they were 25 years ago, and the (slightly) richer atmosphere goes nicely with the sense of older artists easing back into their well-worn plywood coffins. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is the subject matter. Death, violence, pain, and lies have been this band's bread and butter for a long, long time. That they continue to take inspiration from it all is clearly, and ironically, life sustaining".
Metal injection
d. 10. Nov. 2014
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Nicholas Franco
d. 10. Nov. 2014
"There are some positively shining moments on Inked In Blood - a decent amount of them actually. Unfortunately there are moments where it feels like Obituary are not challenging themselves and simply writing some riffs that feel a bit recycled. The breakneck abandon of Slowly We Rot is long gone, but overall they are still kicking copious amounts of ass, and if down-tuned death metal is your thing, you'll be able to overlook their more pedestrian moments to see the morbid stench of good old Florida death metal at the heart of Obituary's latest album".