Waking The Cadaver – ‘Authority Through Intimidation’ [Album Review]

Back with their first album since returning from hiatus in 2018, New Jersey slammers Waking The Cadaver have described Authority Through Intimidation as “the definitive Waking The Cadaver album.” Promising to deliver the slamming gore groove that has been their blueprint since day one, expect to have your face ripped off from the moment the New Jersey outfit explodes into “Civic Assault.” Showing an obvious love for slam bands like Dying Fetus and Disgorge, tracks like “Corpse Decomposition” and “Frenzied Vehicular Rampage” are as violent as you are probably imagining. Slamming metal and sickening blast beats leave you feeling like you’ve been smashed hard into a brick wall with their violence matched by vocalist Don Campan whose foul vocals sound like he’s spewing up the contents of his g...

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