The Ravenous - Blood Delerium (2004)

Pure filth as expected by these bunch of video nasty inspired maniacs. If you're not familar with The Ravenous then you should be - but if you like your metal pompous and straight up then it's best to avouid this. The Ravenous are a disgusting pack of zombiefied metal maniacs who combine the gore-soaked qualities of Autopsy (which they obviously should considering these guys feature Chris Reifert and assorted members of Abcess and Necrophagia. It's all pretty grotesque, especially if you read the lyrics and you'll probably need a few showers afterwards! It's best described as gore-spattered extreme metal, with puked vocals provided by Reifert and horror fiend Killjoy. You know what you're getting when you see titles such as 'Baptized In Demon's Piss', 'A Corpse Is Forever', and 'Nightmares In A Damaged Brain,' all pretty hideous stuff. Imagine if a bunch of zombies had the brain to form a band and you might get the idea. Gore metal to the extreme but somehow captivating in its morbidity. 7/10