The Rotted - Get Dead Or Die Trying Review

The Rotted's sound has changed somewhat on Get Dead Or Die Trying. They still play intense death metal mixed with grindcore, but it's more focused and precise than ever before. Razor sharp riffs are played at warp speed, but The Rotted's dual guitar attack of Tim Carley and Gian Pyres is also able to throttle back and get into a tight groove.

New drummer Nate Gould also excels. He has no problem flailing away with a barrage of blast beats one moment, then playing crisply with controlled fury the next. The songs on this CD are a nice mix of grind, technical death metal and even slower downtuned doomy parts. Things wrap up with a trippy instrumental that's slow and psychedelic.

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(CD cover courtesy Metal Blade Records)