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One look at the three members of Baltimore-based Wrektomb would lead aficionados of extreme metal to expect death metal steeped in horror and gore. But while the band’s music is indeed gut-gouging and ghastly, it’s also far more than that, revealing other dimensions you’d never guess at from their abominable, blood-stained appearances.

Those listeners who encountered Wrektomb‘s debut EP, Hollowed Socket Nystagmus in 2021, already have some idea of what we’re hinting at, but their debut album, Bovine Mockeries of Human Posturing, is an even more powerful display of just how many different musical facets Wrektomb have worked into their macabre gems.

As a prime example, today we premiere the song “Unexpected Encounter´s With Nature´s Order” in advance of the album’s release by Personal Records on April 5th. Continue reading »