But on the real... Devourment rules

Usually we just make fun of stuff on this blog, but there are some things you just don't mock, for example Devourment. Seriously dudes how fucking sweet are Devourment? Everybody copies them, but there is only one! Here is a sick video of them from the Central Illinois Metal Fest last year, featuring a guest appearance by original vocalist Wanye Knupp (RIP). Now mosh your fucking brains out to these crushing slamz!

Great moments in art history: Suffocation

Anybody that knows me at all knows that Suffocation is without a doubt one of my favorite bands of all time. They are legends, responsible for countless innovations in death metal. But what a lot of people don't know is that they're also pioneers in the world of fine art and design.

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Exhibit 1: Human Waste

I love this album. When it came out, the brutality was completely unmatched. But the cover... I've studied it every day for the past 18 years and I'm still not sure I understand it. It's like a Heironymous Bosch or Francis Bacon painting, full of nearly infinite amounts of symbolism and intricate detail. What exactly is happening? Why is this demon with antlers using a circular saw on a bloody arm bone? Where is all the blood coming from? Actually it's not really a saw, it's just a saw blade on a stick. I am hoping that if I meditate on it long enough, it will make sense one day.

Exhibit 2: Effigy of the Forgotten front cover

One of Dan Seagrave's finest moments. What an incredible piece of work. Who else could have depicted a killer robot rampaging through a sci-fi garbage dump in such a compelling way? There are some nice little details, too: the robot skull on the end of the arm on top of the killer robot, the dragon egg in the bottom center, and the screaming mouth over on the right. Nothing could better suit this blasting masterpiece.

Exhibit 3: Effigy of the Forgotten photo shoot

Suffocation isn't just a band, they're a carefully orchestrated image campaign. Every piece of clothing they wear, every hair, every move they make- it's all part of their tightly controlled brand. You can see some examples of this in the inlay photos for the Effigy of the Forgotten booklet: Josh is wearing a Ripping Corpse shirt to match Terrence's Ripping corpse hat; Mike Smith (far right) brings to mind a young Rick James; Terrence looks right off the runways of Milan with his trendy acid wash cargo jeans. But Frank's outfit (center) is what really sets it off.

I'm guessing they hired a hotshot management consultancy like McKinsey or something to advise them on the right moves for this shoot. I imagine that it went something like this: "Frank, here's the outfit we put together for you for the Effigy shoot. We went with royal blue sweat pants and a Trump Plaza t-shirt." "OK, cool. That will make me look really businesslike and balance out Mike's Atheist belly shirt."

Wikipedia fascists deleted my entry on WIGGER SLAM METAL

I've always been interested in giving back to the community, so I thought I would help out the scene by adding some information on wigger slam metal to the Wikipedia entry on death metal. Little did I know that they're a bunch of fucking fascists that want to silence the people, and those fags deleted my work mere minutes after I created it! Well like Mike Muir says, "you can put a bullet in my head, but you can't kill a word i've said. VIVA LA REVOLUTION!"

With that in mind, here is the content THEY DIDN'T WANT YOU TO READ!! Don't let them win- add this back to their bullshit excuse for a death metal page!

===Wigger Slam Metal===A popular sub-genre of Slam death metal known as [[Wigger]] Slam Metal has sprung up over the past half-decade, spearheaded by artists such as [[Dying Fetus]] and Long Island's [[Internal Bleeding (band)Internal Bleeding]], and more recently their Scandanvian counterparts [[Soils of Fate]] (although some historians classify Internal Bleeding as Guido Slam Metal). While not part of the classic Wigger Slam Metal canon, Mortician vocalist Will Rahmer's tough-guy attitude and demeanor must surely be included in the list of historical antecedents for Wigger Slam Metal. Wigger Slam Metal is defined by its hip-hop influences, which generally manifest themselves in lyrics rife with gang, crime, and urban imagery not unlike the lyrics of bands like Biohazard or 25 Ta Life. Wigger Slam Metal bands often incorporate samples from films like Goodfellas or Scarface. Specific musical elements include TR-808 bass drops and syncopated drumming reminiscent of funk or rap beats.The origins of Wigger Slam are unclear, although most scholars believe that the first known crossover between hip-hop and death metal is in the liner notes of "World Downfall" by [[Terrorizer]], in which the band thanks "E.Z.E." and "N.W.A."