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Mental Funeral turns 30

Started by Slaughterday, April 23, 2021, 11:30:01 AM

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April 23, 2021, 11:30:01 AM
In honour of this album's 30th birthday, let's appreciate its genius...I flip back and forth between this and Severed Survival for my favourite Autopsy album constantly.

I feel like Mental Funeral is probably more representative of the 'Autopsy sound' and I hear its influence a lot more with modern DM bands than other Autopsy albums . The weird atonal riffs, slow doom sections, and the dry production. Reifert's vocals are more depraved then ever too. An absolute classic.
#1 April 23, 2021, 12:30:21 PM
The album which epitomises the fact that old school death metal was never meant to be pretty. Bought it on cassette in Waterford for £7 on the strength of the lyrics and the cover alone. Always thought Severed Survival was unrivalled in the Autopsy discography but the sheer visual and aural ugliness of Mental Funeral also merits mention. It doesn't get any less subtle than Robbing the Grave.
#2 April 23, 2021, 12:34:15 PM
Was just listening to this a day ago and had no idea it was the anniversary. Savage album with no frills.
#3 April 23, 2021, 12:39:15 PM
Death metal perfection. Utterly disgusting in every way. I would certainly take it over SS just for knowing first but that is also a classic.
#4 April 23, 2021, 12:49:08 PM
Great album. Remember buying it on tape.
This thread should be on the Main forum, no?
#5 April 23, 2021, 12:53:25 PM
Pre-split Autopsy never did anything for me, but the cover's one of the best in the genre. I didn't know until recently that it was by Kev Walker.
#6 April 23, 2021, 01:28:35 PM
Quote from: Kurt Cocaine on April 23, 2021, 12:49:08 PM
Great album. Remember buying it on tape.
This thread should be on the Main forum, no?

Probably more chance of replies here unfortunately.
#7 April 23, 2021, 01:41:55 PM
Shite, can someone move to main forum please...cheers.
#8 April 23, 2021, 01:56:36 PM
Definitely agree re the cover. Before I was into DM I remember picking it from the shelf in HMV and trying to decipher what the fuck the creature on the cover was. Suits the music perfectly

Autopsy have dipped a lot in recent years in terms of quality, but I can't fault the spirit and adherence to the death metal sound.
#9 April 23, 2021, 08:48:11 PM
Unbelievable how many top notch death metal releases saw the light of day in 1991. Plenty of 30th anniversaries coming up over the next eight months. Continuing with Bolt Thrower's War Master which is one day younger than Mental Funeral.
#10 April 23, 2021, 09:02:36 PM
War Master came out in February '91.
#11 April 23, 2021, 10:16:07 PM Last Edit: April 23, 2021, 10:23:14 PM by vinterland
Not saying this link is gospel but this is where I got the information from. The fact they were bang on the money with Autopsy meant I assumed Bolt Thrower was also correct.

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/1991/releases/?genre=89&s=release
#12 April 23, 2021, 10:32:19 PM
Ah right, I got it from Wiki and Metal Archives, neither a font of accuracy. Different UK/US release dates, maybe?
#13 April 23, 2021, 10:46:30 PM
Quote from: Carnage on April 23, 2021, 10:32:19 PM
Ah right, I got it from Wiki and Metal Archives, neither a font of accuracy. Different UK/US release dates, maybe?

Could well have been released stateside at a later date. With Earache being UK based I imagine the locals would've had first dibs for the day and age that was in it.
#14 April 23, 2021, 11:18:04 PM
Probably. Either way, a favourite of mine, the album that got me into them.

I'll tell you one that is 30 years old tomorrow: Cursed by Morgoth. One that slipped under the radar for a lot of people but a firm favourite of mine from day one.

There could easily be a dedicated thread for 30 year old DM classics, fuckloads are turning 30 this year. Blessed Are The Sick in May, for instance.
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