Autopsy - Puncturing The Grotesque - CD

“A deformed sonic journey awaits that will make your flesh crawl & your speakers puke”. Chris Reifert (Autopsy)

Marking 30 years of depravity, the highly influential US death metal pioneers returned in 2017 with the ‘Puncturing The Grotesque’ mini-LP, containing 7 tracks of blistering sickness & their first new material since the pulverising ‘Skull Grinder’.

With the returning line-up of Chris Refiert, Eric Cutler, Danny Coralles & Joe Trevisano, Autopsy once more delivered a rancid concoction of slow brooding doom & high-octane metal madness injected with twisted solos & an overdose of vocal insanity.

As a nod to their origins for this release, Autopsy also included a cover version of ‘Fuck You!!!’, originally by West Oakland 80’s outfit, Bloodbath (the former band of Danny Coralles). Bloodbath was an influential act in the lead up to the formation & early years, of Autopsy, & so it was ideal to include a rendition of this rarely ever heard track on ‘Puncturing The Grotesque’.

The mini-LP was recorded at Earhammer Studios (Violation Wound), in Oakland CA with engineering & coproduction duties carried out by Greg Wilkinson. The delightfully distasteful artwork comes courtesy of Dennis Dread (Darkthrone/Abscess).

The band are band are currently riding high with their latest studio album, released to critical acclaim in Fall 2022, ‘Morbidity Triumphant’.