After two EP’s and a split, released through various labels in the late 2010’s, the Americans of Posthumous Regurgitation finally return with some new material. With these previously released short players the band gained a bit of a name for themselves amongst the lovers of the true gore. But with ‘The Coroner’s Guide To Cadaveric Cuisine’ the band tries to widen their scope and that, for sure, will attract a wider audience as well.
A change of musical direction or balance in ingredients will always be received sceptically amongst at least a certain amount of a band’s following, and I wouldn’t be surprised if that would also be the case with Posthumous Regurgitation. Opposed to the through and through Goregrind affairs of these earlier recordings, ‘The Coroner’s Guide To Cadaveric Cuisine’ for sure offers a more mid 90’s Death/Grind a liaison. But those who loved the band’s early Goregrind offerings and do not shy away from a bit of General Surgery, Dahmer or Hemdale will, however, not be disappointed either. It might not be a coincidence that the band closes the album with a General Surgery cover from their classic 1991 Relapse Records-released debut 7” EP.
The balance the band found on this debut album is definitely a striking midway between both the early Carcass-like Grindcore and the more groovy Grindcore oriented Death Metal. There is indeed enough groove, some pitch-shifted vocals and a good portion of swinging drums, together making for a refined and cultivated experience. In these 22 minutes the band offers nothing that in the slightest is original, but for sure it is thoroughly enjoyable. In fact, I would say this would fit nicely on a label like Extremely Rotten Productions…
