Disincarnate - Dreams of the Carrion Kind (1993)

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

Disincarnate — Dreams of the Carrion Kind (1993)

Track List:

01. De Profundis (Intro) (0:45)

02. Stench of Paradise Burning (4:50)

03. Beyond the Flesh (4:47)

04. In Sufferance (4:56)

05. Monarch of the Sleeping Marches (5:03)

06. Soul Erosion (4:40)

07. Entranced (5:52)

08. Confine of Shadows (5:05)

09. Deadspawn (4:28)

10. Sea of Tears (5:01)

11. Immemorial Dream (Outro) (2:14)

Disincarnate:

• James Murphy – Lead, Rhythm and Acoustic Guitars, Bass

• Bryan Cegon – Vocals

• Jason Carman – Rhythm Guitar

• Tommy Viator – Drums

Additional Personnel:

• Peter Coleman – Keyboards, Engineering, Sampling

• Chris Gehringer – Mastering

• Tim Hubbard – Photography

• Dave McKean – Artwork, design, illustrations

• Colin Richardson – Production, Mixing

• Aaron Stainthorpe (My Dying Bride) – Vocals

• John Walker (Cancer) – Vocals

Background:

Disincarnate released their first and only full-length studio album, Dreams of the Carrion Kind on March 23, 1993 via Roadrunner Records.

Dreams of the Carrion Kind was released near the zenith of the Florida Death Metal scene. Part of the underground Death Metal movement of the early '90s, Disincarnate was led by one of the genre's best-known guitarists James Murphy, who has also lent his six-string talents to such other outfits as Death, Obituary, Testament, Konkhra, and Cancer, among others. Joining Murphy in the lineup was Bryan Cegon on vocals, Jason Carman on rhythm guitar, and Tommy Viator on drums (Murphy doubled as the band's bassist, as well). “While the lyrics/subject matter were your standard grizzly Death Metal fare (sample song titles include Beyond the Flesh, Soul Erosion, and Deadspawn), some of the band's music detoured into Prog Metal.” (Greg Prato).

Disincarnate’s only record has become one of the legendary representatives of the Florida Death Metal scene led by bands like Death, Obituary, Morbid Angel, and Deicide.

The album stands out for its untouchable sounds and sheer technique. Most of its tracks feature complex structures and constant riff and tempo changes. It features strong riffs, sledgehammer percussion from Tommy Viator and spiraling harmonic streaks, with hook-laden solos proffered by James Murphy. The vocalist, Bryan Cegon proves himself —according to Eduardo Rivadavia from AllMusic— a perfectly competent Death Metal vocalist —both in terms of his Death growl and lyrics, that hold an originality from most Death Metal records. Dreams of the Carrion Kind also displays riffs that Murphy intended to use for the songwriting process of Obituary's sophomore album, Cause of Death.

Reissues:

It was reissued via Roadrunner Records on February 24, 2004 with three bonus tracks taken from the bands 1992 demo, Soul Erosion.

Reissue Bonus Tracks:

12. Stench of Paradise Burning (Demo) (4:52)

13. Soul Erosion (Demo) (4:54)

14. Confine of Shadows (Demo) (5:19)

(My copy of the 2004 Roadrunner Records Reissue)

Critical Reception:

Eduardo Rivadavia from AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars of 5 calling it "state-of-the-art Death Metal in the eyes of most enthusiasts of the genre." He particularly praised the songs Stench of Paradise Burning, Beyond the Flesh, Soul Erosion, Deadspawn, and Confine of Shadows. According to him the records' apparent intellectual demands invariably restrict Dreams of the Carrion Kind to a very specific fan base and point in time.

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