Wretched - Cannibal

Who:  Wretched

What:  Fourth studio album of blackened-yet-flamboyant death metal. Released on Victory Records.

When:  June 2014

Where:  Charlotte, NC

Why:  Because this record is a thousand times more brutal than what passes for metalcore these days.

[The Radness Average (or star rating) is derived from assigning each song a number of stars based on a 1-5 scale, then adding the total number of stars, and then dividing that number of total stars by the number of songs on the record. A Radness Average of 4.0 or higher indicates a good or great record. A Radness Average of 2.0 or less indicates pure crap. Everything else is in the middle somewhere.]

Wretched - Cannibal - Victory

1.  Gold Above Me -- *****
2.  Morsel -- ****
3.  Calloused -- ****
4.  Thin Skinned -- ***
5.  L'Appel Du Vide -- ***
6.  Cranial Infestation -- *****
7.  Salt Lick -- *****
8.  Cannibal... -- ****
9.  Wetiko -- *****
10.  To The Flies -- *****
11.  Engulfed in Lethargy -- ****


Radness Average:  4.272


Wretched - Cannibal


Verdict:  I've seen this road warrior band twice in Austin just this year. Good and getting better. The next album is going to be something special.

For fans of:  Black Breath, The Faceless, Black Crown Initiate, Dying Fetus





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