Formulas Fatal to the Flesh - Morbid Angel

*****

I didn't know what to expect going into Formulas Fatal to the Flesh. Was I going to find a healthy progression from the atrocity that was Altars of Madness? Or was I going to find more of the same? Thankfully, I didn't have to clog my ears with cotton wool this time round. Formulas is a three-man effort by Morbid Angel, featuring new vocalist and bassist Steve Tucker, who brings a deep, aggressive vocal assault on the classic Morbid Angel formula of wild guitar solos, detuned riffs and blistering double bass. Formulas is a much more refined and clean record than Altars of Madness, while maintaining the speed and brutality, in essence showing the maturing writing style of Azagthoth, who writes well over half of the songs. The solos are, in typical Azagthoth fashion, chaotic, with a shedload of whammy abuse and two-handed tapping. Formulas is a very underrated album, but definately lives as one of Morbid Angel's classic albums and one worth checking out for the Death Metal connoisseur.

Must Download: "Heaving Earth", "Bill Ur-Sag"