Pig Destroyer – Terrifyer

Author: Erin Fox

Pig Destroyer returns with a vicious set of grinding horror. This splatter
platter is a blood soaked romp through the writings of J.R. Hayes and
the pulverizing, jackhammer blasts which emanate from this furious
three piece’s gore core composition. The centerpiece of the record
is the DVD audio track ‘Natasha’, which clocks in at 37 minutes long. ‘Natasha’ is a definitive artistic statement from PxDx, a doom
laden gem which is very experimental for the group, providing a
transverse compliment to Hayes’ Bates Motel lyrical nightmares. Interestingly, this band grinds sans bassist. That said, the material
remains thick, with sufficient bottom end in the tone of the guitars
to rattle the windows regardlessly.

Produced by guitarist Scott Hull, ‘Terrifyer’ has sound akin to sticking
your head inside of the center of a tornado, a whirling mass of violent destruction. Throughout the record’s 21 grindcore tracks, the
sound is full and clear. The lack of a bass guitarist works to their
advantage in this respect. There’s not any muddy parts traditionally associated with the rapid fire bass runs of bands that incorporate this extreme style. The drums sound very powerful and you can pick out
every hit of each blast. John Evans is an amazingly fast skin beater,
each strike like another stab wound in the corpse