Desecration – Murder in Mind

Hailing from Wales, DESECRATION have been flying the flag for foul, all-caps DEATH METAL for over 30 years now. While their 1996 debut album, Gore & Perversion, is arguably their most pivotal record – not to mention most controversial, with HELLS HEADBANGERS recently issuing the album on vinyl for the first time ever with its full uncensored cover artwork – DESECRATION’s second album, 1998’s Murder in Mind, is perhaps the fullest display of their timeless powers. Not for nothing did HELLS HEADBANGERS release the album on vinyl in 2004! A perfect snapshot of DESECRATION’s untrendiness, Murder in Mind brutally blasts and slams with utterly pulverizing conviction. While their grindcore-leaning death metal was (proudly!) not in step with the times, the quartet continued to fight the good fight, and delivered a dizzying-yet-crushing 32 minutes that handily challenged the likes of Holland’s Sinister and Sweden’s Deranged. Of especial note is that founding vocalist / guitarist / sometimes-bassist Ollie Jones here handles drums in addition to vocals, which adds even more urgency to their dependable attack. In fact, DESECRATION here hypothetically sound like Utopia Banished-era Napalm Death had they continued in that direction during the ’90s instead of streamlining and cleaning up. Murder in Mind is most unclean! Format: Green & Red Vinyl with Red Splatter