Let me just say up front, i'm not a Death Metal fan in any shape or form, but i wanted to give this a try and i tried not to bring any preconceptions with me when i sat down to listen to Cochino's band.
I've given it almost a week, to try & get a feel for it.
Here we go then, the "Holocausto Fecal" demo by PEDO as it sounded to me.
Song 1.
Fuck me, this is raw sounding stuff.
Opening riff reminds me a little of early Voivod.
I like the caveman thud of the chorus.
The audio mix is a bit weird, the vocals & guitar seem too loud to me, not enough bass & guitar.
I detect a bit of Venom worship on the solos.
That was pretty good, almost catchy.
Song 2.
Do I hear an Amebix influence here?
Nothing specific, just the murky vibe in general.
Woah, nice "Show No Mercy" style solo!
Neat.
Song 3.
Descending riff @ the end of the chorus is really evil sounding.
EVILLL!!!
Great breakdown too.
Bass & Guitar sound seems better balanced with the Drums & Vocals here.
Did you record this live in the studio?
Song 4.
Great sample at the start from a great movie.
Double tracked high/low vocals remind me here slightly of early Kreator maybe?
Guitar line has made me think of Amebix again, and is similar to "Bobby's Into Hardcore" by The Bensons too. No bad thing.
Fuckin' hell! Breakdown is really crazy on this one, good blasting.
Ah, nice touch with the sample on the outro too.
Hey, that was pretty alright!
I wanted to say something positive about the vocals Cochino, you seem like a good guy, but the Death Metal style of singing is just too one dimensional & restrictive for me to get into.
No offence intended, Death Metal vocals don't do anything for me in general, similarly so here.
I don't feel qualified to comment on whether or not your singing's any good, it's just simply not my genre.
I definitely prefer this overall sound and style to all the hyper-technical death metal stuff you hear nowadays, that's just way too sterile sounding for me.
This has a really raw feel, at times like early UK (good) punk (Discharge,Conflict etc), much better suited to my ears.
Overall, definitely not what i was expecting/fearing, good memorable riffs, good playing, good cohesive sound, and i keep having to go back to "Abominación Cloacal" to listen to it again! That's got to be a good sign. Have i gone over to the "dark side"?
I certainly wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as i have, perhaps do something different with the vocals & you may have a fan here.
How's about trying singing in a King Diamond style?
It would certainly make Pedo stand out.
Lol.
Best of luck with the band my friend, i've been surprised, educated and impressed in equal measure.
) Never settled on a name either. We split up before my junior year, as the drummer moved out of state, and the bass player didn't really want to play metal anymore. Never could find another drummer after that, so it was the last full band I was in.
