In either case, both bands exemplify the true death metal spirit which we all know tends to be the blast beat, evil tremolo progressions etc. and the theme of death (duh). In regards to the death theme, these guys love the topics of killing and war, or to be specific, serial killers and war. And I know you're saying "Sounds like Death Metal to me!" my response is, "You betcha'! But wait, there's more!"
So why did I pick Jungle Rot and Macabre?
Well, as I said before, they do indeed exemplify the death metal spirit in terms of playing style and content but more importantly is how each band finds itself comfortable within its own space. Fortunately, they each have a distinctive way of playing within the genre they promote that you can't help but enjoy every release. If you were to hate one of their albums, then you would hate them all basically. So what I'm saying is, you have no reason not to like these releases mentioned here and further, no reason not to like each band's entire catalog.
When most bands tend to get boring after a few releases in an already exhausted form of extreme music, Macabre and Jungle Rot still manage to keep things fun.
Macabre - Murder Metal (2003)
The murder minstrels themselves, Macabre. Never before has a band brought to light the deeds of so many killers while keeping things both heavy and entertaining. They spin their tales about the world's most gruesome and renowned murderers and use childhood stories with well known folk melodies to create some of the most memorable death metal songs there are such as the infamous "Acid Bath Vampire" and "The Hillside Stranglers". This truly is death folk metal.
I could have easily posted "Dahmer" or "Unabomber" but that only focuses on one killer. "Murder Metal" has a variety of killers mentioned like their previous releases with better production. I mention the production for a reason. While they do tend to be on the more humorous side of death metal, the members clearly know their instruments as anyone can tell you by the poignant bass playing of Nefarious. Nothing like a band that doesn't take itself too seriously while displaying excellent musicianship.
I guarantee with one listen of this album you will be hooked. You will not be able to get the choruses out of your head to the point where you may just blurt them out randomly in a crowded elevator or while walking down the street. Definitely a mood enhancer.
Jungle Rot - Dead And Buried (2001)
Jungle Rot was doing the mosh heavy death metal before jack off douche bag acts like Oceano hopped on the very disgraceful bandwagon of the deathmosh bullshit flooding Myspace today (these bands are absolute shit people, don't ever think otherwise).
Jungle Rot keep things metal and still manage to fill their songs with mosh influenced material that never runs dry, nor does it every get boring. It's well done, which is a simple phrase that I will continue to use for bands that just tend to do things right while they get overlooked by the rich white suburbanite flat brimmed baseball hat wearing imbeciles who think Emmure is 'fucking heavy, bro'. Their blend of old school Death Metal is proportionate to their use of deathcore breakdowns. It's a fine mixture they have concocted and have used to their advantage for the past 10 years.
I picked "Dead and Buried" because it was the first release I heard from this band and I have been following them ever since. everything before this release is also worth checking out. They just released "What Horror Awaits" this year and before that, "Warzone" and "Fueled By Hate". All albums involve the theme of war. And because war is constant, they have a topic they never goes out of style! How sad, and brutal.
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