Revilement – Pillars of Balance

Revilement’s debut album Pillars of Balance is undoubtedly the heaviest thing I’ve heard this year. Hailing from Taiwan, Revilement are more than just a flurry of blasts and pig-squealin’ vocals (although both feature extensively). There are some genuinely killer riffs throughout that don’t rely solely on breakneck speed; slow, sludgey breaks give Pillars of Hope plenty of meat to get your teeth into. Fans of Cannibal Corpse would be mentally deficient not to embrace this band, particularly wth song titles such as Human Vivisection and Raping the Comatose. If you like your music thoroughly unpleasant, check this out immediately – there’s a link in the Cool Shit list, as usual.