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Vocals:  Will Rahmer
Guitar:  Roger Beaujard
Bass:  Will Rahmer
Drum Programming:  Roger Beaujard

Mortician is back with their sixth full length filled with innovation and complexity!  No...not really.  Mortician hasn't changed much since Mortal Massacre, so one should not be expecting anything new from this release, either.

The guitar work is completely lost behind the drumming, while the inhuman low-end vocals can either be too dominant while a song is chugging along, and then turned to mush when the song picks up.  One thing you can give credit to Mortician for is over-the-top brutality.  Mortician brings it like few others can, but unfortunately some other important features like songwriting ability and musicianship are sacrificed in doing so.  Although there are some strong points to Domain Of Death, pass on it unless you're a die hard Mortician fan.  If you're looking for something from Mortician to quench your occasional thirst for simple brutality, look into hunting down either Hacked Up For Barbeque or Chainsaw Dismemberment.

Song Notes:

1. Brood Of Evil - A good start to a Mortician album being a slower song although the vocals stand out too much in the slower parts while the guitars become completely buried when it turns fast.  Welcome to the world of Mortician, I suppose...  B+
2. Maimed And Mutilated - No sample to start with, noisy and unrecognizable brutality, but at least it's short.  C
3. Bonecrusher - Starts out almost exactly like Maimed And Mutilated, but without the brief guitar work.  Typical dirty blast beats, except you can actually hear the guitar somewhat.  C-
4. The Hatchet Murders - Nice sample with an extra slow start.  It uses the insanely fast drumming as filler, but overall a pretty good song.  A-
5. Extinction Of Mankind - Short, brutal, and completely forgettable.  D
6. Domain Of Death - Very cool sample although a bit long.  The bass sound is just plain annoying and the actual song is long, however at a mid-paced tempo it's not that bad.  C
7. Cannibalized - Peppering inhuman blasts of drumming over typical Mortician sound.  A complete joke.  D
8. Pulsating Protoplasma - A Pungent Stench cover.  I was actually expecting this to be a lot worse, but it's still Mortician trying to cover a good song.  D+
9. Martin (The Vampire) - Sample followed by typical brutal Mortician.  Nothing new here.  D
10. Telepathic Terror - Off-key sound is sound very nice coming from a band like Mortician, and hope they make more songs like this one.  Unfortunately, the speed breaks are completely useless.  B-
11. Mutilation Of The Human Race - Nothing distinguishable from everything else.  F
12. Wasteland Of Death - More crap but with a better riff.  D
13. Dr. Gore - After that annoying sample with the organ music, Mortician actually sounds pretty good.  It could also have to do with the fact this actually resembles a song.  B+
14. Extra Uterine Pregnancy - Mortician covering Disastrous Murmur is like a monkey painting the Mona Lisa with it's own feces.  Kudos for the effort of Mortician bringing a cool song by a great band into the spotlight, though.  D
15. Tenebrae - Cool riff at a good beat with only short bursts of speed.  A-
16. Devastation - Nothing special here except the child-like riff.  D-
17. Necronomicon Exmortia - Right when you think the song is going along too slow they throw in that fast Mortician style garbage and completely ruin the stew.  F

Average Song Rating:  C-
Overall Album Rating:  D+

Track Listing:
1.  Brood Of Evil
2.  Maimed And Mutilated
3.  Bonecrusher
4.  The Hatchet Murders
5.  Extinction Of Mankind
6.  Domain Of Death
7.  Cannibalized
8.  Pulsating Protoplasma
9.  Martin (The Vampire)
10. Telepathic Terror
11. Mutilation Of The Human Race
12. Wasteland Of Death
13. Dr. Gore
14. Extra Uterine Pregnancy
15. Tenebrae
16. Devastation
17. Necronomicon Exmortia

Website:  www.mortician.net

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