Consuming Impulse (stylized as Consvming Impvlse) is the second album by Dutch death metal band Pestilence, released in 1989. While retaining some of the thrash metal elements from its predecessor Malleus Maleficarum (1988), Consuming Impulse saw the band progress further towards the traditional death metal genre with progressive influences; this can be seen as one of the earliest examples of technical death metal, a subgenre that would be used and expanded on Pestilence's subsequent albums.[2][3][4][5] Consuming Impulse was also their first release with then-new guitarist Patrick Uterwijk, and their last one to feature bassist and vocalist Martin van Drunen.
| Consuming Impulse | ||||
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| Released | 25 December 1989 9 January 1990 (Europe) | |||
| Recorded | 1989 at Music Lab Berlin | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 37:23 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Harris Johns | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
It was reissued along with Testimony of the Ancients on Roadrunner Records' Two from the Vault series. Decibel gave positive reviews to it as a cult classic.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dehydrated" | Martin van Drunen | Patrick Mameli | 3:08 |
| 2. | "The Process of Suffocation" | van Drunen | Mameli, Patrick Uterwijk | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Suspended Animation" | van Drunen | Mameli, Uterwijk | 3:28 |
| 4. | "The Trauma" | Marco Foddis | Mameli | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Chronic Infection" | Foddis | Mameli | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Out of the Body" | Foddis | Mameli | 4:39 |
| 7. | "Echoes of Death" | Foddis | Mameli | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Deify Thy Master" | Foddis | Mameli, Uterwijk | 4:53 |
| 9. | "Proliferous Souls" (instrumental) | Mameli | 2:08 | |
| 10. | "Reduced to Ashes" | van Drunen | Mameli | 4:53 |
| Total length: | 37:23 | |||
Credits
edit- Patrick Mameli - guitar, bass
- Patrick Uterwijk - guitar
- Martin van Drunen - vocals[7]
- Marco Foddis - drums
References
edit- ^ John Serba. "Consuming Impulse review by AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "8 Classic Progressive Metal Albums That Haven't Aged A Day (Part 2)". worshipmetal.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "21 Essential Death Metal Albums You Need To Own". insertreviewhere.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Pestilence - Consuming Impulse (album review)". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Album Review: Pestilence – Consuming Impulse – Undead Goathead". undeadgoathead.com. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Chris Dick (26 March 2013). "Review by Decibel". Decibel. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Martin Van Drunen - Voices From The Darkside". Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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