THE AXIS OF PERDITION – Deleted Scenes From The Transitional Hospital

This group of crazed Englishmen called THE AXIS OF PERDITION are about to take you on a ride into oblivion! Formed in the winter of 2001/2002 from the death of the band Minethorn, they set out to create a clear, strong vision of a dark and bleak future. The band's first demo, split with dark ambient project Pulse Fear, limited to only 20 copies, was quickly gobbled up by UK label Rage Of Achilles (rip). In 2003, their debut album The Ichneumon Method received awesome reviews from media and fans alike, they hailed it as one of the best post-black metal albums of the year. Pretty damn good I must say! Later that year, they signed to code666, a cult record label from Italy. They released a limited edition MCD EP Physical Illucinations In The Sewer Of Xuchilbara... and also their second full-length Deleted Scenes From The Transitional Hospital. Taking influence from the degradation of urban environment set to a nightmarishly dark view of a post-apocalyptic mayhem. Their sound is equally deranged; discordant guitar work reminiscent of early 90's black metal, injected with some of the fastest drumming I have ever heard, and some of the sickest vocal outpourings. Following a sole character imprisoned in and navigating the dark labyrinth of the Transitional Hospital (we first meet this character on the previous EP Physical Illucinations In The Sewer Of Xuchilbara), he finds himself in his own ultimate revelatory terror. An epic, vivid journey into utter darkness and unutterable bleakness.

Okay, put yourself in an abandoned, haunted, half burnt-down factory in the middle of a ghetto somewhere. It’s midnight. The bats are fluttering; the ghosts are all about you. And you are scared shitless. Now, you are back in your room and playing this album. You feel the same damn thing; you are scared shitless. This is the most gut-wrenching, mind-warping album you will ever experience. This is what you can really call "the devil's music". If I were in hell, this is what they would be playing.

Opening track Deleted Scenes I: In The Hallway Of Crawling Filth, a 10.37 minute misanthropic journey of disgust, accented by grinding, warped guitar riffs and super-sonic-speed drums. A soundtrack of mental anguish and torture. The Elevator Beneath The Valve is what it says it is, an elevator to yet even more mental anguish. A transitional piece to take you further down the already darkened spiral of hypocrisy. Then we have Pendulum Prey (Second Incarceration) an even more bleak look into this cathartic reality of disgust and urban decay. The last few minutes of this song has to be the most chaotic thing I have ever witnessed. Jazz-like bass lines, screams reminiscent of torture victims, 1920’s styled piano lines, radio fades; this is crazy! Just as a reminder: if I were you, I'd hid all sharp objects and avoid watching any scary films after listening to this. Go watch something happy! Go be merry! 'Cause this will definitely leave you with that feeling of uncleanliness that you thought only Cannibal Corpse could bring.