Style: melodic death metal, power metal, grindcore (harsh vocals)
Recommended for fans of: Imperial Circus Dead Decadence, The Black Dahlia Murder, Galneryus, Versailles
Country: Japan
Release date: 13 December 2023
3… 2… 1… BLAST OFF. That’s exactly how long you get before Bloody Cumshot floors it, and they don’t let off the gas once for the next thirty-six minutes. Hope you brought a seatbelt. Deflorantism is, in a word, absurd. From the ludicrous band name to the neoclassical melodies to the methamphetamines surely involved, Deflorantism is a wild, incredibly fun and dangerous ride.
Bloody Cumshot have a formula and stick to it. Play a sped-up The Black Dahlia Murder riff, add a Japanese power metal lead on top (pick your poison between Versailles or Galneryus), and then toss in a dash of the absurdity of Imperial Circus Dead Decadence. The eleven tracks never veer from this formula, and despite how insanely crazy it seems, it gets old quickly, especially as the production is loud and in your face in a grind-y, Gridlink way—just a wall of sound with screams above the din. All the riffs blend into the screams and drumming, leaving room for only guitar solos to be heard above the maelstrom; they’re the highlight of every track. Junya, the person behind Zemeth and Bloody Cumshot, is wicked with the axe, slaying both crazy neoclassical solos and women with equal ease (note: I obviously do not support misogynistic violence and am 99% sure the band is tongue-in-cheek).
In the midst of chaos, Bloody Cumshot has moments of sheer beauty in its intricate melodicism, but they’re rare. The project’s debut, 2021’s Nymphomania, was a much shorter twenty-eight minutes, and that captured lightning in a bottle with its ferocious, hyperactive melodeath riffing; this falls flat, toiling in mediocrity. The riffs on most songs aren’t interesting until the guitar leads, tracks like “Chlamydia Rain,” “Breast Ripper,” and “Eater of the Unborn” really not standing out. Only when Junya’s guitar solos come do I cum—no blood, thankfully.
The formula is still addicting, and several songs do supercede the sonic overbearing-ness of the album: the title track has a key change midway to somehow spike the energy from lunatic to legit on meth and coke simultaneously, and “Fist Fuck Assassin” has a much punchier riff than most of the speedy riffs on the rest of the album, feeling much more death metal than deathgrind-tinged. “Tribadism” has a whistle scream that I feel with the natural fear responses in my body, and “Eater of the Unborn” has perhaps the best solo on the album. However, given that every track is uniformly identical in structure and style without even a five second rest, the album becomes painfully lacking despite the endless energy in the performances.
While I wish I could wholeheartedly get behind a band called Bloody Cumshot, this is not a worthy followup to Nymphonia, and you’re better off listening to Zemeth. Deflorantism has a manic energy and melodies for days, but it’s also an overbearing, painful affair like an evening with your mother-in-law. I am severely let down.
Recommended tracks: Deflorantism, Fist Fuck Assassin, Eater of the Unborn
You may also like: Zemeth, Jupiter, Gridlink, Somnium de Lycoris
Final verdict: 5/10
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Label: independent
Bloody Cumshot is:
– Junya (guitars, vocals)
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