June 4th, 2021 - The Raptor Vs. The Vile Beast Of Abomination

 

Hello, happy Friday, and hails metal maniacs!  Your drinking buddy the Meista here today getting the weekend started off right with a pairing of Goreaphobia's brutal "Vile Beast Of Abomination" and a tasty and easy-drinkin' Raptor Ale from my good friends at UTOG Brewing Company!  

Album Info:

• Artist: Goreaphobia
• Title: "Vile Beast Of Abomination"
• Recorded: June 1990 at Snugfit Studios (tracks 1-3), October 1991 at Obliteration Studios (tracks 4-5), October 2004 at Rhawn St. Studios (tracks 6-9), and 1990 live at ''Day of Death'' festival in Buffalo, New York (tracks 10-12)
• Release date: 2007; rereleased January 20th, 2015 (compilation release by Goreaphobia)
• Record company: Necroharmonic Productions / Dark Descent Records 
• Production: Goreaphobia 
• Album cover art: Alex Bouks (logo design) and Drew Elliot (art)
• Personnel: John Arcucci (guitars), Alex Bouks (guitars), Chris Gamble (bass and vocals), Ken Masteller (drums), and Craig Smilowski (drums)
• Musical style: Death metal
• Sound: Wonderfully aggressive, heavy as hell, and perfectly brutal, the sound on "Vile Beast Of Abomination" encapsulates the underground death metal sound of East coast in the early '90s!  The guitar work is combination of fiery thrash fast and sludgy Sabbath slow coupled with machine gun fire drumming.  The vocals are a nice combination of Vincent-style growls and almost black metal screeches.... diabolically fun!
• Major themes: Death, horror, gore, the occult, violence, darkness, evil, pathology, anti-religion etc.
• Tracks: 
1. "Cremate In Hate"
2. "Wraith Reaper"
3. "Chronic Blood Larva"
4. "Creator Chaos"
5. "Demented Omen Of Masochism"
6. "Morbidious Pathology"
7. "Devious Regordation"
8. "Organ Donor"
9. "Polterchrist Entrapment"
10. "Devious Regordation" (live)
11. "Chronic Blood Larva" (live)
12. "Cremate In Hate" (live)

Brew Info:

• Brewery: UTOG Brewing Company (Ogden, Utah)
• Website: https://www.utogbrewing.com/
• Brew: Raptor Ale
• Style: Light Ale
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Ingredients: Magnum hops
• Pour: The Raptor Ale pours a clear, bright golden-yellow hue with a frothy, stark white 1-finger head that dissipates to a thin ring with sparse lacing.
• Nose: The nose is a mellow blend of grainy, malty, and slightly sweet aromas.  There are notes of freshly baked wheat bread, light barley, light creamed corn, and subtle caramel/toffee.
• Taste: The taste follows the nose and is characterized by light grainy, floral, and slightly sweet malty flavors.  There are notes of cracked wheat, light cornmeal, and light caramel/toffee in the finish.
• Mouthfeel: Refreshing, drinkable, light-bodied, and well-carbonated with very low bitterness, the mouthfeel of the Raptor Ale is very crisp, effervescent, yet incredibly smooth with a clean finish.

Overall Pairing: The Raptor Ale is an easy drinking and very tasty brew, a perfect foil to the brutal intensity that is the mighty Goreaphobia!  And what better way to crush a few Raptor Ale than with a night of intense headbanging to the kick-ass tracks on "Vile Beast Of Abomination"!  'Nuff said!

Cheers and hails!!