Hello and hails my head-banging brethren! Happy Saturday! The Meista here raising horns and rocking the hell out to a pairing of a delicious and juicy Haze Of The Dead (Deadhead IPA Series) from DESTIHL Brewery and "Considered Dead", the seminal debut album by Canadian death metal legends Gorguts! This pairing goes out to my good buddy Wes, who introduced me to this band! Cheers bro! Hell yeah!
Album Info:
- Artist: Gorguts
- Title: "Considered Dead"
- Recorded: 1991 at Morrisound Studios in Tampa, Florida
- Release date: October 8th, 1991 (1st full-length studio album by Gorguts); limited edition picture disc released April 28th, 2023
- Record company: R/C Records / Listenable Records
- Production: Scott Burns and Goreguts
- Album cover art: Dan Seagrave (artwork) and Luc Lemay (design and band logo)
- Personnel: Eric Giguere (bass), Luc Lemay (electric and acoustic guitars, and lead vocals), Sylvain Marcoux (guitars), and Stéphane Provencher (drums)
- Guest musicians: Chris Barnes (backing vocals) and James Murphy (lead guitars on "Inoculated Life")
- Musical style: Death metal with hints of technical and Avant-garde death metal
- Sound: Blending aggressive, fast, and brutal old-school thrash and death metal with black metal elements, Gorguts is metal juggernaut in the truest sense of the term! These guys lay down some heavy-duty rhythms under fiery riffing and powerful death growls!
- Major themes: Death, rot, gore, sickness, horror, evil, etc.
- Tracks:
- "...And Then Comes Lividity"
- "Stiff And Cold"
- "Disincarnated"
- "Considered Dead"
- "Rottenatomy"
- "Bodily Corrupted"
- "Waste Of Mortality"
- "Drifting Remains"
- "Hematological Allergy"
- "Inoculated Life"
Brew Info:
- Brewery: DESTIHL Brewery (Normal, Illinois)
- Website: https://www.destihl.com/
- Brew: Haze Of The Dead (Deadhead IPA Series)
- Style: Double India Pale Ale (DIPA) / Imperial IPA (IIPA)
- Serving: 16 ounce can
- ABV: 8.5%
- IBUs: 83
- Ingredient: Citra and Simcoe hops with 2-Row, flaked oats, Pilsen malt, and wheat
- Pour: The Haze Of The Dead pours a very hazy pale golden-yellow with a frothy, bright white, 2-finger head with good retention and lacing.
- Nose: The nose is very citrusy, tropical, floral, and herbal. There are aromas of orange peel, lemon zest, grapefruit rind, pineapple, mango, wildflowers, herbal tea, crackery biscuit, and sweet caramel.
- Taste: Like the nose, the taste of the Haze Of The Dead is citrusy, tropical, acidic, and herbal... and slightly boozy. Hop-forward, there are notes of tangerine, pink grapefruit juice, mango, grassy hops, orange tea, a hint of booze, and soft caramel.
- Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is very crisp, juicy, and smooth with a dry, bitter, slightly boozy finish.
Overall pairing: Those punchy and juicy hops of the DESTIHL Haze Of The Dead are dangerously crushable and work great with the overall aggression, fierce riffing, and explosive power that is Gorguts on their excellent debut album "Considered Dead"! 'Nuff said!
Cheers and hails!!
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