July 5th, 2026 - The Big Bad Baptist Macaron is a Carnivore Sublime

 

Bonjouir and happy Sunday evil-doers, hellions, headbangers, and craft brew lovers!  Your drinking buddy the (not-so) right Reverend Meista here getting a little blasphemous, aggressive, very dark, and a little French... ready to indoctrinate you with the "Carnivore Sublime / Brutalive The Sick" album by French death metal monsters Benighted!  I'm pairing this evil brilliance with a deliciously bold and boozy Big Bad Baptist Macaron from Epic Brewing Company!  Hell to the fuck yeah, brothers and sistas!!  Can I get an amen?!

Album Info:

• Artist: Benighted
• Title: "Carnivore Sublime / Brutalive The Sick"
• Recorded: 2013 at  Kohlekeller Studios in Seeheim, Germany and 2014 live at Sylak Open Air 
• Release date: February 14th, 2014 (7th full-length studio release and 1st live album by Benighted)
• Record company: Seasons of Mist
• Production: Kristian Kohlmannslehner
• Album cover art: Avernus (artwork) and Xavier "Guzul" Bernard (artwork and photography)
• Personnel: Adrien Guérin (guitars and backing vocals), Eric Lombard (bass and backing vocals), Julien Truchan (lead vocals), Kevin Foley (drums), and Olivier Gabriel (guitars)
• Additional musicians: Michael Kern (additional vocals on "June And The Laconic Solstice"), Niklas Kvarforth (additional vocals on "Spit"), and The Collapsed and Naked Disfigured Yo-Grut (additional vocals on "Les Morsures Du Cerbère")
• Musical style: Brutal death metal with elements of blackened death metal and grindcore
• Sound: Innovative, aggressive, heavy as hell, and r, the sound on "Carnivore Sublime / Brutalive The Sick" embodies the apocalyptic, soul-crushing brutality that is Benighted!  It is like a runaway 18-wheeler slamming through a concrete barrier and exploding on the freeway below... broken glass, metal grinding on pavement, and an ear-splitting thunderous impact!  It is everything a death metal should be!
• Major themes: Death, destruction, evil, darkness, violence, psychological disorders, suicide, murder, horror, etc.
• Tracks: 
  

"Carnivore Sublime":

1. "X2Y"
2. "Noise"
3. "Experience Your Flesh"
4. "Slaughter / Suicide"
5. "Spit"
6. "Defiled Purity"
7. "Jekyll"
8. "Collection Of Dead Portraits"
9. "Carnivore Sublime"
10. "Les Morsures Du Cerbère"
11. "June And The Laconic Solstice"

"Brutalive The Sick":

1. "X2Y"
2. "Noise"
3. "Let The Blood Spill Between My Broken Teeth"
4. "Collapse"
5. "Experience Your Flesh"
6. "Carnivore Sublime"
7. "Prey"
8. "Grind Wit"
9. "Fritzl"
10. "Collection Of Dead Portraits"
11. "Slaughter / Suicide"
12. "Slut"
13. "Asylum Cave"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Epic Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://www.epicbrewing.com/
• Brew: Big Bad Baptist Macaron
• Style: Imperial Stout
• Serving: 22 ounce bottle
• ABV: 13.2%
• Ingredients: Barrel-aged in whiskey casks: Marris Otter, 2-Row, Light Munich, Chocolate Malt, Black Malt, and Roasted Barley, Nugget, Chinook, and Cascade hops, Cacao Nibs, and Toasted Coconut
• Pour: The Big Bad Baptist Macaron pours a beautiful black... black as hell, black as the night sky, black as mud with a frothy and creamy, 2+ finger, mocha head with great retention and lots of sticky, intricate lacing.
• Nose: The nose is roasty, toasty, chocolatey, and boozy and is characterized by big aromas of bittersweet cooking chocolate, dark roasted espresso beans, toasted coconut, rich planting soil, vanilla beans, oak, rich bourbon, burnt toffee, along with hints of black licorice. 
• Taste: The taste of the Big Bad Baptist Macaron is boozy, sweet, nutty, roasty, and downright dark.  It is characterized by huge dark chocolate, nutty coconut, black coffee, rich bourbon, vanilla bean, caramel/toffee, a hint of black licorice, and molasses.
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with minimal carbonation, the mouthfeel is sticky, velvety, and chunky.  The finish is nice and chewy and velvety smooth with a dry mocha goodness that lingers, and very big, bold bourbon notes.

Overall pairing: The bold, rich, boozy flavors and aromas of the Big Bad Baptist Macaron are perfect for the intensity, aggression, and utter brutality of Benighted's killer "Carnivore Sublime / Brutalive The Sick"!  For a killer evening of kick-ass heavy as hell metal and deliciously bold, intense, and unique flavors, I highly recommend both the brew and the album! 

HAILS!!  Cheers!!