Retro Review: Morgue "Eroded Thoughts" (A VICIOUS 1 AND DONE DEATH METAL ACT FROM THE MIDWEST!)

[@shizzazle165]

I love the comeback of these retro reviews, stay blessed boys, keep up the work!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!

[@EnemyKnown]

That's another new one for me. I will be checking it out. Thanks Nick & Jon for some great retro reviews.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Hey! Thanks, man! The Chicago death metal scene is loaded with gems like this honestly. Glad you dug it, man!

[@kylemacneil3477]

First off, Joliet (pronounced "The Joy Let", rhymes with toilet) is not a neighborhood of Chicago .Ha Ha I may have seen Morgue at the Thirsty Whale with Johnny Vomit in 92/93, but my memory is a little hazy from the lukewarm PBRs and THC and back in the day. I have not listened to this album in almost 25 years. I had this as a cassette copy and I don't remember if I ever seen the album cover. Anyways, thanks for reviewing this long forgotten local death metal album and I plan on jamming it tonight. Keep up the Retro Reviews.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! We call Toledo the "Stinky T below the Dirty D" since we're close to Detroit so I hear ya there lol. I was pretty much just making a joke about the proximity to Chicago though. I didn't know about this band until maybe a few years ago. My copy of this is from Dark Descent if I remember right and I had some people bring it up since I was a big fan of Broken Hope and Oppressor. This thing still holds up well though. It does start to get a bit off the rails on the back half but I dig the techy aspects on this.

[@MetalNeverDieswithMarkA]

I never heard of this band. Gotta check it out. Cheers

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Definitely a hidden gem when it comes down to 90's death metal.

[@jamesgwarrior1981]

Don’t know this one 🤔 can’t wait 🤘🏾

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Legit underground death metal gem here.

[@savagebrutality1]

I remember getting this on cassette when it came out, still holds up today, killer stuff

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I didn't get it until it was reissued but I was a big fan of Oppressor since I was a teen so it felt really familiar to me. Killer album.

[@savagebrutality1]

@@thrallsofmetal Oppressor was killer also remember getting those also

[@joedegroot76]

Awesome review! This review brought back some good memories. They used to play shows with other local Illinois death metal bands around that time. They always stood out with a more technical brand of death metal. I bought a few Grindcore International albums at the time since they were actually located out of Illinois. Haven’t listened to this in years and will have to throw it on later

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Dude, that's awesome you got to see them let alone be a part of that underground scene, man. I've always like the Chicago death metal/ extreme metal scene. Super underrated. I have the reissue of the album but they did a solid job with the remaster of it. Still sounds gritty and ugly but just a tad more clear.

[@helgamitejones]

I haven't listened to this release in YEARS. I'll give it a fresh spin today.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Same here honestly. I had this one on the list for one of these reviews for awhile and I decided why the hell not. Solid album. I really would have liked to have heard where they went from here.

[@JosephKissSr.]

This is definitely a new one on me. I like these retro reviews on these one and done bands. Good stuff!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Legit underground gem here. We've got some more on the docket coming up since the new releases are slow this week so stay tuned.

[@Aioueiueaoueioaeoaiuoauei]

I just listened to the album. Awesome stuff! Great example of why 90's death metal is so strong. Thanks for the review. I'm definitely jamming this for a while :D

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Albums like this is why we love doing these retro reviews. There's tons of short lived bands out there that dropped certified bangers.

[@KevinTarrant-by3fi]

This was a blast to listen to i didn't even know this came out that long ago. 4 of 5 from me.🤘

[@thrallsofmetal]

thnx

[@KevinTarrant-by3fi]

I'll blast this one later and then come back with my rating and review.🤘 See y'all tomorrow morning.

[@thrallsofmetal]

thnx

[@lutfimakarim8258]

If you are doing obscure thrash bands, may I humbly suggest the bands Dead On or Erotikill on your next episode? Thanks

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I'm not familiar with either of those but they definitely fit the requirements for retro reviews. I'll check them out.

[@DefenestratedMessiah]

Now do Demented Ted - "Promises Impure"!!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I think I've only heard one Demented Ted song ever. How many albums to they have?

[@DefenestratedMessiah]

@@thrallsofmetal just the one. some demos too but haven't heard those. "Promises Impure" is one of my favorite underground death metal albums. Production's a bit iffy but the songs shine through I think

[@derrickkowalewski9239]

I don't remember these guys. I do remember Grindcore Records. Broken Hope and The Dead Youth were on that label.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- They really weren't around very long and I don't know if the album was promoted very well either. They did break up not long after this one dropped so they didn't get a sophomore release to build on.

[@derrickkowalewski9239]

@thrallsofmetal Plus as I was watching this you noted that this came out in 1995. That's not a good year for death metal. I. don't remember many great death metal albums that year besides Suffocation and Incantation who were a few bands left that didn't break up or start making weird records.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- It came out in 1993 actually. They broke up in 1995. Still, 1993 was definitely when death metal's popularity was starting to slide a bit. There were still killer bands putting out stuff but the boom of death metal bands coming up in the scene was starting to shrink.

[@derrickkowalewski9239]

@@thrallsofmetal I think death metal peaked in popularity in the summer of 92' then gradually died. By 93' there was still a vibrant hardcore scene in Buffalo, but for metal it went from shows every week to next to nothing.

[@griffinbratton8903]

Chicahhgo

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I should've busted out the accent for this one lol. Eh, there will be other Chicago bands for sure.