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"Molesting the Decapitated" is the debut studio album by the American death metal band Devourment, released in 1999. The record is widely recognized as a foundational release for the slam death metal subgenre, establishing many of the genre's defining characteristics such as heavy groove-oriented breakdowns, guttural vocals, and chromatic, down-tuned riffing. It was originally released by Corpse Gristle Records and later reissued by several other labels due to its enduring influence in the extreme metal underground.
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Why is Molesting the Decapitated important to slam death metal?
Devourment's 1999 debut helped codify slam through extremely low guitar tuning, guttural vocals, and slow breakdown riffs separated from faster death-metal passages. Later bands repeatedly adopted that contrast between blasting speed and lurching, percussive slams.
What does a slam riff sound like on this Devourment album?
A slam riff is a slow or mid-tempo, heavily muted pattern designed around rhythmic impact rather than melody or technical display. On Molesting the Decapitated, these sections arrive after faster blasting passages and make the tempo feel abruptly heavier.
Is Molesting the Decapitated the best starting point for Devourment?
It is the key starting point for hearing the band's earliest full-length sound and its influence on the genre. Listeners wanting a later, more polished production can compare it with Obscene Majesty, released two decades afterward.
Was Molesting the Decapitated released before Devourment signed to Relapse Records?
Yes. The original album emerged from the Texas underground in 1999, well before Relapse released the band's later material. Subsequent reissues helped keep the debut available after it had become a reference point for slam death metal.
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