Mutilation Rites 'Devoid' 12"LP

<a href="http://mutilationrites.bandcamp.com/album/devoid">Devoid by Mutilation Rites</a> Mutilation Rites emerged from the deep black metal scene that NYC has been boasting the past five years. Recently signed to Prosthetic Records, and releasing their debut album in May, the band gives a sampling of what to expect with the “Devoid” EP. The four songs present have been around in some shape or form for years now, originally coming from demos and splits. This is black metal without the shoegaze or post-rock influences; instead, Mutilation Rites writes hair-raising, static misery that is a welcomed taste of what their first album could churn out. The band can run through tremolo-picked riffs and over-anxious blast beats with the best of the genre, but that’s not enough to win over a listener who has heard bands for the past 20-plus years doing the same thing. That’s why Mutilation Rites does right for their music by keeping the