Pungent Stench Ampeauty

Never ones to let their sometimes horrifying, sometimes tasteless (sometimes both!) subjects get in the way of a good laugh, Austrian death metal smart-guys Pungent Stench cleverly named their second post-comeback album Ampeauty. And humor, as it were, may well be Ampeauty's strongest suit throughout, as the band proceeds to drown such doomy death metal workouts as "Lynndie (She-Wolf of Abu Ghraib)," "Same Shit -- Different Asshole" and the hysterical "Got MILF?" Far from an easy gimmick, however, those lyrics merely enrich an already plentiful collection of diverse arrangements and strong riffs. Judging by his guitar tone, often circular chord-sequences, and even some solos (see "Invisible Empire" for a blatant example), one would think main man Don Cochino wants to be Wino. But that's where similarities with the American doom legend end, and where Pungent Stench's own, quite personal death metal know-how takes hold. Perhaps most notable among them is their uncanny (some might say uns