Review by Elijah on April 28, 2020.

One-man brutal death metal bands truly are a delicacy, especially Insidious Decrepancy. If it weren't for him we wouldn't have Putrid Pile, and if not for Putrid Pile who knows what other one-man bands we wouldn't have? Decadent Orgy of Atrocious Suffering truly is a perfect album that includes everything a BDM fan could ask for.

The guitar tone is top notch. It has that trademark late 90's BDM sound mixed in with a little tiny hint of that Dying Fetus-esque sound, and a little heavier and grainy as well. Alongside the perfect guitar sound, Shawn's playing ability is 10/10 and the riffing is awesome. Every song is fast, heavy, brutal, and furious. With (most) one-man bands in this genre comes a drum machine, and he does it right. It sure is a drum machine but it sounds great, doesn't sound nearly computerized as you'd maybe think it would be, and it accompanies the guitar greatly.

You can’t forget the vocals too, pretty solid. It's like a mix of regular death metal and brutal gutturals, it's a good balance and flow. You got the great guitar sound, great drums, good songwriting, and the right vocals to go with it. This album definitely is the total package for some good BDM. When you listen to it for the first time the "perfection" of this album won't exactly grab you until you listen to more and more of the album. Once you get more thrown at you you'll start to enjoy it more and see the perfection this embodies. Every single song is a banger, and nothing is boring or "better than another track" or anything such. Shawn Whitaker is a kickass unit of brutality!

If you love brutal death metal and haven't heard this album, I highly, highly recommend it. This album definitely is flawless. It's brutal, kickass, sick, and heavy. And on top of all that, it's a one-man band! This is top talent and needs more attention. Go listen to this amazing album and check out his other album Extirpating Omniscient Certitude as well. Top notch material right here!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Review by JD on January 17, 2012.

What do you get when you cross Old School Death Metal with some irreverent and sometimes all-too-cheesy Satanism and add a splash of older styled Hardcore to firm things up? Give you a hint. They are from Sweden, there are only two members in the band and they make one hell of a noise. Give up? It is Bastard Priest.

In the world of extreme metal, crawls out Sweden’s Bastard Priest. A band that seems to have it all. They are heavy, fun and strongly defiant in every sense of the word. Then you listen to it a second time, and it is not as fun as it had been. I love old school, but it needs to be able to keep my attention longer than one play and Bastard Priest does not. It is good, but nothing I could say that is 'special' about it.

Tracks like the incredible Punk/Death mixed assault of 'Pestilent Force' not to mention the Death Metal Mantra of 'Sacrilegious Ground' shows a band that has all of the tools, but somehow it does not capture the imagination for very long. Bastard Priest are loads of fun to listen to, but the staying power is far from being there. The band is close to getting to that level, hence the hesitation on my part to even say these points, but not right now with this album.

I already know that I will not be replaying this album much in the future, but I will keep an eye on the band themselves. When they do figure out that magical formula to keep interest longer than 37 minutes - I wanna be right there to take in every last note and word. For now, I am simply underwhelmed with what I am hearing, and that is a shame.

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 7
Atmosphere: 6
Production: 6
Originality: 7
Overall: 6

Rating: 6.4 out of 10