Review by Carl on October 29, 2024.

In these last twenty or so years, I've had a number of Polish colleagues at different times, so you'd think I would've picked up some more of the language than curse words and smutty expressions, but unfortunately, that's it. So when a release entirely in the language comes floating by, I'm still completely at a loss when it comes to what it's all about.

What I do understand is that this band is made up of a bunch of people that you don't want to cross. At least that is the feeling I get from their music, which is a demonic cross between black/death metal in the vein of Angelcorpse, Hetzer, and Arkhon Infaustus, and thundering sturdy old school death metal the way it's made by acts like Cianide and Pentacle. It's a mixture that is being brought to the unsuspecting listener with a rough punk energy, simply exuding primitive anger and rage. In this diabolic amalgamation of steel-plated death metal guitars, aggressive mutated Morbid Angel riffs, and brutal straight forward percussive pummeling, there has been made room for a dose of surprisingly capable soaring guitar leads, old school style. On top of this volatile concoction comes a gruff barked vocal style that has me thinking of Wannes from Pentacle one time, and Stevo from Impetigo the other, and it must be said that this adds an extra layer of demented menace to the band's music. Despite the rough attitude to their metal, the band has a varied edge to their style, utilizing slower stomp to offset the blasting speed and thrash-fueled rage, avoiding the trap of becoming a one-sided venture.

Sacrofuck has on offer all the ingredients for a banging release, but there are unfortunately some things lacking. One of those is that the execution and tempo changes don't always run as smoothly, with for example the messy middle part in "Podobieństwo", something that simply doesn't sound right. Furthermore, I feel that the band's explosive cocktail of voraciousness gets curtailed by a somewhat lackluster production job. The guitars sound kinda weak throughout, and the oppressive snare doesn't help proceedings all that much either. Good thing the music itself is excellent because if it was all depending on this production job, things would've looked a lot bleaker.

As a debut, this is a passable release, but it was on the follow-up "Swieta Krew" that the band would really lash out with full force and conviction, so if you are unfamiliar with Sacrofuck I'd suggest you start with that one. "Ekstaza Upodlenia" isn't a bad album, but it's one that gets completely overshadowed by its superior successor.

Good thing I heard "Swieta Krew" first, because I'm not sure I would've been as interested in Sacrofuck had it been the other way around.

Rating: 7 out of 10