Review by Carl on February 7, 2026.

OK, crap band logo and shitty cover art aside, this is a ripping little number here, I'll tell you that right out of the gates. If you manage to make your presence known using only four tracks, you definitely have my complete attention.

So what do these four viciously abrasive chunks of blood-drenched goregrind-infected primitive death metal brutality exactly have to offer, you may no doubt be asking here. Allow me to paint you the picture: take the filth-ridden brutal death metal of mid to late 90's/early 00's bands such as Anal Blast, Entety, Splattered Cadaver, and Waco Jesus, then splice that with the sounds brought forth by grinding goremongers like Hemdale, Mortician, Dahmer, and early Exhumed. The chainsaw guitar work sounds as heavy as it is grimy, the low growling vocal sputterings sound mean and menacing, while the drummer drives forth the compositions using blasting velocity combined with midtempo stomp to full effect. Interwoven in these tracks are nifty guitar tricks, riffs, and sick short solos, with the band keeping focus on writing clear and precise songs without losing their filth-ridden edge. These guys know what they are doing, and you can be damn sure that they do it with style, something also aided in great part by a gruff and heavy production. Perhaps that just a little more velocity wouldn't have hurt, but that's just me speaking from a personal point, because this stuff causes some serious bruising as it is already.

Lately, there are a lot of bands bubbling up that combine their filth-ridden death metal with all-out grindcore (bands like Morgue Breath, Cystic Embalment, or Mephitic Corpse are some I'm thinking of right now), and I could not be happier to see it happening. With a lot of death metal bands falling into either pretentious noodling on one side or tedious boredom on the other, a band like Pus Emulsion is making its presence known at exactly the right time. They combine the filth and grime of death metal with the aggression of grindcore, thus blowing a breeze of fresh fetid air into a scene that is on the verge of making the same mistakes it did 30 years ago, so let me say this: you are more than welcome, guys! Glad to have you on board.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10