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  • Summary: The seventh full-length studio release for the British death metal trio is its first new release in eight years.
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  1. Sep 20, 2021
    100
    Torn Arteries has an absolutely rotten personality, but one soaked with black humor and charm — not to mention stellar riffs and performances — for those with the patience to get to know it. Those looking for unrepentant brutality can look to Cannibal Corpse, but those looking for something more complex need to taste this masterpiece of bitterness.
  2. Sep 20, 2021
    80
    By no-holds-barred closer The Scythes Remorseless Swing, it’s hard not to be overwhelmed with sheer awe just seeing these death metal progenitors getting back to murderous business. Killer stuff.
  3. Sep 20, 2021
    70
    Except for the last two somewhat average songs, this is an accomplished work that defies canons without ever truly dazzling.
  4. Classic Rock Magazine
    Sep 20, 2021
    60
    Overall these Merseyside extreme-metal veterans sound a little unfocused and uninspired on this record, falling back on tired retro-metal tropes. [Oct 2021, p.72]
  5. The Wire
    Dec 20, 2021
    60
    Topped off with signature twin guitar harmonies, the album is often a blast, if a bit unbalanced overall. [Oct 2021, p.58]
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