''Consuming Impulse'' (stylized as ''Consvming Impvlse'') is the second album by Dutch death metal band Pestilence, released in 1989. While retaining some of the

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...

elements from its predecessor ''

Malleus Maleficarum The ''Malleus Maleficarum'', usually translated as the ''Hammer of Witches'', is the best known treatise on witchcraft. It was written by the German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer (under his Latinized name ''Henricus Institor'') and first ...

'' (1988), ''Consuming Impulse'' saw the band progress further towards the traditional death metal genre with progressive influences; this can be seen as one of the earliest examples of

technical death metal Technical death metal (also referred to as tech-death) is a musical subgenre of death metal that began and developed in the early- to mid-1990s, with particular focus on challenging, demanding instrumental skill and complex songwriting. Techni ...

, a subgenre that would be used and expanded on Pestilence's subsequent albums. ''Consuming Impulse'' was also their first release with then-new guitarist Patrick Uterwijk, and their last one to feature bassist and vocalist

Martin van Drunen Martin van Drunen (born 1966) is a Dutch death metal vocalist who started out in the band Pestilence. In this band, he also performed the bass duties live. He recorded two albums with them, ''Malleus Maleficarum'' and '' Consuming Impulse''. ...

. It was reissued along with ''

Testimony of the Ancients ''Testimony of the Ancients'' is the third album by the Dutch death metal band Pestilence, released in 1991 on Roadrunner Records. This was their first release with a new lineup, with Tony Choy replacing Martin van Drunen on bass, while guitari ...

'' on Roadrunner Records' Two from the Vault series. ''Decibel'' gave positive reviews to it as a cult classic.

Track listing

Credits

Patrick Mameli Patrizio Marco Giovanni "Patrick" Mameli (born 23 November 1966) is a Dutch death metal singer and guitarist who is best known for his work with technical death metal band Pestilence. Mameli is founder and member of Pestilence since their for ...

- guitar, bass *Patrick Uterwijk - guitar *

- vocals *Marco Foddis - drums

References

Pestilence (band) albums 1989 albums Roadrunner Records albums Albums produced by Harris Johns {{1980s-death-metal-album-stub