''Mondo Medicale'' is the second full-length album by American
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
band
Impaled. It was released in 2002, and is their second overall for the Deathvomit label. It features a
spoken-word
Spoken word refers to an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities. It is a late 20th century continuation of an ancient oral artistic tradition that focuses on the aesthetics of ...
intro by bass player Ross Sewage.
Reception
William York from
Allmusic
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gave the disc 4 of 5 stars, calling it "a fine piece of work that will both please (and, of course, disgust) fans of good-old gory death metal."
Track listing
#The Hippocritic Oath (LaBarre, McGrath) - 2:06
#Dead Inside (McGrath, Sewage) - 3:53
#Raise The Stakes (LaBarre, McGrath, Sewage) - 5:12
#Operating Theatre (McGrath, Sewage) - 4:13
#Choke On It (LaBarre, McGrath) - 3:44
#We Belong Dead (Sewage) - 5:03
#The Worms Crawl In (McGrath, Sewage) - 4:22
#To Die For (LaBarre, Sewage) - 4:00
#Rest In Feces (McGrath, Sewage) - 7:49
#Carpe Mortem (McGrath, Sewage) - 1:52
Personnel
*Andrew LaBarre: Immoral Surgeon (Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Vocals)
*Sean McGrath: General Malpraticioner (Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Vocals)
*Ross Sewage: Waste Mismanagement (Bass, Vocals)
*Raul Varela: Intoxicologist (Drums, Percussion)
*With Rachél Hopkins: Voice-Over
Production
*Arranged & Produced By Impaled
*Engineered By Mauphistopholes Acevedo & Andrew LaBarre
*Mixed By Andrew LaBarre
*Mastered By Colon Davis
References
Official website
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2002 albums
Century Media Records albums
Impaled (band) albums