''Conceived in Sewage'' is the fourth studio album by American

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. It was released by

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on February 19, 2013. A

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was released for "Parasitic Eruption".

Musical style

The album features a sound that differs from the band's notorious style of focusing on an abundance of slams. The slam riffs are notably kept to a minimum while a sound more reminiscent of traditional death metal is performed on the album. This new sound gathered a mixed reception from fans and reviewers.

Reception

''Conceived in Sewage'' received mixed to positive reviews. Denise Falzon of

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described the album as "33 minutes of slamming, brutal death metal mixed with grind elements", and called it "fast and punishing throughout". Dean Brown of

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said, "for the most part ''Conceived in Sewage'' has...concise, memorable songwriting". Brown also liked "Majewski's...rhythmic gutturals", but noted that "Devourment are not pushing into any uncharted death metal terrains with ''Conceived in Sewage''". Chris Krovatin of ''

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entirely what you expect them to". He also noted, "While spirited in their performance, this brutal quartet lack the dynamism and versatility of label-mates Dying Fetus, resulting in a relatively entertaining record for death metal fans but not much more." Both Falzon and Krovatin praised

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's production, with Falzon saying that it "takes ''Conceived in Sewage'' to a higher level of eviscerating brutality", and Krovatin calling the sound "solid" and "lush".

Release history

''Conceived in Sewage'' was released in North America on February 19, 2013, on February 22 in certain European countries, and on February 25 in the UK and the rest of the world.

Track listing

Personnel

Devourment * Mike Majewski – vocals * Ruben Rosas – guitars * Chris Andrews – bass * Eric Park – drums Additional personnel * Travis Ryan – vocals ("Fucked with Rats") Production *

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References

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