Is Fulci the best death metal band to ever emerge from Italy? Quite possibly yes. And their latest album, Duck Face Killings only adds to this legacy of brutality. Inspired by The New York Ripper one of Lucio Fulci's most depraved films, Duck Face Killings is an absolute tour de force. It sees Fulci leaning into all the things that make them special, from guttural vocals, devastating slamming riffs and tightly controlled rhythms to the eerie horror inspired synth interludes that help to give the album so much of its flavor and vision.
In many ways Duck Face Killings is the platonic ideal of a horror inspired death metal record. It perfectly captures the grinding, punishing magic of horror films and intricately weaves together punishing vibes with devilish songwriting in order to draw listeners deep in across its 14 tracks. It's been 3 long years since the last proper full length from Fulci and it's clear that Duck Face Killings is in many ways the pinnacle of their oeuvre. It sees the band elegantly building on past successes and pointing towards an ambitious, twisted future.
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