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- Band(s): Dipygus
- Label(s): Crypt of the Wizard, Headsplit Records, Memento Mori
- Release Format(s): 12" vinyl, Cassette, CD
- Release Year: 2024
- Review Date: July 16, 2024
- Author(s): Rob Clark
Since gaining notoriety amongst the Old School Death Metal heads in 2023 with their EP ‘Wet Market,’ Dipygus returns with their third album, ‘Dipygus.’ Going with a self-titled album this deep into their discography comes off as a statement; especially since this album contrasts the majority of their previous discography. This is Dipygus!
Head Split Records helps describe what the band is going for by calling this album a “morbid journey into 10 new tales of odd horror and pure disgusting mystery!!!” This statement fully grasps the marked changes in the band. From theme to sound, the band has narrowed much of themselves down but has also widened their spheres of influence.
Dipygus up until this point has been distinctly primordial. Stalactites, neanderthals, and forgotten beasts from the land of the lost are almost synonymous with Dipygus. In their early releases the main writing focus was all things oozing and bubbling, but now the band has opened themselves to other brutish and savage themes. With song titles like ‘Monrovia, LR 1990’ alongside titles like ‘Aquagenesis’, the listener gets a sense that the band are interested in more than just cavemen but still remain smart with their ideas. With the guitar tone, synths, and samples, the album is reminiscent of practical effects and B-movie horror rather than dinosaurs clashing.
The biggest change in this album compared to everything previous is the band’s sound. On earlier releases we have had more uptempo chugs with modern production, but with this self-titled they have ultimately turned 180 degrees in search of more mid tempo tromping and OSDM bass heavy production. This album isn’t exactly gainy but rather more over driven. Yes, there are plenty of build ups, leads, and weird riffs, but with the accumulation of change in production they feel different. The best way to describe this album is like late 1980s proto-Death worship.
Overall this album seems like a big stepping stone for the band. Reaching some sense of status makes a band think. What do we want going forward? Audiences have expectations, and its best to create a standard you can move forward with. These changes set them apart from the modern state of death metal, but they are definitely meeting a market that isn’t widely tapped. It’ll definitely be exciting to see how Dipygus rebounds off their changes to create new music.
Crypt of the Wizard
- Country: United Kingdom
- Style: Black Metal, Doom Metal, Other
- Links: Homepage, Facebook, Instagram, Bandcamp, Youtube
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Headsplit Records
- Country: USA
- Style: Death Metal, Grindcore, Thrash Metal, Other
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Memento Mori
- Country: Spain
- Style: Death Metal
- Links: Homepage, Facebook, Youtube
