The highly anticipated 2nd full-length by this Romanian band. Titled ?Megalit al Putrefacției?, Putred perfect pounding, ponderously mid-paced Death Metal of a most eldritch nature. Rancid and foul-smelling as ever, the Romanians? tank continues to crush forward at a patient gait, exhibiting brutality and all-out heaviness not through sheer speed or dazzling displays of technique, but rather through thoughtful songwriting, slamming/slithering riffing and none-slimier atmosphere. The leads are especially eerie, as are the multi-tracked high/low vocals, with Corina?s wandering bass-work instilling a truly unsettling feeling. Sonic references across ?Megalit al Putrefacției? are many -Mortician at half-speed, Cianide at their world-eating best, early Necrophagia?s weird textures, Apparition/Sorrow with a shot of energy, and of course the unholy trifecta of Bolt Thrower, Asphyx and Grave- but Putred manage to integrate their own personality into proceedings, particularly their lyrics, all written and growled in their native tongue, telling short horror-drenched stories about death, horror, the occult and the afterlife. The closing cover of Autopsy?s ?Critical Madness? simply underlines that spiritual center. Completed by absolutely perfect cover artwork courtesy of Jan Pysander Whitney, Putred?s ?Megalit al Putrefacției? is prime-grade Death Metal for those who want it slower, deeper and harder.