Review by,
Kevin de Haas

It happened to every metalhead at least once. You are digging through the records for a new gem to add to the
collection and you come across some sick and twisted album cover selling itself right away because you know
exactly what you are getting yourself into just by looking at it.

This is what happened to me when i first saw the album cover of Focal Dystonia's record, Descending (in)Human
Flesh. A blistering record that will tear the meat off your bones and pulverize the remainder of your puny corpse.

Focal Dystonia is an international project that is put together in 2020 by Floor van Kuijk and Florent Duployer.
With a total of 12 guest vocal appearences and 2 guest guitar appearances. This brutal slamming powerhouse
sure doesn't  lack in variety and all kinds of different influences.

Starting things of is ''Ascending Thy Abhorrent Gods''. No intro needed(since we already know what we are getting
ourselves into). The impact of the first tunes hitting your eardrums can be compared to hitting a solid concrete wall
at 90 miles an hour(butt naked on a unicycle). Production wise this album teares limbs. Every instrument lays well in the mix, nothing is put too much on top or shoved aside by the rest. Even though there are a ton of vocalists on this record, production wise they are so well balanced that it sounds like one entity the entire record long.

 

''Anatomy Of Animosity'' is a very fine example of how to perfectly mix slam, techdeath and a bit of oldskool death.
With the super heavy slam sections beating you to the ground, mind boggling techdeath ripping you apart one
limb at a time and a tiny cavernous touch right in the middle this is easily my favorite track on this record.

Normally I get bored pretty easily when it comes to music in this particular sub-genre. But Focal Dystonia's many
influences make them unique. They really kept me on point listening to all these little details that make this
collaboration so interesting. The use of these little trinkets and sections outside the lines make for a suprising and
refreshing record. Adding that to the killer production and you can say that Descending (in)Human Flesh is a rock
solid release that one could and should be really proud of releasing!

Score:
8/10