Cartilage Tales From The Entrails: A Necrology CD Review

Bay Area grindcore act Cartilage are back with ‘Tales From the Entrails: A Necrology’, their second EP and the first since 2020’s ‘Gore-met’. With what might be their most grotesque and disturbing release yet, they intensified all the bloody horror they could muster and forged it into four technically sound and diverse tracks that will leave you eviscerated and gut stomped. “Globs of Glimmering Gore” is a fun ride that borders the grindcore/death metal line and offers up a solo something straight out of Dismember’s catalog. “Ape-U-Tator” delves into a chimpanzee attack, 9-1-1 call included. The music has more groove to it and stands out amongst the rest of the EP. The closing “Pulled Inside Out” reminds of Ghoul and definitely highlights more of the death metal influences that gets exposed from time to time. If you enjoy Impaler, Exhumed or the aforementioned Ghoul, you’ll get your rocks off here.

~TJ