I love it already. "Chapter Thirteen," the lead track let's 'er rip with a furious stomp and groove, grindcore and mutilation right through the temples… you can actually feel the drain beginning within you as the song plays on and that sinister Sabbath-like riff that rears its ugly head… brutal!

Alright enough already to whet even the most savage appetite… I say, let the feast begin!

"Broken Wing" continues off in the same painstakingly vile manner though much slower and even brandishing what apparently is a use of middle-eastern flavored string and wind instruments toward the latter break and then it's only, "You can't save yourself" from there!

So maybe skip on down to the next few tracks and save that one for last. "Nothingness" is more in line with the opener; a little quicker, more exciting and still completely indecipherable… better check your living room floor for mud-stains after this one!

"Chapter 13" has more than enough grunt and distortion to draw comparisons to many of the similar genre-but how about cross-fixing it with a few degrees of melody and death?

Not just your average Cathedral-like caravan in the traditional sense-but if you wanna get picky… This sixth installment from the Dutch doomsayers is now finally available in the states and unfortunately, though it was to be their darkest and most accomplished work, they called it a day at the end of '98 just after this release.

But skimming past the early tracks and getting over to "The Idiot" and other stuff like "Repentance" and "Bordello," it's evident they're best work had been and may yet have been produced.

In spite of all this, Gorefest's "Chapter 13" reveals some startling revelations to listeners of death metal and doom-not unlike what Mindrot first managed back in their day, only there's nary a hint of Goth-like tendencies.

So pick up a raw chunk of history here for a band whose name may forever precede them, it's "Chapter 13," the final chapter, and get your claws into this feast of blood and repugnance for one last time.

Released by SPV Records

Review by Vinnie Apicella