
Here at Decibel, we’ve been keeping you abreast of the rotting breast of Rottenness for well over a decade — do a site search and you’ll find stuff going back to 2012 — and just as we don’t seem to be stopping, neither do these Mexican-American death metallers. This time the news is all about their new, four song (well, three and an intro) Fatal Cerebral Lesions video/demo stream which comes in advance of a series of dates in the Pacific Northwest and proximal to the Gulf of Mexico (see tour poster below). But enough out of me; here the band are with all the pertinent details…
“Hola y saludos, Rottenness here with another fresh offering of Mexican brutal death metal, this time debuting our new lineup consisting of the husband-and-wife death metal duo, Rene Martinez (ex-Stabbing, Flesh Hoarder) and Meryl Martinez (ex-Stabbing)!! We recorded this demo DIY as fuck, individually tracking in California, Texas, Minnesota, and Merida, Mexico, and had the amazing Insidious Soundlab (https://www.insidioussoundlab.com/) mix and master it. We also had a very talented artist from Cyprus, Horsefukker666 (https://www.instagram.com/horsefukker666/), provide the stipple-art drawing for the album cover. We decided to include a Brujeria cover as a bonus track in memory of Pinche Peach and Juan Brujo, two metal legends who sadly passed away last year after a lifetime of carrying the torch of Mexican extreme music. In addition to releasing this new music, we are excited to announce a slew of USA dates in April and May, we hope to see a bunch of amigos on the road and party hard with all of you sick ass foos… salud a todos, y nos vemos pronto!”
Track-list:
1. Intro – I.I.
2. Incrementally Ingested
3. Fatal Cerebral Lesions
4. Castigo Del Brujo (Brujeria Cover)
ROTTENNESS 2025:
Rene Martinez – Drums
Meryl Martinez – Bass
Jorge Dominguez – Guitars
Jaleel Castillo – Guitars
Matthias Joyce/Matti Güey – Vocals
Credits:
Bass recorded with Mike Debord (TX)
Jaleel’s guitar recorded at Ragnar Studios (MEX)
Jorge’s guitar recorded with Nick Wilson at Noise Art Works (CA)
Vocals recorded at The Dojo (MN)
Drums recorded by Rene at Sound Tank Studios (TX)
All songs written by ROTTENNESS except “Castigo Del Brujo”, originally composed by Brujeria.
Additional guitar recorded on “Fatal Cerebral Lesions” by Nick Wilson.
Mixed/mastered by Insidious Soundlab, Additional production and recording by Nick Wilson (Noise Art Works)
Music video edited by Matthias Joyce/Matti Güey