Enter the horrifying world of Sematary's 'Butcher House' | review by Desmond Leake
Sematary’s take on horrorcore essentially asks the question “What would happen if the production was as hellish as the lyrics?” The answer is a ton of distortion combined with some samples that make listeners feel like they are going through the layers of the underworld. It makes for an exhilarating if not abrasive listen the first few times.
The album opens with the brutally oppressive “Haunted Mound Reapers” which begins with the signature “HAUNTAHOLICS. REAL HAUNTED MOUND” producer tag before going into an instrumental with synths that wouldn’t sound out of place in a horror movie. Sematary and fellow Haunted Mound member Hackle then go on to trade bars about murder, butcher houses and the “screams of hell” over incredibly blown-out production in a perfect introduction to what Haunted Mound is all about.
“Babayaga” is another highlight track that opens with a desolate-sounding instrumental opening up the first 15 seconds, before immediately following into Sematary’s signature drawl layered in a substantial amount of autotune as he spends much of the track talking about voices in his head and his cutter. Other highlights include “Hate and Gasoline” which features an incredible guitar riff combined with the existing overblown trap production.
Generally, you’ll get the record’s tone from the opening two tracks. It’s loud, it’s abrasive, and its lyrics vary from creepy to ridiculous all wrapped up in a nice little package. This could also be considered to be a general weakness of the project for new listeners as all the songs on the project generally have the same vibe, so if one vehemently dislikes the Haunted Mound collective’s take on trap, they won’t leaveparticularly amazed by any means.
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