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GOLF CORPSE
Golf Corpse EP

Non Anonymous (2024)
Rating: 6.5/10

Well, who would have thought that a golf obsessed death metal band would exist, and be so forward in their sporting fascination! ‘Open The Gates’, ‘Tee Time To Die’, ‘Southern Hills’, ‘Roaming The North Course’ and ‘Murder On The Back Nine’ aren’t quite as silly as they sound as this Canadian act will have you believe.

Sure, it’s entertaining in its subject, although the novelty will wear off quickly, but this is still solid enough death metal with thrashy elements. At times, Six Feet Under and early Cannibal Corpse comes to mind. ‘Open The Gates’ chugs along nicely, while ‘Tee Time To Die’ opts for grisly haste with its flurry of drums and raw riffs. Meanwhile, ‘Southern Hills’ offers a bit of both so you get the accessibility and the brutality.

To an extent, this is the sort of death metal you might have experienced during the latter part of the 90s and yet with an 80s kind of hardcore humour and an album cover more suited to Macabre. The EP sure is easy on the ear with its catchy riffs and throaty gurgles.

There’s an element of mystery about the foursome in that I’ve never seen the faces of Rognvald Blance, Colin Fossitt, Matt Kopp and Jesse Peria and I don’t know what instruments each individual plays, but beyond the gimmick you listen to a track like ‘Roaming The North Course’ and you can hear the talent. My advice guys, is ditch the golf silliness and let’s get serious.

Neil Arnold

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