| Rudiments of Mutilation | ||||
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| Released | June 11, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | January 3–6, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Grindcore, powerviolence, sludge metal, noise | |||
| Length | 24:09 | |||
| Label | A389 Recordings | |||
| Producer | Kevin Bernsten | |||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
 2017 vinyl repress. | ||||
Rudiments of Mutilation is the second studio album by American grindcore band Full of Hell. It was released on June 11, 2013 through A389 Records. [1]
Prior to the album's release, Full of Hell released the track "Coven of the Larynx" online for streaming in March 2013. [2] On the meaning behind the album's title, vocalist Dylan Walker said: "Rudiments of Mutilation refers to our innate and basic need to suffer and cause suffering. On this record I was able to draw equally from the first hand experience of pain in my own life and the ugliness that is the greater human pulse." [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 [4] |
| Metal Injection |   |
The album was generally well received by music critics. Denise Falzon of Exclaim! gave the album a nine-out-of-ten rating and said: "Rudiments of Mutilation is a difficult and thought-provoking listen, proving once and for all that Full of Hell are not your run-of-the-mill hardcore band." [6] Christopher Luedtke of Metal Injection gave the album a nine-and-a-half-out-of-ten rating and said: "It is sick, unnerving, excellently established moody, violent, and one of the best damn records that will be put out this year." [7] John Consterdine of Terrorizer said the album is, "a relentless 24 minute ride, if you thought the new album from Nails was brutal, that's a walk in the park compared to this." [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dichotomy" | 2:10 |
| 2. | "Vessel Deserted" | 2:11 |
| 3. | "Coven of the Larynx" | 1:02 |
| 4. | "Throbbing Lung Fiber" | 1:02 |
| 5. | "Indigence and Guilt" | 1:51 |
| 6. | "Embrace" | 3:37 |
| 7. | "The Lord Is My Light" | 4:20 |
| 8. | "Bone Coral and Brine" | 1:54 |
| 9. | "Rudiments of Mutilation" | 2:06 |
| 10. | "In Contempt of Life" | 3:56 |
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