### Prophecy: Dont fuckin' mess with Texas

#### 08/12/11 || lou.imm0rtal

Sup ya’ll, it has been 9 fucken years since the mighty Prophecy has dropped a massive whale shit bomb on the world and FYFAN! It has been long over due. It seems that “Don’t Fuckin Mess with Texas” was on the production slab, taking its sweet fucken time simmering over the Mexican drug cartel-infested deserts of the USA’s proudest and most obese state… Texas.

Prophecy is highly regarded for their epic effort back in 1998 entitled “Foretold… Foreseen” and that was one monstrous record filled with heavy as fuck grinds, slams, and memorable thrashy moments that paid homage to the band’s earlier efforts when they were more into the heavy death thrasher side of metal. They soon figured out their purpose and decided to go full-frontal i-am-gonna-fucken-kill-you and delivered a grand opus of southern style American death metal that to this day withstands the test of time. Many still look to this record as a monument of modern American brutal death metal and it is righteously so. With all of this said, let us now discuss this grimy slab of brutal death metal.

The new record opens up with the title track, ‘Don’t Fuckin’ Mess with Texas’, and I can totally understand why they decided to name it that and that is because those hicks in the sticks are very proud of what they can do and they do a fine job. The song truly serves as an anthem for which will be widely heard throughout every brutal death metal fanatic’s speakers and as far as Texas death metal is concern, their music receives nothing but loyal global appreciation. Them boys in Russia go nuts over Texas death metal any day, let me tell ya! I got this record spinning on a daily basis and I can truly appreciate the effort that was put into it. It gives you back to back solid tunes of brutality layered up sick and guttural vocal patterns that only the south can produce. It is a self-financed record like the majority of underground brutal death, but don’t let this mislead you.

The production is top notch; the drums are meaty and hit hard while the guitars cut through like a chunky fucken razor fucking your life up — overall, the final mix was a great product for the mastering treatment it got. They did a great job at preserving their sound from their previous efforts but brought on a few new elements into their style. The record is a bit more straight-forward than their debut as they give the listeners endless grooves paired with a disgusting vocal onslaught meanwhile the pit riff kicks in and the entire song becomes a massive wall of fuck you. The proper way of doing things down south, a big fuck you.

I have to also point out their re-recording of the epic tune “Core of Depression” that is probably one of their sickest hits originally from the first record. This song includes an acoustic medley and well that is a natural thing to do because them southern hicks love their guitars and are never afraid to display brutality in a variety of ways but still the song comes around and knocks you across the face like it always did. I have to say that aside from the title track, my favorite tune has got to be “Silent Suffering”, it’s a great mix of everything Prophecy. It’s got some slow parts found in old skool death metal and then injected with the brutality of Texas death metal.

I recommend this record to everyone who enjoys the hard efforts of hard working bands that never relied on anyone but themselves to cultivate their name in the international community of brutal death metal. One thing is certain that you can’t never go wrong with the slabs of TXDM.

- Information
- Released: 2011
- Label: Self-Release
- Website: Prophecy MySpace
- Band
- Phil Holland: vocals
- Joseph Moreno: guitars
- James Parks II: guitars
- John Trammell: bass
- Hank Thompson: drums

- Tracklist
- 01. Dont Fuckin’ Mess with Texas
- 02. Enter Bliss
- 03. Blood Brothers
- 04. Silent Suffering
- 05. The Unnamed
- 06. Reborn through Death
- 07. Death Conceived
- 08. Core of Depression (2011)