Part 18 – Corrupted: El Mundo Frio

When it comes to doing things their own damn way, in their own damn time, it is hard to beat the Japanese.

Corrupted are yet another mind-bogglingly band from this little country. A dark, doom, sludge metal band. You think that would be enough. Extreme Metal is normally enough. But no, they feel the need to also sing in Spanish.

So, a Japanese doom band singing in Spanish. That’s enough, surely? Nope. 1 track. Just over 70 minutes long.

El Mundo Frio.

It’s more than a song, or an album. It’s an experience, a wonderful experience. It opens up with 10 minute introduction, a gentle build up. Guitars strumming, low, deep base. Some might say slow. But I say wonderfully gentle. You sink into a light, floaty space, and then the bass kicks in and the doom begins. Commences. Still relatively low key. You’re still floating, but the floaty space is now quite dark and a little choppy.

And then the vocals kick in. By this point, 25 minutes have passed, and you have lost total control. It’s all gone. The singer, whatever his name is, speaks, in his dark, heavy Japanese accent, reciting Spanish lyrics over the music.

After this, he starts to sing: guttural sounds, low, deep and fucking fantastic.

The song does all of this twice. TWICE. And that’s not enough. The first time I heard it, I thought I was in a trance.

A fucking great album.