Regurgitate – Promo 1999 / Selfdisembowelment (1999 / 2018)

September 25, 2023

The “Selfdisembowelment” tape fell into my possession recently, and to be honest, without looking into it further I just assumed that it was some sort of bootleg or compilation of outtakes from around the Carniverous Erection era. What I didn’t know is that this is a reissue of a previously almost impossible to find Promo CD from back in 1999. Left Hand Patches (formerly Fat Ass Records, RIP), have done a very nice job re-releasing this fuzzy gore monster.

The twelve tracks do not hang around, but provide an interesting window into a particular era of Regurgitate that certain fans may have heard over and over already in the form of studio releases etc., so this is a refreshing take on an already well established set of songs. In the case of Agathocles I would perhaps let out a sigh before pressing play but in the case of Regurgitate this feels like an exciting opportunity to hear something familiar yet slightly different. It helps, of course, that all the tracks are absolute bangers.