Caustic Phlegm – Putrefying Flesh (2022)
TBH I usually find most HM-2 stuff to be complete fucking garbage (talk about an overused trope) but Caustic Phlegm’s use of nasty, disgusting demo production and gargling pitchshifter vokills over the top of the buzzsaw riffery, coupled with slow dustbin drums and spooky synths, creates a rotten and damp atmosphere where the best, most interesting and sickening death metal can flourish. Loses a few points for the artficial tape flutter effect (ONLY TRVE ANALOG DECAY IS REAL BRAH BRAH) but otherwise this fucking rules.