Podridão
Coffin of the Corrupted Dead

THE REVIEW

Formed in 2016 in Itaquaquecetuba, São Paulo, the Brazilian band Podridão are one of the many extreme acts coming from a continent that, in recent years, seems to have become a true gold mine for the rawest and most uncompromising metal. With a handful of EPs and splits already released, "Coffin of the Corrupted Dead" is the group’s fourth full-length album, published this July 2025 under the banner of Kill Again Records.

The dominant feeling when listening to this work is that you are faced with a profoundly primal, instinctive form of death metal, where emotional urgency and sheer violence take absolute priority over everything else. There’s no pursuit of technical perfection here, nor indulgence in digital frills: the aim is straight for the heart of brutality. The sound is raw, yes, but not muddled: the production deliberately maintains an old-school flavor, while remaining perfectly understandable thanks to a conscious use of modern technology.
The influences are clear: Morbid Angel, Deicide, Malevolent Creation, and, in the most putrid slowdowns, Autopsy and Obituary. This is a record that exudes death metal from every pore, where the driving force is feeling and the balance between up, mid, and down tempo: dark, direct riffs, earth-shaking drums, explosive restarts, and a cavernous voice that becomes an instrument of emotional destruction. Everything revolves around the persistence of impact.

One is led to think that today, to find extreme metal with the right attitude, you really do have to look to Latin America. From Cancerbero, Uttertomb, and Mortual on the death metal front, to Abmut, Empillarist, Savagery, and Castrivenian on the black metal side: this is where some of the most authentic and devastating acts in the underground scene are emerging. While elsewhere cleanliness, polished production, and meticulous study reign, here adrenaline, the spontaneity of songwriting, and an ancestral feeling live on—all within a context of properly honed instrumental mastery.

"Coffin of the Corrupted Dead" is a punch in the stomach delivered with class. For old-school fans only.