Bone Fragments: Too Gruesome to be Real

Bone Fragments are a US band formed by Tormentor and Phthisis in 2006. Their album Too Gruesome to be Real is the second full length of theirs, the first being Dark Amusement in 2010.

The band has a sound that is best described as a mix of black metal, traditional metal and death metal. The emphasis of the songs however is on the horror aspect of things and conveying a mood of dread and fear. The first few songs sway musically between black and death metal while the remainder of the songs have strong metal leanings. However, despite the fact that the band treads between these sounds musically, vocalist Lord Unfortunate has an odd voice that is neither screechy black metal, nor growled death metal. He in fact, sounds like the embodiment of a dead corpse come back to life to tear you to pieces. It's an interesting croak that works to convey the mood of dread in the music.

Along with the musical mood, the band also has conveyed horror in the packaging of the album. The cover depicts (From the song "Clawtooth the Octobunny") a weird rabbit/bat thingy with an oversized brain for a head and octopus arms. Weird? Yes. Unsettling? Definitely. In the inside of the CD booklet as well there is a disturbing image of what appears to be a doctor, leaving a trail of blood and dead bodies. The lyrics inside will also make you squirm a touch as you read them.

Now that being said, is the music any good? Well, in a word, yes. The songs, while by no means classics of the genre, are definitely solid and able to hold your attention throughout and I look forward to hearing more from the band.

Track Listing
1. Lurid Dream
2. Count Bludwig
3. Jezebel
4. Clawtooth the Octobunny
5. The Wandering Goblin
6. Dr. Slaughter
7. Nightmare

Added: November 24th 2012
Reviewer: Curtis Dewar
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Related Link: Band Facebook Page
Hits: 1927
Language: english

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