 
Pungent Stench has rightfully earned their reputation as “The Mentors” of death metal. With Ampeauty, their homage to women minus a limb or three, our Austrian apotemnophiliacs have managed to squeeze out every last drop of offensiveness. Songs like “The Amp Hymn” and “Got M.I.L.F?” are so ridiculous and degrading, that feminist organizations across the globe will be uniting to bring down these Viennese vermin. Death metal needs bands like Pungent Stench. Their outlook on the genre has always been refreshingly different. While most bands’ wince and scowl like they’re suffering from severe constipation, Pungent Stench is content to sit back and laugh at it all. However silly the lyrics may be, the music is anything but. The songs
are crafty and well played. The riffs of Ampeauty are equal parts groovy
and heavy. It’s simply not a Pungent Stench song if there isn’t
at least one riff that has you shakin’ yer arse! It’s obvious
these guys’ have been doing the metal thing for a while. There
are moments where you forget you’re listening to a death metal
record. There’s some pretty stoney stuff on Ampeauty. It’s
not until vocalist Alex Wanks’ gravelly-I just smoked a pack of
Paul Malls-grunt is heard that you start to hear the remnants of death
metal. Ampeauty is one of the more amusing albums I’ve heard this
year. It’s an entertaining, almost comical listen. If more death
metal bands would stop taking themselves so seriously, maybe more listeners
would tune in instead of buying Audioslave albums. - Andrew Andermatt
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