Lividity have long been one of my favourite brutal death metal bands, from the swampy, down-tuned earlier stuff, to the well-produced sickness of the later days. Used, Abused… marks that initial departure away from the murkier side of things (at least in terms of studio albums), and instead ushers in a new era of mind-boggling speed and precision. The drumming on this record, by Jordan Varela is absolutely second-to-one. Like, this is seriously fucking fast.
Lividity haven’t let up in the obscenity department however, with the sick humour carrying over regardless of death metal style. “Pussy Lover Pt 3” has one of the most hilarious samples that I have ever heard. All in all, you don’t get much better than this when it comes to brutal death metal.