ヴォーカル兼ベーシストのSteve Tuckerを迎えたアルバム
バンドの名高い第二期の幕開けを告げる作品となった本作(1998年)。
バンドの凶暴なデスメタル・寸土をよりサイケデリックな方向にもっていったこのアルバムは、バンドのディスコグラフィーの中で最もユニークで冒険的な作品の一つである。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2024/10/17)
Although the band hasn't actually changed its modus operandi, Morbid Angel has been able to strengthen and deepen their death metal over the years. One listen to Formulas Fatal to the Flesh makes that clear. At its core, it's death metal, but the group demonstrates more imagination and pure force than almost any of its contemporaries. Not only is Trey Azagthoth's guitar monstrously powerful, but the rhythm section of drummer Pete Sandoval and new bassist/vocalist Stephen Tucker manages to be simultaneously nimble and pummeling. Also, the group has written some of their strongest songs to date -- nothing here relies on pure riffage alone. The end result of the musical and writing vision is one hell of an album and possibly their best record to date. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Rovi