Get Dead Or Die Trying is the new album from The Rotted, who have gone through a bit of a transformation since being known as Gorerotted.  Musically they have mellowed with the name change and they also state that they have now moved onto writing lyrics about their life experiences. 

They don’t hold back on the opening two tracks of ‘Nothin’ But A Nosebleed’ and ‘The Howling’ though, these are as loud and vicious as the band get and they even step things up a bit with ‘A Return To Insolence’, when it starts with ‘Let’s tear this fucking place down’ you believe them, it takes the metal/death metal of the opening salvo but manages to add that something extra to it. ‘Angel Of Meth’ mixes in some almost Pantera style riffs along with some great solos and death metal growls before the first of two instrumentals, the melodic ‘A Brief Moment Of Regret’, which has been added to the Topshop/Topman in store playlist.  For some reason the high street chain decided on the mellow track from the album rather than using a song such as ‘Get Dead Or Die Trying’, with it’s fuzzy guitar groove or ‘It’s Like There’s A Party In My Mouth…’, which is based on someone eating their own sick when a little the worse for wear.   

Get Dead Or Die Trying is chock full of highlights and if this album is anything to go by then change is a very good thing for the Rotted indeed.

Darren Brushneen