Death metal
 Australia

 Released 4th February, 2026.

 The five piece from Narrm (Melbourne) return after the release of the 2024 split EP with fellow Narrm reidents Burn In Hell, to decimate once again. This time, with a full album stashed in the already loaded gloves.

 One thing that stands out with TUMOUR is the pugilistic hardcore menace they harness.
And I suppose HUMAN SALVAGE could be considered deathcore, but that would be doing TUMOUR and deathcore some injustice.
 Yes, TUMOUR’s eponymous EP from 2022 certainly had a certain deathcore vibe, as did the aforementioned 2024 split, but we are witness to something with an emphasis less on musical hooks and more right hooks to the jaw.

 THROUGH THE BALUSTRADE has no pretensions. What you have is less than a minute and a half of death metal intent with solo’s, blasts, the lot. To follow with a damaging hardcore foray in DUST TO DEATH gives the listener both sides of the TUMOUR coin, leaving no doubt as to which ‘core’ they are distilling.
 Saying that, MORTAL SICKNESS offers a taste of grindcore, with its blastbeats and infectious, cave man riffs.

 it also cannot be denied  that TUMOUR know their way around a riff, and CIVILIAN delivers some neck snapping DM brutality in spades, with just enough groove not to cause too much damage.
If there are to be any highlights, I would suggest WORLD PEACE OF SHIT as one. It is drenched in pit hungry thrashcore elements while disciplined enough to make it very accessible. The other is SEROTONIN DEBT. It may well offer some respite from velocity, but the mid paced tempo lacks none of the danger that feeds perfectly into DEAD BODY ARMOUR, a death/thrash punisher with pin sharp timing and precise guitar work.
 Of course, with HUMAN SALVAGE offering so much to deal with the final blow from such a beating, respite comes with a blackened twist. IN STONE offers a frigid, harmony of hate before slapping the corpse paint off your face with the trademark TUMOUR one, two knockout combo.
 The biggest surprise will be its running time. Eight tracks clocking a total of twenty three minutes is what you’d expect from an EP, yet every song sounds full and fleshed out.

 I’m reminded of bands like Confess, Symbyote and Under The Ashes with both this album and TUMOUR themselves. It (and they) prove that deathcore can be more nuanced than the stereotype, and conversely,  death metal can embrace what deathcore brings to the table.
There’s always room for good, well made extreme music, and HUMAN SALVAGE comfortably does both of those things confidently.

HUMAN SALVAGE by TUMOUR is out now via Bereave In God Records. Available on streaming platforms.

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