Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler
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{{Infobox album
| name = Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler
| type = Album
| artist = Waking the Cadaver
| cover = Waking the Cadaver album - PROAN.jpg
| alt =
| released = November 21, 2007
| recorded = February–April 2007
| studio = Cape Studios, Cape May, New Jersey
| genre = Slam death metal,{{cite web | url=https://www.gbhbl.com/album-review-waking-the-cadaver-authority-through-intimidation-unique-leader-records/ | title=Album Review: Waking the Cadaver - Authority Through Intimidation (Unique Leader Records) | date=19 October 2021 }} deathcore
| length = 26:30
| label = Necroharmonic
| producer = Steve Ryan, CJ Thouret
| prev_title = Demo 2006
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Beyond Cops, Beyond God
| next_year = 2010
}}
Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler is the debut album by American death metal band Waking the Cadaver, released on November 21, 2007, by Necroharmonic Productions.
Background and recording
Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler was recorded at Cape Studios located in Cape May, New Jersey, during February to April 2007. Two Robert De Niro films were sampled for use as an intro for two different songs: Taxi Driver (1976) and A Bronx Tale (1993). According to the album's liner notes, no effects processing was used on the band's voices.Album's liner notes inside booklet The tracks "Blood Splattered Satisfaction" and "Chased Through the Woods by a Rapist" were re-recorded for this record, the originals were initially released on the band's 2006 demo.
Reception
The album received poor reviews and reception from critics. Daniel Cairns of Chronicles of Chaos gave the album a score of 1.5 out of 10 and stated "It's a boring buzz of crap riffs, shitty drumming and belched vocals. It's genuinely painful to listen to at times, and you yearn for something a bit more pleasant and musical."{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-5803 |title=CoC : Waking the Cadaver – Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler : Review |publisher=Chroniclesofchaos.com |date= |accessdate=August 24, 2014}}
AllMusic, when reviewing the band's following album Beyond Cops, Beyond God, stated "Anyone who heard Waking the Cadaver's first album, 2007's Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler, would find it hard to believe that any label would pick them up. They were almost laughably inept."{{cite web|author=Waking the Cadaver |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/beyond-cops-beyond-god-mw0002016974 |title=Beyond Cops, Beyond God – Waking the Cadaver | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=August 24, 2014}}
Track list
{{track listing
| title1 = Intro
| length1 = 1:11
| title2 = Always Unprotected
| length2 = 2:36
| title3 = Raped, Pillaged, and Gutted
| length3 = 3:38
| title4 = Connoisseurs of Death
| length4 = 2:38
| title5 = (Interlude)
| length5 = 0:53
| title6 = Type A Secretor
| length6 = 2:14
| title7 = Tire Iron Emblugeonment
| length7 = 2:38
| title8 = Blood Splattered Satisfaction
| length8 = 2:34
| title9 = Pigtails Are for Face Fucking
| length9 = 3:02
| title10 = Chased Through the Woods by a Rapist
| length10 = 1:51
| title11 = I Know the Insides of Women
| length11 = 3:15
| total_length = 26:30
}}
Personnel
; Waking the Cadaver
- Don Campan – lead vocals
- Dennis Morgan – drums, backing vocals
- Steve Vermilyea – bass, backing vocals
- Jerry Regan – guitar
- Nick Palmateer – guitar
; Production staff
- Miguel Gomes – recording
- C.J. Thouret – production, mixing, mastering
- Steve Ryan – production, mixing, mastering
- Tony Koehl – cover art, layout
:All music written and performed by Waking the Cadaver. Lyrics to tracks 2–7 and 9–11 written by drummer Denis Morgan and guitarist Steve Vermilyea. Lyrics to track 8 written by vocalist Don Campan.