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The creepiest part of Control's mold is that nature already invented something uncomfortably close.

#control #videogames #science #scicomm #cordyceps

The creepiest part of Control's mold is that nature already invented something uncomfortably close.

#control #videogames #science #scicomm #cordyceps

The creepiest part of Control's mold is that nature already invented something uncomfortably close.

#control #videogames #science #scicomm #cordyceps

The creepiest part of Control's mold is that nature already invented something uncomfortably close.

#control #videogames #science #scicomm #cordyceps

You could just have regular stuff on your walls, or you could be ready for the world that's hidden from normal eyes. Prepare for unreality.

http://www.lewis-workshop.com

#SCP #scpfoundation #liminalspaces #zombies #cordyceps #backrooms #gaming #games #survival #monster #scifi #weird

You could just have regular stuff on your walls, or you could be ready for the world that's hidden from normal eyes. Prepare for unreality.

http://www.lewis-workshop.com

#SCP #scpfoundation #liminalspaces #zombies #cordyceps #backrooms #gaming #games #survival #monster #scifi #weird

You could just have regular stuff on your walls, or you could be ready for the world that's hidden from normal eyes. Prepare for unreality.

http://www.lewis-workshop.com

#SCP #scpfoundation #liminalspaces #zombies #cordyceps #backrooms #gaming #games #survival #monster #scifi #weird

You could just have regular stuff on your walls, or you could be ready for the world that's hidden from normal eyes. Prepare for unreality.

http://www.lewis-workshop.com

#SCP #scpfoundation #liminalspaces #zombies #cordyceps #backrooms #gaming #games #survival #monster #scifi #weird

Vähän normisienikirjaa kattavammasta teoksesta löytyi laji (netistäkin kyllä): mustaloisikka #Tolypocladium ophioglossoides (ennen #Cordyceps). Eipä älytty kaivaa maata sienen alta, olisi löytynyt myös MAAHIKAS
#Elaphomyces sp. - tää sieni on toisen sienen loinen.

📚 Jouko Rikkinen: Sienten kirjo

What in the Last of Us is this? 👀

#theLastOfUs #cordyceps #videogames

What in the Last of Us is this? 👀

#theLastOfUs #cordyceps #videogames

What in the Last of Us is this? 👀

#theLastOfUs #cordyceps #videogames

What in the Last of Us is this? 👀

#theLastOfUs #cordyceps #videogames

Some bands just know what they’re about right away. Australia’s blackened death metal band Complexant poise themselves as a rising star in the continent/country/island’s extreme metal ecosystem, storming the scene with “a sound defined by weight, darkness, and unrelenting intensity.” There’s little fanfare to Complexant’s promo around their debut full-length Apex: in so many words, they merely promise to kick as much ass as they can fit in a thirty-four-minute session. They’ve tormented their home country since 2022, but Apex aims to make Complexant a global menace. But can Apex raise Complexant to the cream of the blackened death crop?

That Apex is a debut isn’t too shocking. Complexant play a dense, modern-sounding brand of brutal death metal dusted with black metal vitriol and (slight) deathcore stank. Think Cordyceps—restless riffing, crushed production, murderous intent, etcetera—but with more human-sounding vocals and a willingness to let their boots off your neck from time to time. Apex is heavy, raw, and blunt, but Complexant’s greenness shows in some undercooked ideas and seriously ham-fisted moments. Clean vocals worm their way onto “No Angels Weep” and “Afterlife,” which aren’t nearly as vital as vocalist Dan Greigsy’s screams and tack on an unwanted Stone Sour butt rockiness to the latter track’s ending. Endings are another issue. Although it’s worth celebrating Complexant’s realization of the power of editing, “Heretical Supremacy” and “Critical Mass” both end before they’ve hit their stride. Add some clumsy lyricism—”Cyclops, you only see through one perspective.” (“Cyclops”), “My head is at critical mass. One more thought and my cranium will surely collapse.” (“Critical Mass”)—and Apex’s rawness sometimes doesn’t work to Complexant’s benefit.

But more often than not, Complexant uses Apex’s bluntness as a proper instrument of devastation. Under the oppressive fury of drummer Seb Su’s blast beats, guitarists Shannon Zivkovic and Gavin Bradley and bassist Chris Tuckley churn out seething, brutish riffs one after the other, underpinning Greigsy’s incensed performance across Apex. Songs like “Swing Myself to Sleep” and “Eye for an Eye” attack with a balanced approach of imposing, dissonant blackened chords and neanderthal death chugs, the former deploying some fucked up noodling bits in the bridge and the latter ending in seriously caustic heaviness. Complexant’s mix highlights Su’s drums, who complements the guitars with a similarly dynamic balance of concussive speed (“No Angels Weep,” “Apex”) and groove (“No Hope for Sanctuary,” “Eye for an Eye”) while littering just enough fills across Apex for good measure. Finally, Complexant utilize breakdowns conservatively and effectively to punctuate dramatic moments in their songs (“Swing Myself to Sleep,” “Cyclops”) rather than writing everything tailored to the breakdown. Apex is a thematically uncompromising record, and thus benefits from the unsophisticated sound Complexant bestows it.

Not to be cruel, but Apex sounds best to these ears when Complexant sound just miserable. Apex features some truly harrowing and uncomfortable lyrics, and these moments usually encompass Complexant’s best material. From the suicidal ideation of “Swing Myself to Sleep,” to the vengeful murder fantasies of “Eye for an Eye,” to the proclamations against life itself on “Afterlife,” Complexant don’t endear themselves to you with their sunny dispositions. When Greigsy screams, “Eye for an eye when you take a man’s life. You brought a weapon, a weapon to a fist fight,” (“Eye for an Eye”), you best believe the instrumentals rise to meet his vitriol. At times Apex reminds me of Whitechapel’s The Valley in both sound and in barefaced confessional lyricism, reaching its emotional zenith on closer and album highlight “No Hope for Sanctuary.” Relaying the speaker’s childhood home life, his early claim of how he “was raised by fucking vandals” is bolstered by scenes of harrowing domestic violence and abuse, offering up an apt metaphor of being trapped under debris for the unstable environment he came up in. Apex doesn’t reach greatness as a whole, but in these uncompromisingly bleak moments Complexant reach the mark.

I had a good time having a bad time with Apex. Proving further that everything from Australia wants to kill you, Complexant can bring the hurt with the best of them, and Apex is a more than adequate exercise in hostility. Even where songwriting faltered, Apex is still enjoyable through the simple joy of the disgusting riff. Now, if Complexant hone their songwriting further by the time they’re ready for album number two, we’ll have something truly worth watching. If for our own safety, at the least.

Rating: Good!
DR: 4 | Format Reviewed: ???1
Labels: Bleeding Art Collective and Blood Blast Distribution
Websites: complexant.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/complexantband
Releases Worldwide: July 31, 2026

Some bands just know what they’re about right away. Australia’s blackened death metal band Complexant poise themselves as a rising star in the continent/country/island’s extreme metal ecosystem, storming the scene with “a sound defined by weight, darkness, and unrelenting intensity.” There’s little fanfare to Complexant’s promo around their debut full-length Apex: in so many words, they merely promise to kick as much ass as they can fit in a thirty-four-minute session. They’ve tormented their home country since 2022, but Apex aims to make Complexant a global menace. But can Apex raise Complexant to the cream of the blackened death crop?

That Apex is a debut isn’t too shocking. Complexant play a dense, modern-sounding brand of brutal death metal dusted with black metal vitriol and (slight) deathcore stank. Think Cordyceps—restless riffing, crushed production, murderous intent, etcetera—but with more human-sounding vocals and a willingness to let their boots off your neck from time to time. Apex is heavy, raw, and blunt, but Complexant’s greenness shows in some undercooked ideas and seriously ham-fisted moments. Clean vocals worm their way onto “No Angels Weep” and “Afterlife,” which aren’t nearly as vital as vocalist Dan Greigsy’s screams and tack on an unwanted Stone Sour butt rockiness to the latter track’s ending. Endings are another issue. Although it’s worth celebrating Complexant’s realization of the power of editing, “Heretical Supremacy” and “Critical Mass” both end before they’ve hit their stride. Add some clumsy lyricism—”Cyclops, you only see through one perspective.” (“Cyclops”), “My head is at critical mass. One more thought and my cranium will surely collapse.” (“Critical Mass”)—and Apex’s rawness sometimes doesn’t work to Complexant’s benefit.

But more often than not, Complexant uses Apex’s bluntness as a proper instrument of devastation. Under the oppressive fury of drummer Seb Su’s blast beats, guitarists Shannon Zivkovic and Gavin Bradley and bassist Chris Tuckley churn out seething, brutish riffs one after the other, underpinning Greigsy’s incensed performance across Apex. Songs like “Swing Myself to Sleep” and “Eye for an Eye” attack with a balanced approach of imposing, dissonant blackened chords and neanderthal death chugs, the former deploying some fucked up noodling bits in the bridge and the latter ending in seriously caustic heaviness. Complexant’s mix highlights Su’s drums, who complements the guitars with a similarly dynamic balance of concussive speed (“No Angels Weep,” “Apex”) and groove (“No Hope for Sanctuary,” “Eye for an Eye”) while littering just enough fills across Apex for good measure. Finally, Complexant utilize breakdowns conservatively and effectively to punctuate dramatic moments in their songs (“Swing Myself to Sleep,” “Cyclops”) rather than writing everything tailored to the breakdown. Apex is a thematically uncompromising record, and thus benefits from the unsophisticated sound Complexant bestows it.

Not to be cruel, but Apex sounds best to these ears when Complexant sound just miserable. Apex features some truly harrowing and uncomfortable lyrics, and these moments usually encompass Complexant’s best material. From the suicidal ideation of “Swing Myself to Sleep,” to the vengeful murder fantasies of “Eye for an Eye,” to the proclamations against life itself on “Afterlife,” Complexant don’t endear themselves to you with their sunny dispositions. When Greigsy screams, “Eye for an eye when you take a man’s life. You brought a weapon, a weapon to a fist fight,” (“Eye for an Eye”), you best believe the instrumentals rise to meet his vitriol. At times Apex reminds me of Whitechapel’s The Valley in both sound and in barefaced confessional lyricism, reaching its emotional zenith on closer and album highlight “No Hope for Sanctuary.” Relaying the speaker’s childhood home life, his early claim of how he “was raised by fucking vandals” is bolstered by scenes of harrowing domestic violence and abuse, offering up an apt metaphor of being trapped under debris for the unstable environment he came up in. Apex doesn’t reach greatness as a whole, but in these uncompromisingly bleak moments Complexant reach the mark.

I had a good time having a bad time with Apex. Proving further that everything from Australia wants to kill you, Complexant can bring the hurt with the best of them, and Apex is a more than adequate exercise in hostility. Even where songwriting faltered, Apex is still enjoyable through the simple joy of the disgusting riff. Now, if Complexant hone their songwriting further by the time they’re ready for album number two, we’ll have something truly worth watching. If for our own safety, at the least.

Rating: Good!
DR: 4 | Format Reviewed: ???1
Labels: Bleeding Art Collective and Blood Blast Distribution
Websites: complexant.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/complexantband
Releases Worldwide: July 31, 2026

Some bands just know what they’re about right away. Australia’s blackened death metal band Complexant poise themselves as a rising star in the continent/country/island’s extreme metal ecosystem, storming the scene with “a sound defined by weight, darkness, and unrelenting intensity.” There’s little fanfare to Complexant’s promo around their debut full-length Apex: in so many words, they merely promise to kick as much ass as they can fit in a thirty-four-minute session. They’ve tormented their home country since 2022, but Apex aims to make Complexant a global menace. But can Apex raise Complexant to the cream of the blackened death crop?

That Apex is a debut isn’t too shocking. Complexant play a dense, modern-sounding brand of brutal death metal dusted with black metal vitriol and (slight) deathcore stank. Think Cordyceps—restless riffing, crushed production, murderous intent, etcetera—but with more human-sounding vocals and a willingness to let their boots off your neck from time to time. Apex is heavy, raw, and blunt, but Complexant’s greenness shows in some undercooked ideas and seriously ham-fisted moments. Clean vocals worm their way onto “No Angels Weep” and “Afterlife,” which aren’t nearly as vital as vocalist Dan Greigsy’s screams and tack on an unwanted Stone Sour butt rockiness to the latter track’s ending. Endings are another issue. Although it’s worth celebrating Complexant’s realization of the power of editing, “Heretical Supremacy” and “Critical Mass” both end before they’ve hit their stride. Add some clumsy lyricism—”Cyclops, you only see through one perspective.” (“Cyclops”), “My head is at critical mass. One more thought and my cranium will surely collapse.” (“Critical Mass”)—and Apex’s rawness sometimes doesn’t work to Complexant’s benefit.

But more often than not, Complexant uses Apex’s bluntness as a proper instrument of devastation. Under the oppressive fury of drummer Seb Su’s blast beats, guitarists Shannon Zivkovic and Gavin Bradley and bassist Chris Tuckley churn out seething, brutish riffs one after the other, underpinning Greigsy’s incensed performance across Apex. Songs like “Swing Myself to Sleep” and “Eye for an Eye” attack with a balanced approach of imposing, dissonant blackened chords and neanderthal death chugs, the former deploying some fucked up noodling bits in the bridge and the latter ending in seriously caustic heaviness. Complexant’s mix highlights Su’s drums, who complements the guitars with a similarly dynamic balance of concussive speed (“No Angels Weep,” “Apex”) and groove (“No Hope for Sanctuary,” “Eye for an Eye”) while littering just enough fills across Apex for good measure. Finally, Complexant utilize breakdowns conservatively and effectively to punctuate dramatic moments in their songs (“Swing Myself to Sleep,” “Cyclops”) rather than writing everything tailored to the breakdown. Apex is a thematically uncompromising record, and thus benefits from the unsophisticated sound Complexant bestows it.

Not to be cruel, but Apex sounds best to these ears when Complexant sound just miserable. Apex features some truly harrowing and uncomfortable lyrics, and these moments usually encompass Complexant’s best material. From the suicidal ideation of “Swing Myself to Sleep,” to the vengeful murder fantasies of “Eye for an Eye,” to the proclamations against life itself on “Afterlife,” Complexant don’t endear themselves to you with their sunny dispositions. When Greigsy screams, “Eye for an eye when you take a man’s life. You brought a weapon, a weapon to a fist fight,” (“Eye for an Eye”), you best believe the instrumentals rise to meet his vitriol. At times Apex reminds me of Whitechapel’s The Valley in both sound and in barefaced confessional lyricism, reaching its emotional zenith on closer and album highlight “No Hope for Sanctuary.” Relaying the speaker’s childhood home life, his early claim of how he “was raised by fucking vandals” is bolstered by scenes of harrowing domestic violence and abuse, offering up an apt metaphor of being trapped under debris for the unstable environment he came up in. Apex doesn’t reach greatness as a whole, but in these uncompromisingly bleak moments Complexant reach the mark.

I had a good time having a bad time with Apex. Proving further that everything from Australia wants to kill you, Complexant can bring the hurt with the best of them, and Apex is a more than adequate exercise in hostility. Even where songwriting faltered, Apex is still enjoyable through the simple joy of the disgusting riff. Now, if Complexant hone their songwriting further by the time they’re ready for album number two, we’ll have something truly worth watching. If for our own safety, at the least.

Rating: Good!
DR: 4 | Format Reviewed: ???1
Labels: Bleeding Art Collective and Blood Blast Distribution
Websites: complexant.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/complexantband
Releases Worldwide: July 31, 2026

Some bands just know what they’re about right away. Australia’s blackened death metal band Complexant poise themselves as a rising star in the continent/country/island’s extreme metal ecosystem, storming the scene with “a sound defined by weight, darkness, and unrelenting intensity.” There’s little fanfare to Complexant’s promo around their debut full-length Apex: in so many words, they merely promise to kick as much ass as they can fit in a thirty-four-minute session. They’ve tormented their home country since 2022, but Apex aims to make Complexant a global menace. But can Apex raise Complexant to the cream of the blackened death crop?

That Apex is a debut isn’t too shocking. Complexant play a dense, modern-sounding brand of brutal death metal dusted with black metal vitriol and (slight) deathcore stank. Think Cordyceps—restless riffing, crushed production, murderous intent, etcetera—but with more human-sounding vocals and a willingness to let their boots off your neck from time to time. Apex is heavy, raw, and blunt, but Complexant’s greenness shows in some undercooked ideas and seriously ham-fisted moments. Clean vocals worm their way onto “No Angels Weep” and “Afterlife,” which aren’t nearly as vital as vocalist Dan Greigsy’s screams and tack on an unwanted Stone Sour butt rockiness to the latter track’s ending. Endings are another issue. Although it’s worth celebrating Complexant’s realization of the power of editing, “Heretical Supremacy” and “Critical Mass” both end before they’ve hit their stride. Add some clumsy lyricism—”Cyclops, you only see through one perspective.” (“Cyclops”), “My head is at critical mass. One more thought and my cranium will surely collapse.” (“Critical Mass”)—and Apex’s rawness sometimes doesn’t work to Complexant’s benefit.

But more often than not, Complexant uses Apex’s bluntness as a proper instrument of devastation. Under the oppressive fury of drummer Seb Su’s blast beats, guitarists Shannon Zivkovic and Gavin Bradley and bassist Chris Tuckley churn out seething, brutish riffs one after the other, underpinning Greigsy’s incensed performance across Apex. Songs like “Swing Myself to Sleep” and “Eye for an Eye” attack with a balanced approach of imposing, dissonant blackened chords and neanderthal death chugs, the former deploying some fucked up noodling bits in the bridge and the latter ending in seriously caustic heaviness. Complexant’s mix highlights Su’s drums, who complements the guitars with a similarly dynamic balance of concussive speed (“No Angels Weep,” “Apex”) and groove (“No Hope for Sanctuary,” “Eye for an Eye”) while littering just enough fills across Apex for good measure. Finally, Complexant utilize breakdowns conservatively and effectively to punctuate dramatic moments in their songs (“Swing Myself to Sleep,” “Cyclops”) rather than writing everything tailored to the breakdown. Apex is a thematically uncompromising record, and thus benefits from the unsophisticated sound Complexant bestows it.

Not to be cruel, but Apex sounds best to these ears when Complexant sound just miserable. Apex features some truly harrowing and uncomfortable lyrics, and these moments usually encompass Complexant’s best material. From the suicidal ideation of “Swing Myself to Sleep,” to the vengeful murder fantasies of “Eye for an Eye,” to the proclamations against life itself on “Afterlife,” Complexant don’t endear themselves to you with their sunny dispositions. When Greigsy screams, “Eye for an eye when you take a man’s life. You brought a weapon, a weapon to a fist fight,” (“Eye for an Eye”), you best believe the instrumentals rise to meet his vitriol. At times Apex reminds me of Whitechapel’s The Valley in both sound and in barefaced confessional lyricism, reaching its emotional zenith on closer and album highlight “No Hope for Sanctuary.” Relaying the speaker’s childhood home life, his early claim of how he “was raised by fucking vandals” is bolstered by scenes of harrowing domestic violence and abuse, offering up an apt metaphor of being trapped under debris for the unstable environment he came up in. Apex doesn’t reach greatness as a whole, but in these uncompromisingly bleak moments Complexant reach the mark.

I had a good time having a bad time with Apex. Proving further that everything from Australia wants to kill you, Complexant can bring the hurt with the best of them, and Apex is a more than adequate exercise in hostility. Even where songwriting faltered, Apex is still enjoyable through the simple joy of the disgusting riff. Now, if Complexant hone their songwriting further by the time they’re ready for album number two, we’ll have something truly worth watching. If for our own safety, at the least.

Rating: Good!
DR: 4 | Format Reviewed: ???1
Labels: Bleeding Art Collective and Blood Blast Distribution
Websites: complexant.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/complexantband
Releases Worldwide: July 31, 2026

#Mimicry is always a cool #biology topic so this bit of #science news is a treat:

Fake zombies

As if spiders aren't creepy enough, or bug victims of the famous "The Last of Us" zombie #Cordyceps #fungus aren't creepier, we have now discovered a #spider #species which has decided its strategy for survival in this world is to simply *look* like a zombie spider fungus victim. To disgust predators and put prey at ease

It's called Taczanowskia waska

It lives in #Ecuador

https://www.discovermagazine.com/new-spider-species-appears-to-mimic-a-deadly-fungus-to-fool-prey-and-predators-48949

#Mimicry is always a cool #biology topic so this bit of #science news is a treat:

Fake zombies

As if spiders aren't creepy enough, or bug victims of the famous "The Last of Us" zombie #Cordyceps #fungus aren't creepier, we have now discovered a #spider #species which has decided its strategy for survival in this world is to simply *look* like a zombie spider fungus victim. To disgust predators and put prey at ease

It's called Taczanowskia waska

It lives in #Ecuador

https://www.discovermagazine.com/new-spider-species-appears-to-mimic-a-deadly-fungus-to-fool-prey-and-predators-48949

Кордицепс (Cordyceps) — это род грибов-паразитов из семейства спорыньёвых, который одновременно стал феноменом поп-культуры, биохакинга и современной нутрицевтики.

1. Биология: гриб-зомбификатор

В природе кордицепс — энтомопатогенный гриб, паразитирующий на насекомых.

• Механизм заражения: споры попадают на тело насекомого (муравья, гусеницы и др.), прорастают внутрь и постепенно захватывают организм хозяина.
• «Зомбирование»: гриб изменяет поведение носителя, заставляя его покинуть колонию и подняться выше — на растение или ветку.
• Финал: после гибели насекомого из тела прорастает плодовое тело гриба, распространяющее новые споры.

Именно этот механизм вдохновил создателей и одноимённого сериала. В реальности кордицепс не способен заражать людей: температура человеческого тела и иммунная система делают это практически невозможным.

2. Кордицепс в медицине и биохакинге

Традиционно использовался Cordyceps sinensis — тибетский гриб, паразитирующий на гусеницах. Сегодня чаще применяют Cordyceps militaris, который выращивается искусственно на питательных субстратах.

Основные причины популярности:

• Повышение выносливости: может стимулировать синтез АТФ — основного энергетического субстрата клеток.
• Адаптогенный эффект: помогает организму переносить физический и психоэмоциональный стресс.
• Иммуномодуляция: содержит биологически активные полисахариды и кордицепин.
• Антиоксидантное действие: исследуется влияние на клеточное старение и воспалительные процессы.

3. Ключевые вещества

• Кордицепин — нуклеозидный аналог, активно исследуемый в контексте противоопухолевой и противовирусной терапии.
• Аденозин — соединение, влияющее на энергетический обмен и сердечно-сосудистую систему.

Как употребляют?

Обычно — в виде экстрактов, порошков или капсул с высокой концентрацией полисахаридов и кордицепина. В отличие от кофеина, эффект чаще описывается как накопительный: без резкого стимуляторного пика, но с постепенным улучшением выносливости и общего тонуса.

#Cordyceps #Кордицепс #Биохакинг #Грибы #Наука #Биология #TheLastOfUs #Нутрицевтики #Медицина #Фитнес #Адаптогены #Микология

Кордицепс — один из немногих организмов, который одновременно выглядит как научная фантастика, хоррор и перспективная биотехнология. Природа иногда создаёт вещи, которые сценаристы потом просто адаптируют под кино. https://bastyon.com/post?s=dcc4d4b6be797f664b098775a2436c1c3ddbcf8b422c34e2586e6f6f5b440288&ref=PJ51iZCUEtcVrCj4Wof8Am7FbKLgbAJ7PS

Кордицепс (Cordyceps) — это род грибов-паразитов из семейства спорыньёвых, который одновременно стал феноменом поп-культуры, биохакинга и современной нутрицевтики.

1. Биология: гриб-зомбификатор

В природе кордицепс — энтомопатогенный гриб, паразитирующий на насекомых.

• Механизм заражения: споры попадают на тело насекомого (муравья, гусеницы и др.), прорастают внутрь и постепенно захватывают организм хозяина.
• «Зомбирование»: гриб изменяет поведение носителя, заставляя его покинуть колонию и подняться выше — на растение или ветку.
• Финал: после гибели насекомого из тела прорастает плодовое тело гриба, распространяющее новые споры.

Именно этот механизм вдохновил создателей и одноимённого сериала. В реальности кордицепс не способен заражать людей: температура человеческого тела и иммунная система делают это практически невозможным.

2. Кордицепс в медицине и биохакинге

Традиционно использовался Cordyceps sinensis — тибетский гриб, паразитирующий на гусеницах. Сегодня чаще применяют Cordyceps militaris, который выращивается искусственно на питательных субстратах.

Основные причины популярности:

• Повышение выносливости: может стимулировать синтез АТФ — основного энергетического субстрата клеток.
• Адаптогенный эффект: помогает организму переносить физический и психоэмоциональный стресс.
• Иммуномодуляция: содержит биологически активные полисахариды и кордицепин.
• Антиоксидантное действие: исследуется влияние на клеточное старение и воспалительные процессы.

3. Ключевые вещества

• Кордицепин — нуклеозидный аналог, активно исследуемый в контексте противоопухолевой и противовирусной терапии.
• Аденозин — соединение, влияющее на энергетический обмен и сердечно-сосудистую систему.

Как употребляют?

Обычно — в виде экстрактов, порошков или капсул с высокой концентрацией полисахаридов и кордицепина. В отличие от кофеина, эффект чаще описывается как накопительный: без резкого стимуляторного пика, но с постепенным улучшением выносливости и общего тонуса.

#Cordyceps #Кордицепс #Биохакинг #Грибы #Наука #Биология #TheLastOfUs #Нутрицевтики #Медицина #Фитнес #Адаптогены #Микология

Кордицепс — один из немногих организмов, который одновременно выглядит как научная фантастика, хоррор и перспективная биотехнология. Природа иногда создаёт вещи, которые сценаристы потом просто адаптируют под кино. https://bastyon.com/post?s=dcc4d4b6be797f664b098775a2436c1c3ddbcf8b422c34e2586e6f6f5b440288&ref=PJ51iZCUEtcVrCj4Wof8Am7FbKLgbAJ7PS

Meganium + Paras Friendship

#pokemon #pokemonart #fanart #anime #art #digital #horror #foryoupage #foryou #fyp #paras #zombie #infection #cordyceps #viral #trending #pokeart #artist #digitalartist #darkart #friends #polimarley42 #meganium

Bayleef + Paras Friendship

#pokemon #pokemonart #fanart #anime #art #digital #horror #foryoupage #foryou #fyp #paras #zombie #infection #cordyceps #viral #trending #pokeart #artist #digitalartist #darkart #friends #polimarley42 #bayleef

Chikorita + Paras Friendship

#pokemon #pokemonart #fanart #anime #art #digital #horror #foryoupage #foryou #fyp #paras #zombie #infection #cordyceps #viral #trending #pokeart #artist #digitalartist #darkart #friends #polimarley42 #chikorita

Venusaur + Paras Friendship

#pokemon #pokemonart #fanart #anime #art #digital #horror #foryoupage #foryou #fyp #paras #zombie #infection #cordyceps #viral #trending #pokeart #artist #digitalartist #darkart #venusaur

Supplement Inspektor zeigt: Cordyceps revolutioniert natürliche Leistungssteigerung! Dieser Vitalpilz erhöht ATP-Produktion, verbessert Sauerstoffaufnahme und stärkt das Immunsystem. Wissenschaftliche Studien bestätigen Wirkung bei Energie, Ausdauer und sexueller Gesundheit. Ideal für Sportler und alle, die ihre Vitalität steigern möchten. #SupplementInspektor #Cordyceps #Vitalpilz #Leistung https://supplementinspektor.de/cordyceps/

@dyckron #Cordyceps #TheLastofUs #TheEndisNigh

Supplement Inspektor präsentiert einen wissenschaftlich fundierten Cordyceps-Dosierungsrechner mit individuellen Empfehlungen basierend auf Körpergewicht. Cordyceps verbessert Sauerstoffverwertung, steigert Energie und unterstützt sportliche Leistungsfähigkeit sowie das Immunsystem. Typische Dosierungen: 1–3 g getrockneter Pilz oder 500–1500 mg Extrakt täglich. #SupplementInspektor #Cordyceps https://supplementinspektor.de/dosierung/cordyceps/

Supplement Inspektor präsentiert umfassende Analyse zu Cordyceps: Der traditionelle chinesische Heilpilz steigert zelluläre ATP-Produktion, verbessert Sauerstoffaufnahme und unterstützt das Immunsystem. Wissenschaftliche Studien belegen positive Effekte auf Energie, Ausdauer und Leistungsfähigkeit. Besonders wertvoll für Sportler und gesundheitsbewusste Menschen. #SupplementInspektor #Cordyceps #Vitalpilz #Gesundheit https://supplementinspektor.de/cordyceps/

Supplement Inspektor präsentiert einen wissenschaftlich fundierten Cordyceps-Dosierungsrechner, der individuelle Dosierungen von 500-1500mg Extrakt basierend auf Körpergewicht berechnet. Cordyceps sinensis und militaris verbessern Sauerstoffverwertung, steigern Energieproduktion und unterstützen sportliche Leistungsfähigkeit sowie Immunsystem. #SupplementInspektor #Cordyceps https://supplementinspektor.de/dosierung/cordyceps/

Auch wenn in Filmen und Geschichten gerne dargestellt wird, dass solche Pilzarten Menschen befallen, ist dies in der Realität von Kernkeulen nicht bekannt. Ganz im Gegenteil, denn den Cordyceps werden gesundheitsfördernde und immunstärkende Inhaltsstoffe (u.a. Polysaccharide) nachgesagt, weshalb es mittlerweile zahlreiche Supplements mit diesen Pilzen gibt. 3/3 #fungiverse #Fungitober25 #Cordyceps

Auch wenn in Filmen und Geschichten gerne dargestellt wird, dass solche Pilzarten Menschen befallen, ist dies in der Realität von Kernkeulen nicht bekannt. Ganz im Gegenteil, denn den Cordyceps werden gesundheitsfördernde und immunstärkende Inhaltsstoffe (u.a. Polysaccharide) nachgesagt, weshalb es mittlerweile zahlreiche Supplements mit diesen Pilzen gibt. 3/3 #fungiverse #Fungitober25 #Cordyceps

Auch wenn in Filmen und Geschichten gerne dargestellt wird, dass solche Pilzarten Menschen befallen, ist dies in der Realität von Kernkeulen nicht bekannt. Ganz im Gegenteil, denn den Cordyceps werden gesundheitsfördernde und immunstärkende Inhaltsstoffe (u.a. Polysaccharide) nachgesagt, weshalb es mittlerweile zahlreiche Supplements mit diesen Pilzen gibt. 3/3 #fungiverse #Fungitober25 #Cordyceps

Auch wenn in Filmen und Geschichten gerne dargestellt wird, dass solche Pilzarten Menschen befallen, ist dies in der Realität von Kernkeulen nicht bekannt. Ganz im Gegenteil, denn den Cordyceps werden gesundheitsfördernde und immunstärkende Inhaltsstoffe (u.a. Polysaccharide) nachgesagt, weshalb es mittlerweile zahlreiche Supplements mit diesen Pilzen gibt. 3/3 #fungiverse #Fungitober25 #Cordyceps

Defensive fungal #symbiosis on #insect hindlegs https://phys.org/news/2025-10-stinkbug-ears-legs-symbiotic-nurture.html

"Unexpectedly, they found that its so-called #TympanalOrgan is not an auditory organ... it was covered with fungal hyphae of benign #Cordyceps-allied filamentous #fungi... while laying eggs, the females skillfully transferred the fungi from the organ to the eggs... the eggs were quickly covered with fungal hyphae. The fuzzy hyphal thickets physically prevented #wasps from approaching, protecting the eggs from #parasitism."

Defensive fungal #symbiosis on #insect hindlegs https://phys.org/news/2025-10-stinkbug-ears-legs-symbiotic-nurture.html

"Unexpectedly, they found that its so-called #TympanalOrgan is not an auditory organ... it was covered with fungal hyphae of benign #Cordyceps-allied filamentous #fungi... while laying eggs, the females skillfully transferred the fungi from the organ to the eggs... the eggs were quickly covered with fungal hyphae. The fuzzy hyphal thickets physically prevented #wasps from approaching, protecting the eggs from #parasitism."

Defensive fungal #symbiosis on #insect hindlegs https://phys.org/news/2025-10-stinkbug-ears-legs-symbiotic-nurture.html

"Unexpectedly, they found that its so-called #TympanalOrgan is not an auditory organ... it was covered with fungal hyphae of benign #Cordyceps-allied filamentous #fungi... while laying eggs, the females skillfully transferred the fungi from the organ to the eggs... the eggs were quickly covered with fungal hyphae. The fuzzy hyphal thickets physically prevented #wasps from approaching, protecting the eggs from #parasitism."

Parasitic fungus (Cordycipitaceae) on a fly (Calliphoridae). Cordycipitaceae can infect a Calliphoridae into a zombie-like state, leaving them to die and spread to other insects.

Photograph: Eduardo Agustin Carrasco/Nikon Small World

#photomicrography
#cordyceps

Parasitic fungus (Cordycipitaceae) on a fly (Calliphoridae). Cordycipitaceae can infect a Calliphoridae into a zombie-like state, leaving them to die and spread to other insects.

Photograph: Eduardo Agustin Carrasco/Nikon Small World

#photomicrography
#cordyceps

Parasitic fungus (Cordycipitaceae) on a fly (Calliphoridae). Cordycipitaceae can infect a Calliphoridae into a zombie-like state, leaving them to die and spread to other insects.

Photograph: Eduardo Agustin Carrasco/Nikon Small World

#photomicrography
#cordyceps

Parasitic fungus (Cordycipitaceae) on a fly (Calliphoridae). Cordycipitaceae can infect a Calliphoridae into a zombie-like state, leaving them to die and spread to other insects.

Photograph: Eduardo Agustin Carrasco/Nikon Small World

#photomicrography
#cordyceps

Mushroom Nerds (and hobbyists, observers, etc): If you are in the greater Seattle area, consider coming to the Puget Sound Mycological Society's 2025 Wild Mushroom Show at Shoreline Community College, the weekend of October 25th and 26th.

More info https://www.psms.org/show.php

cc: @Mikal post above reminding me this was coming up somehow...

#Mushroom #Mushrooms #Mushiverse #Mushtodon #Spore #Sporeprint #Fungi #Fungal #Fungus #Cordyceps

Mushroom Nerds (and hobbyists, observers, etc): If you are in the greater Seattle area, consider coming to the Puget Sound Mycological Society's 2025 Wild Mushroom Show at Shoreline Community College, the weekend of October 25th and 26th.

More info https://www.psms.org/show.php

cc: @Mikal post above reminding me this was coming up somehow...

#Mushroom #Mushrooms #Mushiverse #Mushtodon #Spore #Sporeprint #Fungi #Fungal #Fungus #Cordyceps

Mushroom Nerds (and hobbyists, observers, etc): If you are in the greater Seattle area, consider coming to the Puget Sound Mycological Society's 2025 Wild Mushroom Show at Shoreline Community College, the weekend of October 25th and 26th.

More info https://www.psms.org/show.php

cc: @Mikal post above reminding me this was coming up somehow...

#Mushroom #Mushrooms #Mushiverse #Mushtodon #Spore #Sporeprint #Fungi #Fungal #Fungus #Cordyceps

Mushroom Nerds (and hobbyists, observers, etc): If you are in the greater Seattle area, consider coming to the Puget Sound Mycological Society's 2025 Wild Mushroom Show at Shoreline Community College, the weekend of October 25th and 26th.

More info https://www.psms.org/show.php

cc: @Mikal post above reminding me this was coming up somehow...

#Mushroom #Mushrooms #Mushiverse #Mushtodon #Spore #Sporeprint #Fungi #Fungal #Fungus #Cordyceps

There may come a time when I see an ad for cordyceps without thinking of The Last of Us, but today is not that day.

Nice try, little fungus.🍄‍🟫

(Yes, I know that’s a mushroom, not a fungus…but close enough?)

#TheLastOfUs #Cordyceps #Fungus

There may come a time when I see an ad for cordyceps without thinking of The Last of Us, but today is not that day.

Nice try, little fungus.🍄‍🟫

(Yes, I know that’s a mushroom, not a fungus…but close enough?)

#TheLastOfUs #Cordyceps #Fungus

There may come a time when I see an ad for cordyceps without thinking of The Last of Us, but today is not that day.

Nice try, little fungus.🍄‍🟫

(Yes, I know that’s a mushroom, not a fungus…but close enough?)

#TheLastOfUs #Cordyceps #Fungus

There may come a time when I see an ad for cordyceps without thinking of The Last of Us, but today is not that day.

Nice try, little fungus.🍄‍🟫

(Yes, I know that’s a mushroom, not a fungus…but close enough?)

#TheLastOfUs #Cordyceps #Fungus

#aihorror #ai #aiart #cordyceps

Cordyceps – Hell Inside Review

Written By: Nameless-N00b_604 Artists don’t necessarily need to draw deep from their inner lives to make enjoyable art,…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #2025 #3.0 #Afterbirth #AscendedDead #AU #Australia #BrutalDeathMetal #CannibalCorpse #Cordyceps #DeathMetal #Entertainment #Evenfall #HellInside #Jul25 #Pantera #review #reviews #TrevorStrnad #UniqueLeaderRecords
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/35535/

Cordyceps – Hell Inside Review

Written By: Nameless-N00b_604 Artists don’t necessarily need to draw deep from their inner lives to make enjoyable art,…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #2025 #3.0 #Afterbirth #AscendedDead #BrutalDeathMetal #CannibalCorpse #Cordyceps #DeathMetal #Entertainment #Evenfall #HellInside #Jul25 #Pantera #review #Reviews #TrevorStrnad #UK #UniqueLeaderRecords #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/36311/

Cordyceps – Hell Inside Review

By Angry Metal Guy

Written By: Nameless-N00b_604

Artists don’t necessarily need to draw deep from their inner lives to make enjoyable art, but they do to make great art. Denver, Colorado’s Cordyceps—whose debut EP drew acclaim from the late, great Trevor Strnad—have dug deep on their sophomore album Hell Inside and dredged up something nasty. A meditation on struggle, pain, and the time an ex-friend stabbed vocalist Rafael Gonzalez three times in the chest, Hell Inside portrays the tortured psyche by way of a metaphorical cordyceps fungus infecting and ravaging the mind. Cordyceps have done the soul searching needed for something special. But is it something special?

The title Hell Inside isn’t only a declaration of the album’s themes: it’s also an apt description. Paces shift frenziedly on “Filth” and “I Am Hate” while riffs chug and squeal on “Obliterate” and “Flock of Sheep.” Hell Inside’s guitar solos evoke Slayer with DeLorean Nero’s dive-happy antics (“Murder All,” “Flock of Sheep”) while drummer Michael Nolan commits percussion abuse with concussive and groovy octopus-handed drum fills. Meanwhile, bassist Chris Rosset brings a clicky, bludgeoning Cannibal Corpse-like tone and aggression throughout the runtime. Though death metal to the core, Hell Inside emits the occasional whiffs of thrash (“Flock of Sheep,”) doom (“Diseased Mind”), and even a little Panteraesque groove metal qualities (“I Am the Plague”) to stir up the mix. Much of Hell Inside’s appeal is that – bear with me – of deathcore, reveling in ridiculously down-tuned riffs, start-stop rhythms, and brown-note vocals. But Cordyceps isn’t beholden to deathcore’s reliance on breakdowns and instead fuels their pandemonium with a near-relentless fervor at times reminiscent of Ascended Dead’s Evenfall of the Apocalypse. Instrumentally, Hell Inside possesses the callousness of industrial machinery biting through fingers and is sure to nuke any unprepared listeners into fine assdust.1

But where Cordyceps’ vulnerability – their volatility – originates is Gonzalez’s vocals, the easy highlight of Hell Inside. He hardly sounds human, spitting wet, unhinged gurgles that at times sound like Lovecraftian squid-men (“Diseased Mind”), dying animals (“Obliterate”), Afterbirth’s Will Smith (“Regret”), and, at 2:14 in “Obliterate,” the nightmare echoes from the truck stop toilet bowl of Hell. But there’s a technicality behind Gonzalez’s vocals, too: see the obscene low notes of “Diseased Mind” or the twenty-six-second run in “Obliterate” taken in what sounds like one breath. Through it all, Gonzalez seems to muster every negative thought he’s ever had, evoking feelings of inner turmoil, misanthropy, and betrayal in manners both disturbing and cathartic. In short, Gonzalez’s vocals are the lifeblood in Cordyceps’ candidemia-ridden arteries.

The blood runs somewhat cold, however, when crafting standout moments. No song is a stinker, and runtimes never drag, but the formula of chug-chug-trem-GUUUUUURGLE dilutes eventually. While the closer “Regret” is as good as the opener “Filth” in a vacuum, it’s not as engaging forty minutes later. The band also over-employs start-stop breaks to transition between movements, which are effective on early tracks like “Filth” but become predictable with overuse. The few atmospheric bookends on Hell Inside, like the piano-closing “Suffocating,” feel superfluous. Rather than merging one novel idea with another, they just bridge one onslaught of death metal to the next. Generously, they can be seen as breaks for your ears, an unfortunate necessity given the album’s strident, undynamic mix. It’s got its memorable moments – the singular synth tone in “Diseased Mind,” Gonzalez’s declaration that he’s “GONNA BLOW [his] FUCKING BRAINS OUT” in “Murder All” and the aforementioned toilet deluge from “Obliterate” – but Cordyceps found something good on Hell Inside and perhaps did too much of it.

Hell Inside is a buckshot to the brain of visceral death goodness, an unbending divulsion into mankind’s worst tendencies. Though I don’t think it’ll draw in many who aren’t already sold on brutal death metal, its fans are sure to embrace this entry into the subgenre. Monotony issues notwithstanding, Hell Inside is a twistedly fun listen, and hopefully Cordyceps will one day take the rage and talent they brought here and turn it into something even more adventurous and memorable that’ll grow fungi in my brain. After what they did in there already, there’s room enough for a new growth.

Rating: Good
DR: 5 | Review Format: V0 MP3
Label: Unique Leader Records
Website: uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/cordycepslv | Instagram.com/cordycepslv
Release Date: July 25, 2025

#2025 #30 #Afterbirth #AscendedDead #BrutalDeathMetal #CannibalCorpse #Cordyceps #DeathMetal #Evenfall #HellInside #Jul25 #Pantera #Review #Reviews #TrevorStrnad #UniqueLeaderRecords

Cordyceps – Hell Inside Review

By Angry Metal Guy

Written By: Nameless-N00b_604

Artists don’t necessarily need to draw deep from their inner lives to make enjoyable art, but they do to make great art. Denver, Colorado’s Cordyceps—whose debut EP drew acclaim from the late, great Trevor Strnad—have dug deep on their sophomore album Hell Inside and dredged up something nasty. A meditation on struggle, pain, and the time an ex-friend stabbed vocalist Rafael Gonzalez three times in the chest, Hell Inside portrays the tortured psyche by way of a metaphorical cordyceps fungus infecting and ravaging the mind. Cordyceps have done the soul searching needed for something special. But is it something special?

The title Hell Inside isn’t only a declaration of the album’s themes: it’s also an apt description. Paces shift frenziedly on “Filth” and “I Am Hate” while riffs chug and squeal on “Obliterate” and “Flock of Sheep.” Hell Inside’s guitar solos evoke Slayer with DeLorean Nero’s dive-happy antics (“Murder All,” “Flock of Sheep”) while drummer Michael Nolan commits percussion abuse with concussive and groovy octopus-handed drum fills. Meanwhile, bassist Chris Rosset brings a clicky, bludgeoning Cannibal Corpse-like tone and aggression throughout the runtime. Though death metal to the core, Hell Inside emits the occasional whiffs of thrash (“Flock of Sheep,”) doom (“Diseased Mind”), and even a little Panteraesque groove metal qualities (“I Am the Plague”) to stir up the mix. Much of Hell Inside’s appeal is that – bear with me – of deathcore, reveling in ridiculously down-tuned riffs, start-stop rhythms, and brown-note vocals. But Cordyceps isn’t beholden to deathcore’s reliance on breakdowns and instead fuels their pandemonium with a near-relentless fervor at times reminiscent of Ascended Dead’s Evenfall of the Apocalypse. Instrumentally, Hell Inside possesses the callousness of industrial machinery biting through fingers and is sure to nuke any unprepared listeners into fine assdust.1

But where Cordyceps’ vulnerability – their volatility – originates is Gonzalez’s vocals, the easy highlight of Hell Inside. He hardly sounds human, spitting wet, unhinged gurgles that at times sound like Lovecraftian squid-men (“Diseased Mind”), dying animals (“Obliterate”), Afterbirth’s Will Smith (“Regret”), and, at 2:14 in “Obliterate,” the nightmare echoes from the truck stop toilet bowl of Hell. But there’s a technicality behind Gonzalez’s vocals, too: see the obscene low notes of “Diseased Mind” or the twenty-six-second run in “Obliterate” taken in what sounds like one breath. Through it all, Gonzalez seems to muster every negative thought he’s ever had, evoking feelings of inner turmoil, misanthropy, and betrayal in manners both disturbing and cathartic. In short, Gonzalez’s vocals are the lifeblood in Cordyceps’ candidemia-ridden arteries.

The blood runs somewhat cold, however, when crafting standout moments. No song is a stinker, and runtimes never drag, but the formula of chug-chug-trem-GUUUUUURGLE dilutes eventually. While the closer “Regret” is as good as the opener “Filth” in a vacuum, it’s not as engaging forty minutes later. The band also over-employs start-stop breaks to transition between movements, which are effective on early tracks like “Filth” but become predictable with overuse. The few atmospheric bookends on Hell Inside, like the piano-closing “Suffocating,” feel superfluous. Rather than merging one novel idea with another, they just bridge one onslaught of death metal to the next. Generously, they can be seen as breaks for your ears, an unfortunate necessity given the album’s strident, undynamic mix. It’s got its memorable moments – the singular synth tone in “Diseased Mind,” Gonzalez’s declaration that he’s “GONNA BLOW [his] FUCKING BRAINS OUT” in “Murder All” and the aforementioned toilet deluge from “Obliterate” – but Cordyceps found something good on Hell Inside and perhaps did too much of it.

Hell Inside is a buckshot to the brain of visceral death goodness, an unbending divulsion into mankind’s worst tendencies. Though I don’t think it’ll draw in many who aren’t already sold on brutal death metal, its fans are sure to embrace this entry into the subgenre. Monotony issues notwithstanding, Hell Inside is a twistedly fun listen, and hopefully Cordyceps will one day take the rage and talent they brought here and turn it into something even more adventurous and memorable that’ll grow fungi in my brain. After what they did in there already, there’s room enough for a new growth.

Rating: Good
DR: 5 | Review Format: V0 MP3
Label: Unique Leader Records
Website: uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/cordycepslv | Instagram.com/cordycepslv
Release Date: July 25, 2025

#2025 #30 #Afterbirth #AscendedDead #BrutalDeathMetal #CannibalCorpse #Cordyceps #DeathMetal #Evenfall #HellInside #Jul25 #Pantera #Review #Reviews #TrevorStrnad #UniqueLeaderRecords

Cordyceps – Hell Inside Review

By Angry Metal Guy

Written By: Nameless-N00b_604

Artists don’t necessarily need to draw deep from their inner lives to make enjoyable art, but they do to make great art. Denver, Colorado’s Cordyceps—whose debut EP drew acclaim from the late, great Trevor Strnad—have dug deep on their sophomore album Hell Inside and dredged up something nasty. A meditation on struggle, pain, and the time an ex-friend stabbed vocalist Rafael Gonzalez three times in the chest, Hell Inside portrays the tortured psyche by way of a metaphorical cordyceps fungus infecting and ravaging the mind. Cordyceps have done the soul searching needed for something special. But is it something special?

The title Hell Inside isn’t only a declaration of the album’s themes: it’s also an apt description. Paces shift frenziedly on “Filth” and “I Am Hate” while riffs chug and squeal on “Obliterate” and “Flock of Sheep.” Hell Inside’s guitar solos evoke Slayer with DeLorean Nero’s dive-happy antics (“Murder All,” “Flock of Sheep”) while drummer Michael Nolan commits percussion abuse with concussive and groovy octopus-handed drum fills. Meanwhile, bassist Chris Rosset brings a clicky, bludgeoning Cannibal Corpse-like tone and aggression throughout the runtime. Though death metal to the core, Hell Inside emits the occasional whiffs of thrash (“Flock of Sheep,”) doom (“Diseased Mind”), and even a little Panteraesque groove metal qualities (“I Am the Plague”) to stir up the mix. Much of Hell Inside’s appeal is that – bear with me – of deathcore, reveling in ridiculously down-tuned riffs, start-stop rhythms, and brown-note vocals. But Cordyceps isn’t beholden to deathcore’s reliance on breakdowns and instead fuels their pandemonium with a near-relentless fervor at times reminiscent of Ascended Dead’s Evenfall of the Apocalypse. Instrumentally, Hell Inside possesses the callousness of industrial machinery biting through fingers and is sure to nuke any unprepared listeners into fine assdust.1

But where Cordyceps’ vulnerability – their volatility – originates is Gonzalez’s vocals, the easy highlight of Hell Inside. He hardly sounds human, spitting wet, unhinged gurgles that at times sound like Lovecraftian squid-men (“Diseased Mind”), dying animals (“Obliterate”), Afterbirth’s Will Smith (“Regret”), and, at 2:14 in “Obliterate,” the nightmare echoes from the truck stop toilet bowl of Hell. But there’s a technicality behind Gonzalez’s vocals, too: see the obscene low notes of “Diseased Mind” or the twenty-six-second run in “Obliterate” taken in what sounds like one breath. Through it all, Gonzalez seems to muster every negative thought he’s ever had, evoking feelings of inner turmoil, misanthropy, and betrayal in manners both disturbing and cathartic. In short, Gonzalez’s vocals are the lifeblood in Cordyceps’ candidemia-ridden arteries.

The blood runs somewhat cold, however, when crafting standout moments. No song is a stinker, and runtimes never drag, but the formula of chug-chug-trem-GUUUUUURGLE dilutes eventually. While the closer “Regret” is as good as the opener “Filth” in a vacuum, it’s not as engaging forty minutes later. The band also over-employs start-stop breaks to transition between movements, which are effective on early tracks like “Filth” but become predictable with overuse. The few atmospheric bookends on Hell Inside, like the piano-closing “Suffocating,” feel superfluous. Rather than merging one novel idea with another, they just bridge one onslaught of death metal to the next. Generously, they can be seen as breaks for your ears, an unfortunate necessity given the album’s strident, undynamic mix. It’s got its memorable moments – the singular synth tone in “Diseased Mind,” Gonzalez’s declaration that he’s “GONNA BLOW [his] FUCKING BRAINS OUT” in “Murder All” and the aforementioned toilet deluge from “Obliterate” – but Cordyceps found something good on Hell Inside and perhaps did too much of it.

Hell Inside is a buckshot to the brain of visceral death goodness, an unbending divulsion into mankind’s worst tendencies. Though I don’t think it’ll draw in many who aren’t already sold on brutal death metal, its fans are sure to embrace this entry into the subgenre. Monotony issues notwithstanding, Hell Inside is a twistedly fun listen, and hopefully Cordyceps will one day take the rage and talent they brought here and turn it into something even more adventurous and memorable that’ll grow fungi in my brain. After what they did in there already, there’s room enough for a new growth.

Rating: Good
DR: 5 | Review Format: V0 MP3
Label: Unique Leader Records
Website: uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/cordycepslv | Instagram.com/cordycepslv
Release Date: July 25, 2025

#2025 #30 #Afterbirth #AscendedDead #BrutalDeathMetal #CannibalCorpse #Cordyceps #DeathMetal #Evenfall #HellInside #Jul25 #Pantera #Review #Reviews #TrevorStrnad #UniqueLeaderRecords

Cordyceps – Hell Inside Review

By Angry Metal Guy

Written By: Nameless-N00b_604

Artists don’t necessarily need to draw deep from their inner lives to make enjoyable art, but they do to make great art. Denver, Colorado’s Cordyceps—whose debut EP drew acclaim from the late, great Trevor Strnad—have dug deep on their sophomore album Hell Inside and dredged up something nasty. A meditation on struggle, pain, and the time an ex-friend stabbed vocalist Rafael Gonzalez three times in the chest, Hell Inside portrays the tortured psyche by way of a metaphorical cordyceps fungus infecting and ravaging the mind. Cordyceps have done the soul searching needed for something special. But is it something special?

The title Hell Inside isn’t only a declaration of the album’s themes: it’s also an apt description. Paces shift frenziedly on “Filth” and “I Am Hate” while riffs chug and squeal on “Obliterate” and “Flock of Sheep.” Hell Inside’s guitar solos evoke Slayer with DeLorean Nero’s dive-happy antics (“Murder All,” “Flock of Sheep”) while drummer Michael Nolan commits percussion abuse with concussive and groovy octopus-handed drum fills. Meanwhile, bassist Chris Rosset brings a clicky, bludgeoning Cannibal Corpse-like tone and aggression throughout the runtime. Though death metal to the core, Hell Inside emits the occasional whiffs of thrash (“Flock of Sheep,”) doom (“Diseased Mind”), and even a little Panteraesque groove metal qualities (“I Am the Plague”) to stir up the mix. Much of Hell Inside’s appeal is that – bear with me – of deathcore, reveling in ridiculously down-tuned riffs, start-stop rhythms, and brown-note vocals. But Cordyceps isn’t beholden to deathcore’s reliance on breakdowns and instead fuels their pandemonium with a near-relentless fervor at times reminiscent of Ascended Dead’s Evenfall of the Apocalypse. Instrumentally, Hell Inside possesses the callousness of industrial machinery biting through fingers and is sure to nuke any unprepared listeners into fine assdust.1

But where Cordyceps’ vulnerability – their volatility – originates is Gonzalez’s vocals, the easy highlight of Hell Inside. He hardly sounds human, spitting wet, unhinged gurgles that at times sound like Lovecraftian squid-men (“Diseased Mind”), dying animals (“Obliterate”), Afterbirth’s Will Smith (“Regret”), and, at 2:14 in “Obliterate,” the nightmare echoes from the truck stop toilet bowl of Hell. But there’s a technicality behind Gonzalez’s vocals, too: see the obscene low notes of “Diseased Mind” or the twenty-six-second run in “Obliterate” taken in what sounds like one breath. Through it all, Gonzalez seems to muster every negative thought he’s ever had, evoking feelings of inner turmoil, misanthropy, and betrayal in manners both disturbing and cathartic. In short, Gonzalez’s vocals are the lifeblood in Cordyceps’ candidemia-ridden arteries.

The blood runs somewhat cold, however, when crafting standout moments. No song is a stinker, and runtimes never drag, but the formula of chug-chug-trem-GUUUUUURGLE dilutes eventually. While the closer “Regret” is as good as the opener “Filth” in a vacuum, it’s not as engaging forty minutes later. The band also over-employs start-stop breaks to transition between movements, which are effective on early tracks like “Filth” but become predictable with overuse. The few atmospheric bookends on Hell Inside, like the piano-closing “Suffocating,” feel superfluous. Rather than merging one novel idea with another, they just bridge one onslaught of death metal to the next. Generously, they can be seen as breaks for your ears, an unfortunate necessity given the album’s strident, undynamic mix. It’s got its memorable moments – the singular synth tone in “Diseased Mind,” Gonzalez’s declaration that he’s “GONNA BLOW [his] FUCKING BRAINS OUT” in “Murder All” and the aforementioned toilet deluge from “Obliterate” – but Cordyceps found something good on Hell Inside and perhaps did too much of it.

Hell Inside is a buckshot to the brain of visceral death goodness, an unbending divulsion into mankind’s worst tendencies. Though I don’t think it’ll draw in many who aren’t already sold on brutal death metal, its fans are sure to embrace this entry into the subgenre. Monotony issues notwithstanding, Hell Inside is a twistedly fun listen, and hopefully Cordyceps will one day take the rage and talent they brought here and turn it into something even more adventurous and memorable that’ll grow fungi in my brain. After what they did in there already, there’s room enough for a new growth.

Rating: Good
DR: 5 | Review Format: V0 MP3
Label: Unique Leader Records
Website: uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/cordycepslv | Instagram.com/cordycepslv
Release Date: July 25, 2025

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