Track list

1. The Resurrection Encore *
2. Void *
3. Beyond Pain *
4. Dripfeeder *
5. Molten Tears *
6. Domino Syndrome *
7. Aqualung *
8. Delirium Carnival *
9. (Behind) The Scaffold *
10. Pearls Before Swine †
11. Laugh in Your Face †
12. Conquest for Eternity †
13. House of Cards †
14. Putrid Scum †
15. Through the Looking Glass †
16. Time and Tide †
17. When the Chapter Closes †
18. Return of Frost †
19. Mechanical Extinction †
20. Rock and Roll Conformity †
21. Doomsday †
22. Scarecrow ‡
23. Cancer Spreading ‡
24. Disciples of the Storm ‡
25. Despair ‡

* Recorded 1988

• Mid - Guitar & Vocals
• Snapa - Bass
• Adam - Drums

† Recorded 1987

• Leggo - Vocals
• Mid - Guitar/Vocals
• Tom - Bass
• Sean - Drums

‡ Recorded 1986

• Leggo - Vocals
• Mid - Guitar/Vocals
• Ian - Bass
• Mark - Drums

Released on Peaceville records as Definitive Instinct VILE 16CD 1989

Re mastered & repackaged for Peaceville records CDVILED126 2006

Reviews

"Welcome To The Orgy" is nothing less than the re-edition of three "mini" CD of the English band Deviated Instinct. Just to know it, they were actually one of the first signatures of the British cult label Peaceville record which decided lately to re-edit this album as an homage to the band. I don't know if a lot of you know them if you don't, maybe that it could be a good way to discover them right?

With Deviated Instinct, don't expect something extremely complex and technical. The band plays Crust Core, something that you could link with Death, Grind, Punk and even Doom/Stoner. Their songs are real Metal blasts with strong Punk rhythms and even if it's a bit basic on a side, I can't deny that it is catchy. A bit like with old school Death Metal, there is something hypnotic in the music of Deviated Instinct and really if you like this kind of music you'll be nicely surprised by this album.

Also, there is something extremely interesting on this re-edition. First, there is a new cover and a cool digi-pack, but also a really good booklet that features all the original covers, a lot of pictures, some useful information and the lyrics. The whole EP was remastered (a good thing when you see, even now, the average quality of some old songs…) in 2004 and the sound is ok without being outstanding too. But you'll be able to see the evolution of the band, and it's flagrant to see that Deviated Instinct was better and better with time to reach its paroxysm on Guttural Breath. If the first release is a bit weak, you can be sure that the songs of Guttural Breath are really good. It's a really good old school Death Metal no doubt…

"Welcome To The Orgy" is an excellent way to discover (with some good recording conditions) a great band from England. Their songs (especially the ones of Guttural Breath) are classy and will please the fans of the style. This is maybe not a must or something fresh but if you like such music, this release deserves all your attention.

Jeff - Metal Storm

This little number is a good purchase for anyone that hasn’t heard of Deviated Instinct before or for any fans of the old school Norfolk crusty ones.

Spanning across the 7 year career, this cd gives you the very first Deviated Instinct release, the filth ridden 7” ‘Welcome To The Orgy”, then you are also treated to the more punk fused black metal of ‘Rock n Roll Conformity’ and the more stripped down groove filled sludge of ‘Guttural breath’

Just with this cd it is quite interesting to listen to the simple progression of one band and the liner notes giving a comprehensive bio on the band is certainly an asset.

An uncompromising example of the squalid old school DIY ideals that paved the way for many sludge death metal bands of this generation.

Lee Macbride - Unknown website

Well, I was out for my early morning stroll, before the heat became too much, it gets a little sticky in the Namib desert. I'd jumped over a high gate that punctuated an endless chain link fence and ambled on through the sand and scrub. I didn't see much of interest, though my curiosity was peaked by the 4x4 with smoked windows being driven by armed men wearing smoked sunglasses. After an hour or so I decided it was time to turn back, kicking at the sand as I gave emphasis to the decision, immediately I saw something sparkling on the ground and bent to pick up a drop of sunshine which in the palm of my hand proved itself to be a rough diamond.

As I looked around I could see other flashes of brilliance, albeit sparsely distributed. This compendium of DEVIATED INSTINCT'S work reminds me of that time, a good place to be, with occasional moments that inspire.

Generally feted as one of the forebearers of Crust, DEVIATED INSTINCT were coming in as I was going out of Punk. I heard a sprinkle of their stuff way back then but had long since forgotten they ever existed. Ranging from 1987 to 1990, this resurrection of their work has to be viewed in that context but in essence what you have here, in general terms, is steak sandwiched by stale white bread.

The four EP tracks are fairly standard fayre, demonstrating the bridging of Punk and Metal in a typically rough and ready fashion. These songs tend to chug along in an unremarkable manner, though “Disciples Of The Storm” is one those crude shiny carbon jewels that lift the surroundings. The song writing is simplistic, showing a band eager to commit their endeavours to vinyl. Not much to shout about really. But wait.

“Pearls Before Swine” opens the “Rock 'n' Roll Conformity” section all ablaze, D.I.'s arse is on fire as they increase the velocity considerably, presumably after gaining proficiency over their instruments. Keeping up the Punk quotient, they mix in that modicum of metal thus typifying the fuzzing of boundaries that occurred throughout the 80's. Those of you that profess a dislike of Punk ought to listen to this and see how much of today's rawer Metal bands have sounds rooted in this particular sub section of the genre.

Though there are plenty of racey little numbers on the second release, tracks like “House Of Cards” build on the mid pacings of the preceding EP showing what those songs could have sounded like, i.e. much more menacing. Despite there being a more professional production, these tracks are still raw, one or two of them being the aforementioned diamonds in the rough. “Through The Looking Glass” starts off with riffs wiped from a basement bar, getting a groove on and then ending with a brawling rampage.

The dirty riffage boosted by some solid solos, bass boom, rabid vocals and pounding (but not blasting) drums demonstrate that the first LP is as relevant today as then and indeed you will find bands today that don't sound too dissimilar to DEVIATED INSTINCT at that time, with a song title like “Return Of Frost” how much convincing do you need? A certain amount of glee should result in experiencing the bands mid period.

And so to the last LP, where we find D.I injecting too much Metal into the mould as far as I am concerned and so upsetting the balance. The tempo has dropped and so has the sense of chaos, the band seem to have lost the fire and whilst it is in no way as horrendous as something like DISCHARGE'S “Grave New World,” it still suffers. Many Punk orientated bands ultimately failed in their crossover attempts, (ENGLISH DOGS anyone?) and here I feel DEVIATED INSTINCT have fell into the same trap.

The “Guttural Breath” LP is basically a procession of tired sub-Metal ramblings that I suppose may have excited some back then but frankly there was plenty of fresher material in the ascension then. To be fair, the album title accurately describes the vocalisation and there is a hint of menace to these songs but the lack-lustre delivery robs them of any impact, the increase in track lengths doesn't help either.

This collection looks like a sine wave, it rises at the start, levelling into a flattened bulge in the middle before falling off sharply at the end. As a history lesson it is relevant but for listening pleasure I would imagine most of you would probably just burn off the middle section to concentrate on the best that DEVIATED INSTINCT had to offer. (Online June 24, 2006)

Niall MacCartney - The Metal Observer

In all honesty Deviated Instinct, never registered with me, they were well and truly off my radar! Doom, Concrete Sox, Hellbastard among the many more all managed to infiltrate this thick skull. But Deviated Instinct somehow missed the opening, I apologise to those of you who may be disgusted at my ignorance, but shit happens! The more I learn about this band I find it hard to see why I didn’t pick up on them before. Going all the way back to 1984 these D.I.Y crust punks from Norfolk England were probably without much acknowledgement on their behalf, helping to define and set the precedent for metallic crust. Bringing to the fore grinding guitars Deviated Instinct sat along side the likes of Amebix and Hellbastard, and it was bands like this that shaped Crust. Deviated Instinct took the anacho punk of the day and coupled it with metal influences, providing it with the grinding riffs and heavier bass and drumming. This mixture would be the overall working cogs of Crust in its crudely truest form, and as things would develop, with acts taking more of a metal influence, the crossover became more accentuated. ‘Welcome to the Orgy’ was originally a 7” recorded back in 1987 and had the honour of being Peaceville’s first vinyl release. The four tracks recorded on the 7” open this smart compilation of the band’s recorded history. It’s without doubt that at the time this sound would have been tipping the scales, Deviated Instinct took the melody that enriched punk and emplaced a heavier overall sound. It remained simple, existing only with the sole purpose of venting a spleen at humanities impending doom - you’d expect little else! The tracks on the ‘Welcome to the Orgy’ are treated to the full D.I.Y production and approach that defined the scene and its turn up and play attitude. The sound does get better as the CD progresses on to the later ‘Roll ‘n’ Roll Conformity’ LP from 1988 and the ‘Guttural Breath’ LP from 1989, but this is Crust Punk so don’t delude yourself in anyway! As Deviated Instinct moved along their brief seven year stretch in crustified cavorts, things would essentially grind all the more, but it always kept an affinity to the punk rhythm and could be catchy as well as savage. If you were like me and are making up for missing out in the first place, then this fairly comprehensive round up of material (the demos are missing- but the essentials are here) will be well worth the asking price. Bands like this are the lines that join the dots, it’s easy to get carried away with all the different labels for varying styles, but at least with a band like Deviated Instinct you know that it is an archetype rather than a multitude of progressions! The band kept changing members with Mid the vocalist remaining throughout, his throaty guttural gruff (like Scott Carlson of Repulsion at times later on) a reassuring presence. I don’t want to highlight standout tracks because it feels kind of patronising, considering I probably one of the only people to be noticing them for the first time! I will say that I particularly like the stuff from the Guttural Breath, the sound is at its best here, but that’s no reason for it being any better. I just like the songs better; some of this material is very dark and bloody heavy. It might be me but this isn’t that far away from early Death. It also has a very slow doom like feel in places; songs like ‘Dripfeeder’ and ‘Molten Tears’ are awesome efforts pounding grind along side desperate doomy passages, all done with an anarchic punk attitude. They just played what they wanted seemingly and it works well.

Those of you into your Crust be it from Hellbastard and Amebix to Total Fucking Destruction and Doom, then this will obviously appeal, but why the fuck am I telling this when you surely knew it anyway. For those of us who weren’t aware of Deviated Instinct, this is an excellent way to play catch up.

Darran Ali - Live 4 Metal

From one of the very first bands that were signed to the Peaceville label comes three Re-Released and Remastered albums, all in one neat package.

Like myself, there will probably be a few of you unfamiliar with the short career of these UK Crustcore Pioneers, so what better way to get acquainted with them than this. What you actually get is their first three releases, the "Welcome to the Orgy 7"" and the albums "Rock 'n' Roll Conformity" and "Guttural Breath". Things start off with a pretty simple Crust/Punk style, and as the album progresses through their career, you will notice them swinging a little more towards a Metal, and a more technical and groovier style. All of this comes in a Digi-Pack with new artwork, lyrics and linear notes, as well as the original artwork for each release.

You can definitely see the bands progression, but I found "Welcome to the Orgy" starts off great, and then just dies off in terms of aggression and rawness towards the end. Nonetheless it's a history lesson and a nice little package that is recommended for all fans of Punk/Crust in general.

Metal Mayhem

British Deviated Instinct was formed around –84 and they managed to record two full-length albums as well as one 7” and one 12” before disbanding in the beginning of nineties. “Welcome To The Orgy” collects all that material into one disc, excluding “Nailed” 12”, which was released by Prophecy in – 1990.

25 songs and 78 minutes of extremely raw punk/crust is what we are getting here and I gotta say that the material hasn’t aged too well. First four songs are taken from “Welcome To The Orgy” 7”, which was the first ever Peaceville vinyl release. It shows us the band that was more concerned about the energy and violence of the music, than production values or technicality. The songs are very simple and straightforward pieces of midtempo aggression equipped with screamed vocals, FU-attitude and sloppy playing. The first full-length “Rock ‘N’ Roll Conformity” has a marginally better production, faster songs and more ideas, but it’s still very raw and without anything to grab on really. Discharge-cover “Doom’s Day” is easily the best song on the album and it also shows us from where Deviated Instinct took some of their influences.

Second album “Guttural Breath” took the band into more metallic direction and the songs had slower tempos and more riffs. Sadly the energy just wasn’t there anymore and as a whole the album pales in comparison to the other albums that were released at the same time. Production is adequate and song structures are more complex than before, but that’s about it. So move along folks, there’s nothing to be seen here if you’re not into older punk/crust.

Kari Koskinen - Unknown website

Cast your minds back through the mists of time to 1987 if you will. Thrash was king and the now infamous genres of death metal and grindcore were at their very beginnings. 1987, the year that saw debut releases from Death and Napalm Death (Scream Bloody Gore and Scum respectively), two names that would later go down in history. 1987, the year that the newly born Peaceville label had its first vinyl release. That release was Deviated Instincts Welcome To the Orgy 7”. Existing for seven quick, chaotic years from 1984 to 1991 Deviated Instinct may not have gone onto become the world beaters like some of their contemporaries but they sure won over their fair share of fans on the scene during their brief existence. And it’s exactly those same fans for whom this extensive 25 track CD is aimed squarely at. Collecting the Welcome To The Orgy 7” and the Rock ‘N’ Roll Conformity and Guttural Breath LPs it’s an exhaustive gathering. The buzzing DIY crust punk of early tracks like ‘Scarecrow’ and Cancer Spreading are a fine snapshot reminder of how this scene began, in the garages and dive bars. Sure time hasn’t been kind to many of these songs, but Deviated Instinct never were exactly the most organised of groups when it came to recording and it’s the constant rawness and buzzing, unpolished nature of the tracks that makes them so appealing. As vocalist/guitarist Mid puts it himself in the (sadly not extensive at all) linear notes this is for the already converted. “I still get constant mail from around the world from people eager to know if there’s still recordings available.” An essential piece of kit for those who remember the band but whose old cassette recordings are now worn so thin that the already bad sound has deteriorated even further and a fantastic introduction to those of us who were too young to be a part of the scenes beginnings but have since fallen madly for it.

Ken McGrath - Unknown website

Even though Punk never played an important role in my musical upbringing, I feel quite guilty for not having heard of Deviated Instinct prior to the release of this twenty-five track collection that's entitled "Welcome To The Orgy". Why? Is it because their 1987 four track release, which carries the same title with this collection, was the first ever release from Peaceville records - a label whose releases hold a predominant role in my record collection? Maybe so...I tend to believe, though, that it has more to do with the fact that Deviated Instinct sound more honest and sincere than most of today's pseudo-Punk outfits, and also have been clearly influenced by some of my personal favourite bands.

I have used the word Punk quite a lot so far in my review, and if by doing so, I have managed to make you believe that the only thing that's on offer here is songs that are based on single/simple riffs, then I sincerely apologise. You see, apart from the obvious (and mostly expected) references to bands like Discharge, D.R.I and Napalm Death, the sound of this Norwich-based outfit also flirted with doom and atmospheric themes similar to those of Celtic Frost - a combination that sounds quite interesting and promising.

Now, apart from the above-mentioned 7" release, this collection also contains Deviated Instinct's complete full-length albums "Rock n'Roll Conformity" and "Guttural Breath", so those of you who will decide to invest in it, will manage to get a clear idea of the evolution that has taken place within the band in the period between 1987 and 1989. The first four tracks of this release, which belong on the "Welcome To The Orgy" 7" may sound structurally quite simplistic, yet Rob Middleton's unique vocals and catchy riffs in songs like "Cancer Spreading" are more than rewarding. Production wise, and in the band's own admission, this album sounds slightly primitive (listen to "Despair" for instance), yet I assume that this re-master version makes them sound more audience-friendly than the original recordings.

The following twelve compositions, all of which belong in the "Rock n'Roll Conformity" release, find the band in a slightly different mood and creative direction. The band's normally mid-tempo approach gives way to more Thrash-paced Napalm Death influenced compositions such as "House of Cards" and "When The Chapter Closes" - yet, I felt that it was the rhythmical songs like "Conquest For Eternity" that instantly won my appreciation. As soon as I was introduced to the dark/atmospheric intro of "The Resurrection Encore" and the epic-sounding tunes of "Dripfeeder", I realised that the "Guttural Breath" L.P would definitely be my favourite Deviated Instinct release. Here the band sound far more confident and skilled, and that results in their compositions becoming more varied and technically efficient.

Overall, I was quite pleased with this collection. Its nicely made booklet contains images of the original artwork and lyrics of the above-mentioned releases, which will satisfy not only the band's loyal fans, but also people like myself who were only just introduced to this very interesting band. On the other hand, this uncompromising style was never meant to apply to the masses, so I suggest that you listen to some of these songs before you decide to take part in this musical orgy!

John Stefanis - Unknown website

It almost feels like everything that I use to listen to comes together when I hear Deviated Instincts latest release called 'Welcome to the orgy'. For all of you who either doesn't know me or don't want to meet me in person, I call tell you that in my early years I used to listen to Death Metal and Punk. Like this genres, this band from one of the biggest monarchy countries sound like, the country is of course England. This is not only one record, but three, The 7” 'Welcome to the orgy', the LP called 'Rock n Roll Conformity' and finally 'Guttural Breath', also that one on LP.

Pure musically, styles like Punk and Death metal work fine together, at least according to me. This is because the parts of the melodic and the tragic, more hard-style ones are both there. To be honest, I am, for the first time in many months, satisfied because of that Deviated Instinct has really made this sound quite good. If you focus on early Death Metal, many bands got this more brutal Punk sound.

The thing that makes the grade go lower is that there isn't really some great variety on the CD. During the first songs, you clearly notice that the production and the speed in the songs are more clear and visible but later on, it all gets to noisy and blurry. But I believe that this isn't something that is going to stop all you hardcore metal fans to but this one. If you like bands who sounds at the Slayer/Pantera way, you defiantly are going to enjoy this one!

Oskar Hardin - Unknown website