ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə fˈaʊndɪŋ mˈɛmbɚ mˈæt hˈɑːɹvi, ɡˈoːɹ mˈɛɾəl wʌzðɪ ˈælbəm wˌɛɹ ɛɡzˈuːmd dɪvˈɛləpt ɪts vˈɪʒən, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː kənsˈiːdᵻd ðˈæt "wiː wɜː stˈɪl vˈɛɹi lˈuːs ænd slˈɑːpi ænd dˈɪdnt ɹˈiəli hæv ɐ hˈændəl ˌɔn ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ æɾ ˈɔːl.
According to founding member Matt Harvey, Gore Metal was the album where Exhumed developed its vision, although he conceded that "we were still very loose and sloppy and didn't really have a handle on recording at all.