2024 Doomentia Records
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STANDOUT TRACKS: Deus Mundi, Vacant Orb, Nether Realms, Black Chalice
8/10 CRUSHED FUCKING SKULLS
This is the fourth full length from this Czech death metal band. This album is full-on intensity from start to finish with the perfect use of blasts under just the right riffs. They have a good sense of melody when it's called for, and they could show today's so-called melodic death metal bands how to do it right. These melodic riffs creep into the mix and diversifies the band's attack considerably without wimping out their sound. And that's what this album is, an attack - a constant, brutal, singular attack. In fact, the guitar work reminds me slightly of Cleveland's From the Depths at the height of their melodicism. The singer uses full-throated deep, brutal growls. I could listen to his vocals for hours. They're so heavy and thick, and his patterns truly inspired. I think he's one of the greatest vocalists of our time in the underground today. There is also an element of black metal in the riffs here and there that adds a cold-as-fuck edge to some songs like at the end of "Chasm Born." This is a strong record, and one that is definitely worth tracking down.
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