2025 Invictus Productions (CD) / Dark Descent (CS)
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7/10 CRUSHED FUCKING SKULLS
From Canada comes this death metal behemoth, with their second full length. This is dark, almost Incantation-styled death metal but more up-tempo for the most part, with cavernous mid-range vocals and thick-sounding natural drums with thunderous toms. This has the morbid atmosphere of true death metal, evil-sounding and rough. The twisting, diving, dueling guitar solos in opener "Living Inhumation" made me think of Slayer's best moments. At times the dark vibe of this record veers into Autopsy-like riffs, and the vocals accentuate this, being of similar sound to that band at times. This is not to say they are a worship band - they are not. They simply wear their influences on the sleeves of their patched up jackets. This whole record is almost like a portal back to the 1990s in terms of riffs, production, and style. It's top notch, quality stuff that I'll now need to track down and buy.
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