2024 Brutal Records (CD)
brutalrecords.bandcamp.com
BADASS SONG TITLES: Sepulchrist, Beyond the Autopsy, Krushing All Altars
5/10 CRUSHED FUCKING SKULLS
From Italy comes this Swedish-sounding chainsaw unit with their debut record of death metal. The cover art and logo are excellent. There are decent riffs, decent song structures, and varied songs, but there are some problems. Some of the riffs seem to go on too long without any variation, which lends to the songs blending together a little bit. Some of the vocal lines are delivered in an awkward way as well, but this may be because the band are not native English speakers. Just look at early Sodom and Sepultura and Sarcofago and you'll see the same thing. This stuff is forgivable if you're really a fan of this style, but I had a hard time with it, mainly just the repetitiveness of some of the riffs. "For Satan Your Flesh, For God Your Soul" was a standout track with its relentless pounding, but it could use a breakdown mid-way through. "Sepulchrist" was easily the most badass song here with its punishing verse riff, and I'd like to see more material like this from the band. It's a fairly strong song. Overall this is for Swedeath freaks who have to hear every band, or fans of old n' morbid n' dirty death metal who want to hear something new. For me, it was a middling record, but not something I'd turn off. I want to hear what the band does next to truly make up my mind.
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