2025 Testimony Records (CD/LP)
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5/10 CRUSHED FUCKING SKULLS
Here we have the seventh (!) record from this German squad. This is well-recorded, well-performed death metal, but it misses the mark for me. The melodic parts are definitely a throwback to 1990s melodic death metal like At The Gates, and so are certain aspects of the vocals. They have weird, whiny inflection a lot like Lindberg's vocals did, and not everyone can pull that off without sounding grating. It takes a while to get used to this while listening to this record. The slower parts are much like something Amon Amarth would offer, but there are blastbeats here to offset. This lacks some intensity that good death metal ought to have, it's quite plodding. That said, the album does strengthen as it goes along, with a few interesting riffs like the tune "Spoils of War." That is truly heavy. If mid-paced death metal is your thing, you could do worse, but it didn't do anything for me other than a couple of songs.
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