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6/10 CRUSHED FUCKING SKULLS
I am the first to admit that I really don't care for doom death, as the slower tempos bore me stupid. When I saw Thorn was billed as doom death, I wondered if I should even review the record since the chances of me disliking it was so high. I need not have worried. There's plenty of mid-paced and faster material here to keep my interest, at least somewhat. The riffs are big and chunky for the most part, super heavy examples of what death metal riffing can be with a little groove in it. The vocals are especially enjoyable, a huge deep roar that sounds demonic and monstrous, very similar to old Grave. What I don't like is the use of dissonant riffs here and there in certain songs. I've always been turned off by that. I see no point to it. I also found the songs to wander a bit and meander too much for my tastes. Overall, if you want strong mid-paced death metal, this is for you, if you can tolerate a few dissonant riffs.
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