Thursday, March 31, 2016

The Hypothesis/Origin/Inverse Records/2016 CD Review


  The  Hypothesis are  a  band from  Finland  that  plays  a  very  modern  and  melodic  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  album  "Origin"  which  will  be  released  in  May  by  Inverse  Records.

  Synths  and electronic  music  sounds  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  a  more  modern  and  heavier  metal  musical  direction  while  also  mixing  in  with  the  electronic  elements  at  times  and  after  awhile  death  metal  growls  and  screams  make  their  presence  known  on  the  recording  and  melodic singing  can  also  be  heard  at  times.

  Elements  of  groove  metal  can  be  heard  in  some parts  of  the  songs  and  the  solos  and  leads  also use  a  great  amount  of  melody  and  when t he  music  speeds  up  a  small  amount   of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  while t he  riffs  get  more  melodic  as  the  recording  progresses  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  sound  very  powerful  and  some  tracks also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  clean  guitars  while  the  synths also  get  very  symphonic  at  times.

  The  Hypothesis  plays  a  style  of melodic  death  metal  that  is  very  modern  and  also  mixes  in  elements  of  electronic  music  which  also  makes  the  songs  stand  out  a  bit  more,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover dark and  real  life  themes.

  In  my  opinion  The  Hypothesis  are  a  very  great  sounding  modern  melodic  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Leak"  "Exit"  and  "Weak  Story".  8  out  of  10.

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Dead Edition Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

Cheers everyone! We are Dead Edition from Kiev, Ukraine. We play modern/groove metal since 2013.  

2.In February you had released on ep, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?

We've got a mix of really powerfull guitar sound, agressive drums, badass distorted bass and melodic parts.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

Our lyrics is mostly about the problems of modern society.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Dead Edition'?

We still can find some meaning in this name but to be honest it's just a band name. We have something to say to the world but it's not in our band name, it's inside of our music.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?

Probably our best live show was the presentation of our album, we've got some special synergy that night. Besides that we played in Kiev clubs before the ep release.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

Yes, we have some tour plans: we want to visit some Ukrainian cities and hope to visit Europe this summer.

7.Currently the band is signed to 'Farn Black Productions', can you tell us a little bit more about this label?

This is a young label owned by our bassist. It was created just several months ago and is specialized on such genres as black metal, doom metal, ritual ambient, sometimes ethnic and oriental music and so on. Dark and evil. It was an exception for Dead Edition since the owner of the label is a band member.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of melodic death or groove metal?

Not only MDM and groove fans listen to our music, the feedback from all metal fans is very good so far.

9.When can we expect a full length album and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

We are working on some new songs but now we are concentrated more on the promotion of Network Failure. Maybe after the tour we will make something new.

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

We all listen to very different music: from progressive to brutal death and black metal. Main influence for me as for a songwriter comes from Machine Head, Trivium, Arch Enemy and Sepultura.

11.What are some of your non musical interests?

Our drummer is a cooker, bassist is a software engineer but for me music is my everything, I study in music college on classic guitar.

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

Thanks for the interview, cheers to all fans of metal music, support our band and stay metal!

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Subliminal Fear/Escape From Leviathan/Inverse Records/2016 CD Review






 Subliminal  Fear  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  plays  a  very  modern  form  of  melodic  death  metal  with  elements  of  industrial  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  album  "Escape From  Leviathan"  which  will  be  released  in  May  by  Inverse  Records.

  Industrial  style  synths  start  off  the  album  along  with some  heavy  guitar  riffing  a  few  seconds  later  that  also  gives  the  music  more  of  a  modern  prog  metal  feeling  and  after  awhile  clean  singing  vocals  and  high  pitched  screams  are  added  onto  the  recording  along  with  some  death  metal  growls  and  the  riffs  also  use  a  decent  amount  of  melody.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  music  also  mixes  in  sci  fi  elements  at  times  and  some  of  the  tracks  are  long  and  epic  in  length  and  the  songs  stick  to  mostly  a  slow  or  mid  paced  musical  direction  while  there  is  a  brief  use  of  fast  riffs  and  blast  beats  and  some  songs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  symphonic  elements  and  they  also  bring  in  a  cover  of  Talk  Talk's  "Living  In  ANother  World"  while  the  remaining  tracks  are  all  originals  and  none  of  the  tracks  ever  use  any  guitar  solos  or  leads. 

  Subliminal  Fear  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  a  very  modern  form  of  melodic  death  metal  and  mixes  it  in  with  industrial  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics cover  a  futuristic  and  apocalyptic  vision  of  the  world  and  society  that  is  also  inspired  by  science  fiction  movies.

  In  my  opinion  Subliminal  Fear  are  a  very  great  sounding  modern  mixture  of  melodic  death  metal  and  industrial  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band,  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Phantoms  Or  Drones"  "Escape  From  Leviathan"  "Living  In  Another  World"  and  "Self  Proclaimed  Gods".  8  out  of  10.

The Devils of Loudun Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?
1. It's an exciting time to be a part of The Devils of Loudun, we have a release coming on August the 8th titled Enduring Creation, and we are touring the Western United States on the 13th for it. When we come back, we have new material in the works, as well as a host of shows across the Puget Sound to look forward to.

2.The band has a new ep coming out, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?
2. The new EP is definitely a darker, faster, and heavier take on the sound we started with when we released Entering Oblivion, our first EP. I would say that the songs are much fuller, both in the sense of notation as well as the actual sound of the mix itself. The overall theme remains the same, we are equal parts spooky and intense, with a solid dose of shred.

3.The lyrics cover fantasy, science fiction, horror and video game themes, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in these topics?
3. Well, we are all big fans of video games, there's talk of a WLAN party in the van for tour. A lot of us own or have used classic systems and we're all giant Castlevania nerds. Several of us enjoy a Stephen King novel or movie, and we have been known to occasionally reference Frank Herbert's Dune every now and then.

4.I know that the bands name comes form a novel written in Aldous Huxley, do the band members have an interest in the history of witch burning and also does this interest also move more into Occultism?
4. I don't think that any of us have any real interest in occultism or witch burning, but we just happened to like the story. Several of us are fans of Huxley in general, I'd definitely recommend The Devils of Loudun and Brave New World to anyone interested. I'm pretty sure they're both available in audiobook form for the audiobookers.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

5. Our stage performance places a lot of focus on instrumentation and our frontman, Vance. Most of the other members of the band, while attempting to headbang and move around (where possible!), are generally focused on trying to get the songs right. We eventually hope to get a light rig of our own together, but we're primarily focused on sound at the moment. As for our best shows, a lot of us like to think back to a Metal Awards Night at Hell's Kitchen in Tacoma, WA. That was several years ago, certainly one of the memorable local shows we played. We also really had a badass time at The Caravan Lounge in San Jose during our Entering Oblivion Tour, the bands, the crowd, and the house were all really wonderful to us out there.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
6. Yes, we are on tour from the 13th to the 24th of April, we have another tour in the works for late summer / early fall. Lots of Seattle shows, we use the BandsInTown app as well as our Facebook page and its built in Events app to organize what we've got going on. Our homecoming from tour and our local CD release is the 29th at The Kraken Bar in the University District of Seattle, WA. It's gonna be a killer night.

7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?
7. We have received interest, and we are open to the right agreement if it were to come our way. Currently, we are doing very well independently, and plan to continue to move forward whether we sign to a label or not.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of melodic and symphonic death metal?
8. We've been pleasantly surprised to get a lot of positive feedback worldwide. We've been played in Europe, Asia, Oceania, as well as both Americas. Our first torrent was established in Russia, and it was very interesting to read their opinions through Google Translate. We really have a lot of interest in breaking into the European market, we feel we are very compatible for an American band.

9.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?
9. Vance is still working on Six Days of Darkness, but it hasn't been as busy with Devils taking up so much of his time. Still active on Facebook, though! Billy is drumming for Good Men and Thorough, and they are a very interesting jam / cover band. Ben is half-jokingly, half-serious playing around with starting an Undertale OST cover band, as well as occasionally making guest appearances for local groups in the state very rarely. Scott, Drew, and LJ are entirely focused on Devils at this time.

10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
10. In the future, we have a concept album in the works, we are mulling around another EP, we plan to get faster, more brutal, and more technical in the future. Enduring Creation is a solid sample of the direction we are going, we plan to incorporate a lot of aspects of symphonic death metal and technical death metal into our future releases. Of course, we are not getting rid of our more melodic sections, if anything, we are working to make those some of the focal points of our songs, while still heading firmly towards a much heavier sound.

11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
11. We've taken a lot from many different styles. Japanese metal, French metal, Italian metal, Finnish metal, Swedish metal, American metal, even the freaking Canucks have had an influence on us. We're all fans of Fleshgod Apocalypse, Protest the Hero, Behemoth, Gorod, Archspire, we've been getting into the new Cattle Decapitation and the new Obscura as well. We highly recommend Raiju, Xoth, and Rhine recently released a new CD, definitely check it out. It almost feels like it goes without saying, but Ben was very heavily influenced by Children of Bodom.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?

12. We love a good beer, some of us are enjoying the new legal status of marijuana in our home state. Several of us are tech enthusiasts, we all have custom gaming PCs and sometimes we binge way late into a work night on games like Skyrim or DOTA. Drew is really into yoga, Billy has no non musical interests. Seriously, that guy is a machine.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
13. We appreciate you doing this interview with us, we hope that everyone who checks out our music enjoys it, and hopefully if our tour isn't stopping where any potential readers can reach us, we'll be coming to their town very soon! Stay brutal!

Ben Velozo
Keyboardist
The Devils of Loudun

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Gluttony/Sordid Flesh/Vic Records/2016 SplitCD Review


  This  is  a  review  of  a  split album  between  Sweden's  Gluttony  and Sordid  Flesh  which  will  be  released  in  April  by  Vic  Records  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Gluttony  a  band  that  plays  a  very  old  school  form  of  death  metal  and  their  side contains  2  new  songs  and  their  2012  demo  "Coffinborn".

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  heavy  guitar  sound  and  death  metal  growls  a  few  seconds  later  and  after  awhile  the  music  speeds  up  along  with  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  melodic  riffing  and  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  early  90's  Swedish  style  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

   High  pitched  screams  can  also  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  their  songs  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  while  the  songs  also  sound  like  they  could  of  easily been  recorded  and  released  20  years  ago  and  their  side  of the  split always  remains heavy  and  they  close  with  a  cover  of  Rolling  Stone's  "Paint  It  Black",  the  production  on  their side  of  the  split  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  zombies  and  gore  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Gluttony  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  old  school  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of t he  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Glory  To  The  Rope"  and  "Coffinborn".

  Next  up  is  Sordid  Flesh  a  band  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  an  old  school  form  of  death  metal  with  some  elements  of  thrash  and  black  metal.

 Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  very  heavy  90's  style  death  metal  sound  along  with  some blast  beats  and  thrash  style  leads  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  their  side  of  the  recording  and  the  vocals  also  use  a  great  mixture  of  both  screams  and  growls.

   You  can  also  hear  melodies  in  the  guitar  riffing  while  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  you  can  also  hear  a  touch  of  black  metal  in t he  bands  musical  style  and  there  side of  the  split  also  always  sticks  to  a  very  heavy  and  old  school  style  and  they  close  their  side  of  the  split  with  a  cover  of  Judas  priest's  "Ram  It  Down", the  production  on t heir  side  of  the  split  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  anti  religion,  the  undead  and  gore  themes.

  In  my opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Sordid  Flesh  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  old  school  death  metal  with  a  touch  of  thrash  and  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Lowest  Of  the  Low"  and  "Sordid  Flesh".

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  death  metal.  8  out  of  10.      

Pronostic Interview

1.Can you give us on what is going on with the band these days?

Well, we've released a video clip for our song "Bécik" and people really seem to dig it. We are also starting to play outside of our home area, which is huge for us, because we've basically been playing Montreal for the most part of our shows, so now we'll get to see new faces and hopefully do more shows around the province and the country.

2.So far you have released an ep and a full length, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on both of the recordings and also how do they differ from each other?

The first record was a bit more old school, we were discovering new things and trying to find what musical directions we wanted to take to create our sound. The second time around with "An Atomic Decision" we had defined our sound somewhat, but there was still something missing... That one magic spice. So we added some "Caliente Mexicano Flammento" flavors to the mix, which explains the more aggressive sound in our music.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

We write about things that are going on in our actuality the way we see it. Like violence, murders, drugs, the health system... We try to no overdo it or anything and just stay true to what we think.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Pronostic'?

Pronostic is french for "Prognostic". It is a medical term used to predict what the patient's symptoms/ illness will develop into, which is pretty metal. And we can all sort of relate to it since we don't know what's coming and can only predict what we think is going to happen in the future.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?

We've had the chance to play awesome shows with bands like Dying Fetus, Beyond Creation, Anonymus, Self Collapse, B.A.R.F. , Obey The Brave, Brought By Pain.... Just to name a few.

Our stage performance is very active. La Vie becomes an absolute monster when we perform hahaha. We just have fun and do our thing, while having visual contact with the crowd. We believe in interacting with the crowd/ fans as much onstage as off stage.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

For right now we're just trying to play shows outside of the Montreal area. We may be going in the works for a tour this summer, but that's not for sure though. We do have a headlining show booked this summer with our boiiz in First Fragment, Unbreakable Hatred and About: BlanK at The Foufounes Electriques in Montreal which we are very stoked about.

7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest"

We are looking for a label, but haven't really gotten any interest so far. It's as easy as it is difficult to get a decent record contract - let alone being approached by a record label for a future partnership at all. We can't just wait on getting signed to keep our music alive though, so we'll just keep doing what we do and try to push ourselves to the next level. If we do get approached, well... That's another case we have yet to open.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of melodic and technical death metal?

It has been extremely good. We've had a certain amount of feedback from some people in France and a few european countries with "Deviated Inner Spectrum". But when we released "An Atomic Decision", oh man, we've been getting orders from pretty much everywhere around the world and people are writting to us about how they love our music and hope to see us play in their country, which is pretty rad, man. We were even top sellers in the Tech Death Metal category on Bandcamp.com! Plus we've been getting great reviews for An Atomic Decision, which is awesome.

9.Are any of the band members involved with any bands or musical projects these days?

Le Fou currently has a deathcore band called Rosewood, a punk band called Gilbert & Les Amis de Tom with whom he also does a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater tribute and his side project Abort The Child which will hopefuly soon be coming back into the works.

La Vie has an acoustique duo called LaVie.tv with Gilbert from Le Fou's punk band. They do covers and might be writing their own compositions as well. He also plays bass in Abort The Child and has a Cypress Hill tribute called Cypress Chill and does a few featuring's in Montreal's Limp Bizkit tribute called Pimp Bizkit.

10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

We basically try to stick to our recipe while adding new elements to make it more interesting. We don't try to be repetitive, we want to bring something new to the table.

11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your newer music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

The musical world and the music industry are constantly evolving with every step we take. We are influenced by practically all styles and types of music, which is why you can hear many different styles of riffs in our songs. We aren't hooked to one particular style of music. It's sort of like a painting. You can paint with only one color and be amazing at it, but it would get boring if everyone is doing the same thing. By adding different colors and textures to your painting, you can create a beautiful masterpiece and the combinations are endless.


12.What are some of your non musical interests?

Cooking, hunting, fishing, drinking, going to shows, movies, trips, gaming, partying.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

Shoutout to our homies in Beyond Creation, Brought By Pain, About: BlanK, Augury, Cryptopsy, Unbreakable Hatred, Depths Of Hatred, Obliterate, Chariots Of The Gods and First Fragment.

Dans l'cul.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

VHS/Screaming Mad Gore/2016 Full Length Review


  VHS  are  a band  from  Ontario,  Canada  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  an  old  school  mixture  of  death,  metal,  thrash  and  grindcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released 2016  album  "Screaming  Mad  Gore"  which  will  be  released  in  April.

  Horror  movie  samples start  off  the  album  and  after  the  intro  the  music  goes  into   a  very  fast  grindcore  direction  along  with  some  screams  and  death  metal  growls  and  the  music  is  more  close  to  the  80's  era  of  the  genre  along  with  a  touch  of  punk  and  the  riffs  also  bring  in  melodies  in  some  parts  of  the  songs.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  horror  movie  samples  also  return  in certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  most  of  the  tracks  are  very  short  in  length  and  halfway  through  the  recording  solos  and  leads  are  added  into  the  music  along  with  some  thrash influences  and  all  of  the  songs  stick  to  a  very  heavy  and  old  school  extreme  metal  sound  and  one  song  also  brings  in  a  brief  use  of  melodic  singing  in  the  background.

  VHS  creates  another  recording  that  takes  the  80's  styles  of  grindcore,  death  metal  and  thrash  and  mix  them  together  while  focusing  more  on the  grind  a  lot  more  than  on  the  previous  release,  the  production  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  80's  horror  movies.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  VHS  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  80's  death  metal,  grindcore  and  thrash,  you  should  enjoy  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE "Screaming  Mad  Gore"  "Fornicating  In  The  Furniture  Store"  "Radioactive  rat  Attack"  and  "Demons".  8  out  of  10.   

D.A.M/Premonitions/2016 EP Review


  D.A.M  are  a  band from  Brazil  that  has  been  featured  before  in this  zine  and  plays  a  very  melodic  form  of  death  metal  and  this is  a  review  of  their  self  released 2016  ep  "Premonitions".

  Tragic  sounding  keyboards  start  off  the  ep  which  also  leads  up  to  more  of  a  heavier  and  symphonic  musical  direction  before  adding  in  some  melodic  riffing  and  screams  that  take  the  music  more  into  a  death  metal  direction  and  clean  singing  can  also  be  heard  in  the  music  at  times  while  the  solos  and  leads  are  done  in  more  of  a  classic  metal  style  with a  touch  of  neo-classical.

  Throughout  the  recording  there  is  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  the  music  also  mixes  in  a  lot  of  prog  and  modern  metal  elements  and  the  vocals also use  growls  at  times  along  with  most  of  the  tracks  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  violins  are  also  brought  into  the  music  at  times  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  as  the  ep  progresses  black  metal  influences  and  female  vocals  can  also  be  heard  briefly  and  the  last  track also  introduces  classical  guitars  into  the  music.

 D.A.M  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  on  this  recording  that  is  very  melodic,  progressive  and  symphonic  like  the  previous  recordings  while  also  bringing  in  a touch  of  black  metal  this  time  around,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  fro being  a  self  released  recording  while  the lyrics cover  Occultism  and  the  Dark Side  Of  The  Mind.

 In  my  opinion  this is  another  great  sounding  recording from D.A.M  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  symphonic  and  melodic  death  metal,  you  should  check  out this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Cage (Breaking  The  Paradigms)"  and  "Changing the  Directions  (Unresolved)".  8  out  of  10.  

 

Monday, March 21, 2016

Corprophemia Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording and release of the new album?
Well, shortly after the album was recorded we ran into some issues with one of the original members, and unfortunately John Bellon (our drummer) was headed in a difference direction than the rest of the band. We parted on good terms and wished him the best in his future endeavours. We then started reaching out to some people to find a replacement, luckily for us we were in the right place at the right time and we were able to connect with Jason Longo (Blood of Christ, Mullet Corpse). He has been a welcome addition to the family and has brought a great deal of expertise to the group.
We have also been busy getting merch ready to go for our album release shows,  so make sure you stop out and see us on one of our dates to pick up the cd and some awesome merch.


2.Recently you have released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?
Well, as you know it has been a good deal of time since Corprophemia has released an album, and I think the most notable changes to our sound are that as musicians we have matured considerably, as a by product we have a much more refined sound musically. While some of the members have changed, the heart of the band remains the same. Frank has been the primary songwriter for the band since its inception, so the bands main direction and focus has stayed on point. The other notable difference is in the vocal stylings of Matt Kelly. He has really helped to change the sound of the band and bring a more modern feel to the band.


3.This is the first album to be released in 9 years, can you tell us a little bit more about what has been going on during that time span?
Since the release of Arrived In Pieces the band went on a brief Hiatus. Frank was a pivotal part in a number of projects, notably Shinje where he started working in a band with Matt Kelly (who was playing guitar at the time), and the CDN Records Deathcore band Calculate (Matt’s first Foray into vocals).


4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
The main lyrical topics of this album have to do with the birth of evil. This is where the title “Abhorrogenesis” comes from, the beginning of abhorrence. The lyrical content is about the evil that is inherent in all humans, and the dark and depraved things that people will do to each other. There is also some touching on the Satanic. Not that we believe in Satan, or God, as the members of the band mainly identify as atheists, but it touches on the Satanic because religion itself is such a burden to the people of this planet, and is such a hotbed of depravity in its own right.


5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Corprophemia'?
Corprophemia was a name that the original band sat down and came up with one alcohol fueled night. It was purely an epiphany that was created one long night watching vintage horror movies. This is just one of those things that was a happy accident.


6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?
There have been so many awesome shows, with amazing bands. Anytime we ever played with Fuck the Facts, or Starring Janet Leigh were great times. Some other great bands like Dismata, Dear Black Diary, Blostomycosis, Deamon, Heaps of Dead, and obviously our most recent show at Ontario Death Fest 3.
Our stage performance in an unrelenting assault of pure Canadian Death metal. We try to stay as high energy as possible while bringing Death metal to the crowd at 300 bpm.



7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?
For the new album we have a three show cd release coming focusing on our home town of Windsor, Oshawa and Toronto. These will be followed this summer by a slew of shows that we are currently in the process of booking. We are hoping to be touring the east coast of Canada this summer, with some U.S. dates later in the fall. Keep your eyes peeled for those.


8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of brutal and technical death metal?
Worldwide we have had great success with Arrived in Pieces. The current album is moving well, better than expected in fact. We have heard only good feedback about the current album so far, and we love any feedback we get as it helps us to improve as musicians when we know what the fans are looking for. We have sent albums to Japan, Poland, Germany, Italy, France, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, Russia, and many other places worldwide.


9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
Well we are constantly evolving as a band, we will always be in the bounds of Death metal, but we will continue to push the boundaries of what we do as a band and as musicians.


10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your newer music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
As a unit we have really been listening to a lot of different bands like: Deformatory, Gravitational Distortion, Human Compost, Screams of Deimos, Viledriver.  Vulvodynia, Archspire, Jasad, Cryptopsy, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Faceless, Death, Kataklysm, Modern Day Babylon, Periphery, Red Fang, Bong Ripper, Slab Dragger, Ghost, Sea Basterd, and way too many more.
As far as musical styles, that influenced the album, a lot of Bay Area Death Metal, Melo Death, Tech Death, Djent, you name it, and it has probably influenced us in some way on this album.


11.What are some of your non musical interests?
I think everyone can agree on Cars and Motorcycles, aside from that we are mostly all old men (except for Mat), and mostly just do old men things. Like watch the news and yell at the neighbors kids.


12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Canadian Metal is putting out some of the best music we have ever heard. If you can’t find a new Canadian band you like then you aren’t looking. Get out there to some local shows and find some new bands to love.


Thursday, March 17, 2016

Fleshgore/Denial Of The Scriptures/Xtreem Music/2016 CD Review


  Fleshgore  are  a  band  from Ukraine  that  plays  a  very  brutal  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  album  "Denial  Of  The  Scriptures"  which  was  released  by  Xtreem  Music.

  A  very fast  and  brutal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  guttural  death  metal  growls  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow, mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  recording  along  with  a touch  of  grindcore.

  Melodies  can  be  heard  in  the  music  at  times  along  with  a  small  amount  of  high  pitched  screams  and  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  bring  in  more  of  a  mid  90's  style  of  death  metal  while  some  songs  also  add  in  a  touch  of  technical  elements  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of   soundtrack  music  sounds  before  making  a  return  back  to  a  more  heavy  and  brutal  direction  and  they  also  close  the  album with  a  cover  of  Pyaemia's  "Gorging  On  Mucus  And  Bile".  8  out  of  10.

  Fleshgore  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  on  this  recording  this  is  very heavy,  guttural  and  brutal  while  also  avoiding  any  trendy  styles,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  disease,  killing,  death  and  blasphemous  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Fleshgore  are  a  very  great  sounding  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Talk  To  Me  About  God"  "Killing  Relapse"  "New  Ordeal Comes  Into  The  World"  and  "Denial  Of  The  Scriptures".  8  out  of  10.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Upcoming Devastation Interview

1. For or those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

-Upcoming Devastation was born in O Carballiño, Ourense (Spain) in Summer 2009. The group is formed by teenagers between 14 and 17 years old. They had the idea to create a extreme metal group with influences from other styles, guttural vocals, crushing guitars and accelerated blast beats.
Their Music is influenced by the aggressiveness of grindcore and it has a huge influence of BRUTAL DEATH METAL which is their favourite Music.

2. How would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recordings?



-the sound we want to show is brutal death metal with space tones

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

-Our lyrical topics are a sample of misanthropy, anti religion with a space and gore touch and a criticism directed to how human being subject his planet.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Upcoming Devastation'?

-Our music and lyrical topics try to predict what will happen to this world if people don’t change their way to treat this planet. It only carries devastation.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

Our best show? We guess that the best show was in O Porto, Portugal.

6. Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

Yes, we have something planned. If all works alright we’ll have a European tour in this summer, but we can´t promise nothing yet neither say a date. But we’ll strive to make it possible.

7. According to the Metal Archives page the band is signed to 'Blood, Fire Death Promotion, & Management', can you tell us a little bit more about this label?

we do not work years ago with that label for reasons that we will not say

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of brutal death metal and grindcore?

pretty well where the support is more in Asia and Latin America, in Spain nobody supports us but we have more support outside


9. Are any of the band members also involved with any other bands or musical projects?

No, at the moment no.

10. When can we expect another full length album and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

for now we will publish singles in digital format, but do not rule out publishing an LP in the future.

11. What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

in the past we hear bands like, necrophagist, dying fetus, today we hear brutal death more modern abominable putridty or wormed.

12. What are some of your non musical interests?

the singer likes sculpture, the drummer like politic themes, the guitarist like the mastering, recording and mixing, and bassist like the boxing.

13. Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

thanks for giving us this space and a greeting

Cannibal Accident/Ritual Paprika/Nailjar Records/2016 CD Review


  Cannibal  Accident  are  a  band  from  Finland  that h as  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  mixture  of  death  metal  and  grindcore  and  this is  a  review  of  their  2016  album  "Ritual  Paprika"  which  will  be  released  on  March  18th  by  Nailjar  Records.

A  very  dark,  ritualistic  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  opera  style  female  vocals  and  you  can  also  hear  melodies  in  the  music  at  times  along  with  the  sounds  of  cannibals  which  also  leads  up  to  a  very  fast  grindcore  style  that  also  utilizes  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  high  pitched  screams.

  Guttural  death  metal  growls  can  be  heard  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  some  of  the  riffs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of thrash  influences  while  most  of  the  tracks  are  very  short  in  length  and  as  the  album  progresses  Swedish  influences  can  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  songs  as  well  as  a  touch  of  deathcore  being  added  into  some  of  the  vocals  which  also  gives  the  music  more  of  a  modern  feeling  and  one  track  also  brings  in  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing.

  Cannibal  Accident  creates  another  recording  that  takes  old  school  grindcore  and  mixes  them  in  with  a  more  modern  and  brutal  style,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  gore,  murder, butchery and  cannibalism themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Cannibal  Accident  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  death  metal  and  grindcore,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Lanatic  Zombie"  "You  Are  Dead...Amen"  "Face  Erased"  and  "Twinmaker".  8 out  of  10.   

Monday, March 14, 2016

Phalloplasty/Necrophagic Funeral Ritual (Redux)/Gore House Productions/2016 CD Review


  Phalloplasty  are a  solo project  from  Las  Vegas,  Nevada  that  plays  a  mixture  of  brutal,  slam  death  and  gore/grind  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  2016  album  "Necrophobic  Funeral  Ritual  (redux)"  which  will  be  released  in  April  by  Gore  House  Productions.

  A  very  heavy  and  brutal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  guttural  growls  and  programmed  blast  beats  and  the  mid  tempo  sections  of  the  music  mix  in  a  great  amount  of  slam  elements  and  some  of t he  riffs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  melody  while the  faster  sections  mix  in  a  great  amount  of  grind  influences.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to t hem  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  you  can  also  hear  a  lot  of  east  coast  influences  in  the  songs  and  the  whole  album  also  avoids  any  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads  and  also  remains  very  heavy  and  brutal  from  beginning  to  ending  of  the  recording  and he  closes  the  album  with  a  cover  of  Putrid  Pile's  "Drenched  In  Gasoline"..

  Phalloplasty  plays  a  style  of  slam  death  metal  that  is  very  brutal  and  also  mixes  in  a  touch  of  guttural  gore/grind  and  while  the  vocals  are  not  always  my  style  the  music  makes up  for  it  with  its  brutality,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  gore,  medical  trauma,  disease,  perversion  and  BDSM  themes.    

  In  my  opinion  Phalloplasty  are  a  very  decent  sounding  mixture  of  brutal,  slam  death  metal  and  goregrind  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  solo  project.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Sick  Room"  "The  Sadist  Manifesto"  "Tenderizing  Fatal  Flesh"  and  "Curb  Stomping  The  Scene  Kids".  7/5  out  of  10. 

   

Zealotry/The Last Witness/Lavadome Productions/2016 CD Review


  Zealotry  are  a  band  from  Boston,  Massachusetts  that  has been featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  very  progressive,  technical  and  brutal  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  album  "The  Last  Witness"  which  will  be  released  in  April  by Lavadome  Productions.

  A  very  dark  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  atmospheric  elements  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  sounding very  powerful  as  well  as  some  death  metal  growls  a  few  seconds  later  and  the  music  also  mixes  in  a  lot  of  progressive  structures  and  technical  style  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Synths  are  added  onto  some  of  the  tracks  while  clean  playing  is  also  added  into  some  parts  of  the  songs  and  some of the t racks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  as  the  album  progresses  some  songs  start  incorporating  more  acoustic  guitars  and  some songs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  spoken  word  parts and  melodic  singing  which  also  brings  in  more  of  an  operatic  feeling  and  when  screams  are  utilized  briefly  they  are  very  close  to  the  grindcore  style  while  the  music  is  still  be  bit  too  technical  for  that  genre  and  violins  are  brought  onto  the  last  track.

  Zealotry  change  their  style  around  a  lot  more  with  this  recording  going  for  more  of  a  progressive,  technical  and  atmospheric  style  of  death  metal,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  are  based  on  the  writings  of  Arthur  C.  Clarke.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  from  Zealotry  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Heralding  The  Black  Apostle"  "Mutagenesis"  and  "Silence".  8/2  ouf  of  10.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

The Fading/Till Life Do Us Apart/2015 CD Review


  The  Fading  are  a  band  from  Israel  that  plays  a  melodic  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2015  album  "Till  Life  Do  Us  Apart"/

  Dark  sounding  synths  start  off  the  album  along  with  a  variety  of  many  different  sounding  keys  and  after  a  few  seconds  melodic guitar  leads  start  making  their  presence  known  and  after  the  intro  the  music  gets  a  lot  more  heavier  along  with  a  great  amount  of  melody  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  recording.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  along  with  the  vocals  also  using  a  great  amount  of  death  metal  growls  and  spoken  word  parts  and  modern  metal  elements  can be  heard  in  the  music  at  times  and  there  are  also  some  clean  singing  vocals  also  being  utilized  at  times.

  The  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  spoken  words  and  back  up  shouts  and  some  songs  also  bring  in  a  small amount  of  clean  playing  and  as  the  album  progresses  more  atmospheric  sounds  can  be  heard  and  the  songs  also  brings  in  a  great  amount  of  90's  Swedish  influences  along  with  some  touches  of  thrash  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  clean  guitars  on  one  of  the  tracks. 

  The  Fading  plays  a  style  of  melodic  death  metal  that  is  perfectly  balanced  between  both  the  modern  and  old  school  sides  of t he  genre,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  inner  struggles,  humanity  and  society themes.

  In  my  opinion  The  Fading  are  a  very  great  sounding  melodic  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "A  Moment  Of  Insight"  "Idol  Of  Wrath"  "Blind  Confession"  and  "The  Art  Of  Suffering".  8  out  of  10.    

 

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Buried Side/Heading To The Light/2016 Full Length Review


  Buried  Side  are  a  band  from  Switzerland  that  plays  deathcore  and   this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2016  album  "Heading  To  The  Light".

  Classical  guitar  playing  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  keyboards  a  few  seconds  later  and  after  the  intro  the  music  gets  more  heavy  and  fast  along  with  some  brutal  blast  beats  and  death  metal  growls  while  the  mid  paced  parts  are  more  influenced  by  metalcore  and  bring  in  high  pitched  screams.   

  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  done  in  a  technical  fashion  and  there  are  also  some  pig  squeals  being  used  in  some  parts  of  the  songs  and  you  can  also  hear  some  grooves  and  melodies  in  the  bands  musical  style  and  the  music  also  mixes  in  atmospheric  sounds  and  middle  eastern  style  scales  at  times

  Buried  Side  plays  a  style  of  deathcore  that  brings  in  the  heaviness  of  death  metal  while  also  having  more  of  a  mainstream  approach  to  the  genre  and  also  getting  atmospheric  and  technical  at  times,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  real  life  themes.

 In  my  opinion  Buried  Side  are  a  very  decent  sounding  deathcore  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Elevation"  "The  Divine  Traveller"  "Burning  Star"  and  "Towards  Infinity".  8  out  of  10. 

The Devils Of Loudun/Enduring Creation/2016 EP Review


  The  Devils  Of  Loudun  are  a  band  fro  Seattle,  Washington  that  plays  a symphonic,  melodic  and  technical  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a review  of their  self  released  2016 ep  "Enduring  Oblivion".

  A  very  heavy,  melodic  and  symphonic  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  a  great  mixture  of  both  death  metal  growls  and  high  pitched  screams  and  the  guitar  solos  and  leads  bring  in  even  more  of  a  technical  feeling  to  the  bands  musical  style  and  the  music  is  mostly  rooted  in the  European  style.

  At time s the  vocals  get  very  guttural  which  also  adds  more  of  an  American  touch  of  death  metal  to t he  bands  musical  style  and  throughout  the  recording  you  can  hear  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  and  as  the  ep  progresses  a  brief  use  of  classical  guitars  can  be  heard  before  returning  back  to  a  heavier  musical  direction  and  the  last  track  is very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  The  Devils  Of  Loudun  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  the  melodic,  technical  and  symphonic  sides  of  the  death  metal  genre  and  mixes  them  together  to  create  a  musical  style  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  fantasy,  science  fiction,  horror  and  video  games  themes.

  In  my  opinion  The  Devils  Of  Loudun  are  a  very  great  sounding  technical,  melodic  and  symphonic  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Cast  The  Stone"  and  "Until  The  Night  Ends".  8  out  of  10.        

 

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Corprophernia/Abhorrogenesis/CDN Records/2016 CD Review


  Corprophernia  are  a  band  from  Ontario,  Canada  that  plays  a  brutal  form  of  slam  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  album  "Abhorrogenesis"  which  was  released  by  CDN  Records.

  Dark  sounding synths  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  more  of  a  heavy  and  brutal  direction  along  with  some  growling  vocals  and  blast  beats  while  the  mid tempo  parts  of  the  music  bring  in  elements  of  slam  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  some  technical  elements.

  At times  the  music  brings  in  a  touch  of  deathcore and  some  of  the  riffs  utilize  melody  and  the  music  also  has  a  lot  of  the  Canada  style  of  brutality  mixed  in with  the  more modern  east  coast  style  and  synth  effects  also  make  their  return  at  times  and  when guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  bring  in  even  more  of  a  technical  style  to  the  bands  musical  sound  and  all  of the  musical  instruments  sound  very  powerful  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  samples.

  Corprophemia  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  brutal  and  technical  while  also  adding  in  elements  of  slam  and  deathcore  while  having  more  of  a  traditional  approach  to  growls  which  makes  their  music  stand  out a  bit  more,  the  production sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  killing,  gore,  dismemberment  and  flesh  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Corprophernia  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal,  slam  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Coalesce  Of  the  Human Condition"  "...And  Consumes  Us  All"  "Divine  Creation"  and  "I  AM FREE".  8  out  of  10.

  



      

 

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Encrypted/Drifting To The Impaled/Lord Of the Sick Recordings/2015 EP Re-issue Review


  Encrypted  are  a  band  from  Puerto  Rico  that  plays  a  very  brutal  form  of  slam  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2001  ep  "Drifting  To  the  Impaled"  which  was  re-issued  in  2015 by  Lord  Of  The  Sick  Recordings.

  Movie  samples  start  off  the  ep  and  after  a  minute  the  music  goes  into  a  faster  musical  direction  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  high  pitched  screams  while  the  riffs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  melody  and  after  awhile  death  metal  growls  and  elements  of  slam  make  their  presence  known  on  the  recording.

  Throughout  the  recording  there is  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  the  solos  and  leads  give  the  music  more  of  a melodic  edge  and  the  music  is  more  heavily  rooted  in  the  early  to  mid  90's  east  coast  style  of  death  metal  and  they  also  bring  in  samples  on  some  of  the  songs  and  one  of  the  later  tracks  also  brings  in  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing  before  returning  back  to  a  heavier  direction and  they  also  bring  in  an  instrumental  before  closing  with  a  vocal track  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  ep.

  Encrypted  played  a  style  of  death  metal  on  this  recording  that  was  in  between  the  slam  and  old school  styles  of  the  genre  while  also  being  very  brutal  for  its  era,  the  production  has  a  very  raw  yet  heavy  sound  while  the  lyrics  cover  violence,  anti  religion  and  hatred  themes. 

  In  my  opinion  Encrypted  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  slam  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Drifting  To  The  Impaled"  and  "Sin  my  Soul".  8  out  of  10. 

 

Exterminio/Homicide In the First Degree/Rebirth the Metal productions/2014 CD Re-Issue Review


  Exterminio  are  a  band  from  Argentina  that  plays  a  very  brutal  form  of  gore/death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2007  album  "Homicide  In  The  First  Degree"  which  was  re-issued  in  2014  by  Rebirth  The  Metal  Productions.

 War  samples  and demonic  vocals  start  off  the  album  and  after  the  intro  the  music  stats  going  into  a  heavy  and  fast  direction  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  death  metal  growls  while  some  of  the  riffs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  morbid  sounding  melodies  and  you  can  also hear  a  lot  of  90's  influences  in  the  bands  musical  style.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  hear  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  the  high  pitched  screams  almost  have  a  grindcore  tone  to  them  and  when  the  songs  go  into  a  faster  direction  they  also  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  brutality  and  when  guitar  leads  are  utilized  they  bring  in  more  of  a  melodic  side  to  the  bands  musical  style  and  one  of  the  later  tracks  also  brings  in  a  small  amount  of  clean  playing  while movie  samples can  also  be  heard  before some  of  the  songs  and  some  of  the riffs  also  bring  in  a  touch  of  thrash.

  Exterminio  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  on  this  recording  that  is  in  between  both  the  old  school  and  modern  styles  of  the  genre, the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  corpses,  gore  and  nuclear  war  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Exteminio  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  re-issue.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Sentenced  To  The  Eternal  Silence"  "Bloody  Death"   "Slow  Dismemberment"  and  "mangled  And  Disembodied". 8  out of 10.