Vermis Antecessor/Prelude To Perversion/Icon Of Brutality Records/2016 EP Review

  Vermis  Antecessor  are  a  band  from  Spain  that  plays  a  very  brutal  and  guttural  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  ep  "Prelude  To  Perversion"  which  was  released  by  Icon  Of  Brutality  Records.

  A  very  fast  and  brutal  sound  along  with  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  start  off  the  ep  along  with  some  guttural  death  metal  growls  a  few  seconds  later  and  the  music  also  brings  in  elements  of  slam  along  with  a  great  amount  of  open  note  riffing  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  hear  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  the  musicians  also  demonstrate  a  great  amount  of  talent  and  skill and  when  guitar  leads  are  utilized  they  are  done  in  a  very  melodic  yet  brutal  style  and  the  ep  also  remains  very  heavy  and  brutal  from  beginning  to  ending  of  the  recording  and  a  couple  of  the  tracks  where  recorded  live.

  Vermis  Antecessor  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  brutal  and  guttural  sounding  with  a  touch  of  slam,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  gore,  sickness,  and  perversion  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Vermis  Antecessor  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  and  guttural  death metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Prelude  To  Perversion"  and  "Ritual  Of  Obscenity".  8  out  of  10.

Extremity/Extremely Fucking Dead/20 Buck Spin/2017 CD Review

  Extremity  are  a  band  from  San  Francisco,  California  that  consists  of  plenty  of  veterans  of  the  bay  Area  underground  metal  zine  and  plays  a  mixture  of  old  school  death  metal, and  grindcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "Extremely  Fucking  Dead"  which  will  be  released  in April  by  20  Buck  Spin.

  Horror  movie  samples  start off  the  album  before  going  into  a  very  fast  death  metal  direction  along  with  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  growling  vocals  and  after  awhile  high  pitched  screams  and  melodic  guitar  leads  are  added  onto  the  recording  and  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  hear  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  some  riffs  also  add  in  old  school  grindcore  influences  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  and  one  of  the  tracks  is  very  long  and  epic  in  length  while also  adding  in  a  brief  use  of  keyboards  and  classical  guitars  before  returning  back  to  a  heavier direction.

  Extremity  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  while  also  mixing  in  elements  of  grindcore,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  gore  and  horror  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Extremity  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  mixture  of  death  metal  and  grindcore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Bestial  Destiny"  and  "Extremely  Fucking  Dead".  8  out  of  10. 

Analepsy/Atrocities From Beyond/Rising Nemesis Records/Vomit Your Shirt/2017 CD Review

  Analepsy  are a  band  from  Portugal  that  plays  a  very  brutal  and  slamming  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "Atrocities  From  Beyond"  which  was  released  as  a  joint  effort  between  Rising  Nemesis  Records  and  Vomit  your Shirt.

  Sci fi  sounds  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  a heavier  direction  and  spoken  word  samples  are  also  used  at  times  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  guttural  death  metal  growls  and  the  mid  tempo  sections  of  the  songs  bring  in  elements  of  slam.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  hear  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  the  riffs  also  use  a  decent  amount  of  melody  while  also  mixing  in  harmonics  and  you  can  also  hear  a  great  amount  of  east  coast  influences  throughout  the  recording  and  spoken  word  samples  are  also  used  briefly  and  when  guitar  leads  are  utilized  they  are  done  in  a  very  melodic  fashion.

  Analepsy  plays  a  style  of  slam  death  metal  that  is  very  brutal  and  sci  fi  orientated,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  aliens,  gore,  murder,  and  esoteric  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Analepsy  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  "Apocalyptic  Premonition"  "Witnesses  Of  Extinction"  "Depts  Of  Agony"  and  "Omens  Of  Return".  8  out  of  10. 

Ethmebb Interview

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

We are Ethmebb.

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

The music is a fluid mix between death metal, melodic metal, sometimes black metal, with a ounce of funk and more. We only have one rule : no boundary between music genres ! We try every riff, every idea that pops of our head.

Other than that, here is how we can actually “describe” the sound :
Drums goes “brum brum brum” and “gada gada gada” with cymbal and all
Bass goes “dum dum dum dudududum”
Rhythmic guitar is the same as bass but it sounds more “dirty” and mid-range
Lead guitar is “woooiiiig diligililililiii~” with solo but not too much and melodies
Voice is growling “Uuurrrhh” and sometimes clear voices can be heard. Lyrics are in french and are full of jokes


3.The band has been around since 2006 but so far has only released one ep and one full length, can you tell us a little bit more about the gaps in between releases?

The big part of our music has been composed between 2006 and 2012 but at this time the members of Ethmebb were not mighty enough to play it and were instead playing raw Grindcore in an old farmhouse in the countryside.
Then we decided to go on an adventure, crossing many obstacles and working hard to forge a new musical identity !


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

The music talks about Tathor, a knight who has lost his sex appeal. So he's going for a quest in order to recover it and make sex again with beautiful womens (and mens ?).
He calls his sex appeal his "Grindcore" and you might guess that his adventure is not so far from the story behind Ethmebb itself...


5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Ethmebb'?

Something hard, something strong and powerful, it’s in everyone of us, hidden deep inside your heart. Follow it and maybe you’ll find the answer...


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?

We want to give out more than just a pure musical live performance so we like to bring the crowd in our universe, showing up on stage in a looooong black cape with hood, a white shirt and tie.
We sometimes bring Tathor himself on stage so he can show his awesome dancing skills, playing air-guitar with his sword while fighting a pirate !


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

We only have some occasional gigs, but we are working on a real tour, hopefully in 2017 !


8.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?

Indeed we are actually unsigned, as we have the money and jobs to fulfill the album needs. For this reason, we aren’t really looking for a label, but we are opened to a great opportunity if it shows up.

9.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of extreme metal?

For the moment, we have no bad review all over the world (from webzine nor fans) so we are very proud of our release ! A lot of people communicate with us, and we sent albums all over the Europe to them ! It’s nice to see that they are open minded, and they got the funny side of the music even if it’s mostly written in french.

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

We have already planned the story of Tathor and the atmosphere that will transpire in our next albums.
There will be Electronic/house, Ska, Japanese's like music (does that makes sense ?), ... all this wrapped with epic orchestral music and metal.


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?

Each member has his own musical influence and we listen to a wide range of styles.
Rémi (Singing, Rhythmic guitar) and Damien (Drums) like extreme metal...
Rémi is also found of orchestral music. He composes almost 100% of the orchestral backtracks that plays behind us !
François (Bass) is a rock'n roll and rockabilly addict.
Victor (Lead guitar) is into progressive metal like Dream Theater and all.
All those influences flow through our music and we like to mix styles to get something unique.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?

Rémi likes to hoard useless shit like Batman statues and Pokémon figs, playing video games (spoiler: we all do)...


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

Wardrobe.

Damnation Plan/Reality Illusion/Inverse Records/2017 CD Review

  Damnation  Plan  are  a  band  from  Finland  that  plays  a  very  melodic  and  progressive  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of their  2017  album  "Reality  Illusion"which  will  be  released  in  March  by  Inverse  Records.

  Atmospheric  synths  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  melodic  guitar  leads  a  few  seconds  later  and  the  riffs  also  add  in  a  touch  of  prog  metal  while  also  using  a  decent  amount  of  melody  and  after  awhile  death  metal  growls  and  screams  make  their  presence  known  along  with  the  music  speeding  up  and  adding  in  blast  beats.

  Throughout  the recording  you  can  hear  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  melodic  vocals  are  also  utilized  at  times  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts  and  some  of  the  tracks  are  long  and  epic  in  length  and  a  touch  of  groove  metal  is  also brought  into  the  music  briefly  and  one  track  also  introduces  clean  guitars  onto  the  recording  and  they  close  the  album  with  a  cover  of  Dio's  "Dont  Talk  To  Strangers".

  Damnation  Plan  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  a  melodic  and  atmospheric  style  of  melodic  death  metal  and  mixes  it  with  prog  metal  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  critical  self  thinking  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Damnation  Plan  are  a  very  great  sounding  atmospheric  and  progressive  melodic  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Beyond  These  Walls"  "Blinded  Faith"  "Reality  Illusion"  and  "Dont  Talk  To  Strangers".  8  out  of  10.

 

Deivos/Endemic Divine/Selfmadegod Records/2017CD Review

  Deivos  are  a  band  from  Poland  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  very  brutal  and  technical  form  of  death  metal  with  a  touch  of  grindcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "Endemic  Divine"  which  was  released  by  Selfmadegod  Records.

  A  very  heavy  and  grinding  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  death  metal  growls  a  few  seconds  later  and  the  riffing  also  gets  very  technical  at  times  and  high  pitched  screams  are  also  used  at  times  and  the  solos  and  leads  also  demonstrate  a  great  amount  of talent  and  skill.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  hear  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  the  riffs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  melody  at  times  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  sound  effects  which  gives  the  recording  a  sci  fi  atmosphere  while  the  main  focus  remains  more  on  a  brutal  and  technical  style  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  last  track  is  very  long  and epic  in  length.

  Deivos  creates  another  recording  that  remains  true  to  the  technical  and  brutal  style  of  death  metal  from  previous  releases,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  suffering  and  death  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Deivos  and  if  you are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Damonion"  "Dust  Of  The  Universe"  and  "Endemic  Divine".  8  out  of  10.

Carnal Decay/You Owe You Pay/Rising Nemesis Records/2017 CD Review

  Carnal  Decay  are  a  band  from  Switzerland  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  brutal  form  of  slam  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "You  Owe  You  Pay"  which  was  released  by  Rising  Nemesis  Records.

  A  very  fast,  and  brutal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  as  well  as  some  death  metal  growls  and  high  pitched  screams  a  few  seconds  later  while  the  mid  tempo  sections  bring  in  elements  of  slam  and  you  can  also  hear  a  touch  of  hardcore  in  the  bands  musical  style.

  A  small  amount  of  melody  can  be  heard  at  times  and  there  is  also  a  small  amount  of  back  up  gang  shouts  in  some  parts  of  the  songs  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  tracks  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  samples  as  the  album  progresses  and  none  of  the  songs  ever  use  any  solos  and  leads  and  the  album  also  remains  very  heavy  and  brutal  from  beginning  to  ending  of  the  recording.

  Carnal  Decay  creates  another  recording  that  remains  true  to  the  brutal  style  of  slam  death  metal from  previous  releases,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  death  and  gore  themes. 

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Carnal  Decay  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  brutal  slam  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "No  Sequel"  "Show  Your  Fucking  Face"  "Freed From  The  Leash"  and  "Trick  or  treat".  8  out  of  10.