Absconder are a band from Champaign, Illinois that consists of many death metal veterans and I would describe their style as being old school death metal and this is a review of their 2010 demo.
Drums are mostly midpaced to fast with alot of brutal blast beats and some ocassional slow drumming, while the bass playing has a very heavy and dark tone which follows the riffs that are coming out of the guitars.
Rhythm guitars are mostly midpaced to fast old school death metal riffs that have a thrash edge at times and the ocassional slow riff, while the lead guitars are very classic sounding death metal guitar solos that have a very dark tone to them.
Vocals are mostly deep death metal growls, while the lyrics touch on on dark subjects that are normal for a death metal band, as for the production it has a very dark and raw sound to it.
In my opinion Absconder are a very good old school death metal band that should appeal to all fans of this genre. RECEMMONDED TRACK "Catacombs". RECEMMONDED
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Nile/Worship The Animal-The Lost Recordings 1994/ Goomba Music/2011 CD Re-Issuew
Nile are a band from South Carolina that is more known for their brutal style Egyptian death metal but started out as a more thrash/groove metal band with a death metal edge but still had the Egyptian theme lyrics on this recording and this is a review of their 1994 demo "Worship The Animal" which was re-issued by Goomba Music in 2011.
Drums range from slow to midpaced drumming with not much in the way of fast playing or blast beats, while the bass playing has a very strong and powerful tone with riffing that dominate throughout the recording.
Rhythm guitars range from slow to midpaced riffing that is mostly thrash/groove metal riffs that utilize some death metal influences while the lead guitars are very meldoic sounding extreme metal guitar solos and leads.
Vocals range from groove metal type singing to some deep death metal growls, while the lyrics toucch on Egyptian themes, as for the production it has a very heavy and professional sound to it. and you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on this recording.
In my opinion while I prefer Nile's later albums over this demo, I think it is decent for what it is but not really something I would listen to on a regular basis, but it is good that they where writing Egyptian themes which made the music better and more tolerable, but if you are a fan of groove metal you might enjoy this recording. RECEMMONDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Worship The Animal' and "Nepenthe".
Drums range from slow to midpaced drumming with not much in the way of fast playing or blast beats, while the bass playing has a very strong and powerful tone with riffing that dominate throughout the recording.
Rhythm guitars range from slow to midpaced riffing that is mostly thrash/groove metal riffs that utilize some death metal influences while the lead guitars are very meldoic sounding extreme metal guitar solos and leads.
Vocals range from groove metal type singing to some deep death metal growls, while the lyrics toucch on Egyptian themes, as for the production it has a very heavy and professional sound to it. and you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on this recording.
In my opinion while I prefer Nile's later albums over this demo, I think it is decent for what it is but not really something I would listen to on a regular basis, but it is good that they where writing Egyptian themes which made the music better and more tolerable, but if you are a fan of groove metal you might enjoy this recording. RECEMMONDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Worship The Animal' and "Nepenthe".
Friday, September 23, 2011
Torture Division Interview
1. Can you update us with what is going on with the band these days?
Sure. A few weeks ago we finished up the third and last installment of trilogy 2, which will be released Monday July 12th. It's called, duh, "Evighetens Dårar III" and is a fucken fest of brutality and groove. 4 tunes of the world's best death metal - all for free at our website. Besides that we are just rehearsing individually for the gig at Getaway Festival this Saturday. This is something we have looked forward to for quite some time since we haven't played live since March or something when we did the Inferno gig in Norway. This will be some insane shit coz we have some nice surprises for this concert. Also, we release the demo that day to the ones who come to the gig, while the rest of the world have to wait until Monday, July 12th. Just as a special thing for the guys coming there to support us, you know. When these 2 things are dealt with we will take the remainder of the year off with Torture Division (at least recording wise, we have gigs coming up this fall though) as we have albums to record with both The Project Hate MCMXCIX and Vomitory - so we'll concentrate on that.
2. How would you describe your musical sound?
Blasting and fucken grooving death metal, the way only veterans of the scene can do it. Is it technical and flashy? Not by a fucken longshot. We are not about that. If you like death metal there's no way you will absolutely love what we do - simply becoz we do this style a tad better than everyone else.
3. What is the meaning behind the band's name?
We are the army of three who bring torture and death. Actually, we just bring fantastic death metal but it sounds cooler to try to convince people we actually go around killing people and torturing them, you know.
4. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
We are no Slipknot on stage. We go up in regular clothes and just blast the fuck out of us and the crowd, There's no image or anything, we concentrate on the music. Maybe not the funniest thing to see if you want a spectacle, bt hey - we play death metal, come there for the music. I believe we do good live. We take pride in sounding good anyways. Then again, I think most bands do. Our best gig was when we opened for The Haunted in Örebro. The guys even came up to us and asked us if we wanted to open for them on more occasions. They seemed impressed. Great guys, those. We were fucken smoking that evening. Not a lemon in sight.
5. Do you have any plans to bring your live death metal assault to the U.S?
If someone offers us a doable deal - sure. So far we only played once outside of Sweden and we would naturally like to do it again if the circumstances are right. We can't go and play anywhere for free, you know. And it's not like we are asking for an unfair amount of money.
6. I have noticed that there are alot of death metal veterans in the band, what is your opinion on modern death metal?
Some of it is fantastic and some of it sucks the cock. Just like with every other style of music. The most boring aspect of this modern death metak thing is that obviously people think it's a competition now - who can play fastest? Who gives a fuck? Playing fast is easy - try creating some groove instead. Try to sound like us - the world would be a much better place if so. The death metal scene would too.
7. How would you describe the lyrical content of the music?
Jörgen writes about his own experiences at work. How it's like to move around crates of food and pack them into the car, just to drive them to some place. He's at some catering firm. That's his lyrics. Every song is about that. Just disguised a little.
8. What is going on with the side projects these days?
Torture Division IS the side project, so...
9. How would you describe your musical progress over the years and what direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?
We sound like we did from the start and we'll continue to do so. We'll just work on writing better tunes, as always. Sometimes we succeed and sometimes we don't - but everything we write is amazing in the end.
10. How have brutal death metal fans worldwide reacted to your music style?
It seems like they dig it, and I don't see how they couldn't? We do some fantastic music for sure.
11. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and what are you listening to nowadays?
Direct influences for me when it comes to TD's music is Vader and Vomitory and on top of that my personal way of playing guitar which is influenced by no one but myself. I listen to so much music. While typing this Ihsahn is on, before that it was Keri Hilson, you make the math...
12. What are some of your interests outside of music?
The UFC and MMA in general.
13. Any final words or thoughts?
Thanx for the interview. Get all of our material for free at www.torturedivision.net.
Sure. A few weeks ago we finished up the third and last installment of trilogy 2, which will be released Monday July 12th. It's called, duh, "Evighetens Dårar III" and is a fucken fest of brutality and groove. 4 tunes of the world's best death metal - all for free at our website. Besides that we are just rehearsing individually for the gig at Getaway Festival this Saturday. This is something we have looked forward to for quite some time since we haven't played live since March or something when we did the Inferno gig in Norway. This will be some insane shit coz we have some nice surprises for this concert. Also, we release the demo that day to the ones who come to the gig, while the rest of the world have to wait until Monday, July 12th. Just as a special thing for the guys coming there to support us, you know. When these 2 things are dealt with we will take the remainder of the year off with Torture Division (at least recording wise, we have gigs coming up this fall though) as we have albums to record with both The Project Hate MCMXCIX and Vomitory - so we'll concentrate on that.
2. How would you describe your musical sound?
Blasting and fucken grooving death metal, the way only veterans of the scene can do it. Is it technical and flashy? Not by a fucken longshot. We are not about that. If you like death metal there's no way you will absolutely love what we do - simply becoz we do this style a tad better than everyone else.
3. What is the meaning behind the band's name?
We are the army of three who bring torture and death. Actually, we just bring fantastic death metal but it sounds cooler to try to convince people we actually go around killing people and torturing them, you know.
4. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
We are no Slipknot on stage. We go up in regular clothes and just blast the fuck out of us and the crowd, There's no image or anything, we concentrate on the music. Maybe not the funniest thing to see if you want a spectacle, bt hey - we play death metal, come there for the music. I believe we do good live. We take pride in sounding good anyways. Then again, I think most bands do. Our best gig was when we opened for The Haunted in Örebro. The guys even came up to us and asked us if we wanted to open for them on more occasions. They seemed impressed. Great guys, those. We were fucken smoking that evening. Not a lemon in sight.
5. Do you have any plans to bring your live death metal assault to the U.S?
If someone offers us a doable deal - sure. So far we only played once outside of Sweden and we would naturally like to do it again if the circumstances are right. We can't go and play anywhere for free, you know. And it's not like we are asking for an unfair amount of money.
6. I have noticed that there are alot of death metal veterans in the band, what is your opinion on modern death metal?
Some of it is fantastic and some of it sucks the cock. Just like with every other style of music. The most boring aspect of this modern death metak thing is that obviously people think it's a competition now - who can play fastest? Who gives a fuck? Playing fast is easy - try creating some groove instead. Try to sound like us - the world would be a much better place if so. The death metal scene would too.
7. How would you describe the lyrical content of the music?
Jörgen writes about his own experiences at work. How it's like to move around crates of food and pack them into the car, just to drive them to some place. He's at some catering firm. That's his lyrics. Every song is about that. Just disguised a little.
8. What is going on with the side projects these days?
Torture Division IS the side project, so...
9. How would you describe your musical progress over the years and what direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?
We sound like we did from the start and we'll continue to do so. We'll just work on writing better tunes, as always. Sometimes we succeed and sometimes we don't - but everything we write is amazing in the end.
10. How have brutal death metal fans worldwide reacted to your music style?
It seems like they dig it, and I don't see how they couldn't? We do some fantastic music for sure.
11. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and what are you listening to nowadays?
Direct influences for me when it comes to TD's music is Vader and Vomitory and on top of that my personal way of playing guitar which is influenced by no one but myself. I listen to so much music. While typing this Ihsahn is on, before that it was Keri Hilson, you make the math...
12. What are some of your interests outside of music?
The UFC and MMA in general.
13. Any final words or thoughts?
Thanx for the interview. Get all of our material for free at www.torturedivision.net.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Torture Division/With Endless Wrath We Bring Unto Thee Infernal Torture/Abyss Records/2009 CD Review
Torture Division are a band from Sweden that plays a very brutal form of Swedish death metal and this is a review of their best of compilation cd "With Endless Wrath We Bring Unto Thee Are Infernal Torture" which was released by Abyss Records during the year of 2009.
Drums are very fast and brutal with alot of blast beats, while the bass playing is all rhythm bass that follows the riffs that are coming out of the guitars and there are some powerful bass leads being used at times.
Rhythm guitars are mostly fast death metal riffs with some midpaced heavy parts being thrown in at times, while the lead guitars are melodic and very dark sounding death metal guitar solos.
Vocals are deep death metal growls with some high pitched screams being thrown in, while the lyrics cover death, gore, and torture, as for the production it has a very heavy sound that makes the music sound very brutal.
In my opinion Torture Division are a very good brutal death metal band and if you are a fan of that genre you should add this album to your collection. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "We Are Torture Division" "Invoking The Knifer" "End This Rotten World" and "The Torture Never Stops" which is a WASP cover.
Drums are very fast and brutal with alot of blast beats, while the bass playing is all rhythm bass that follows the riffs that are coming out of the guitars and there are some powerful bass leads being used at times.
Rhythm guitars are mostly fast death metal riffs with some midpaced heavy parts being thrown in at times, while the lead guitars are melodic and very dark sounding death metal guitar solos.
Vocals are deep death metal growls with some high pitched screams being thrown in, while the lyrics cover death, gore, and torture, as for the production it has a very heavy sound that makes the music sound very brutal.
In my opinion Torture Division are a very good brutal death metal band and if you are a fan of that genre you should add this album to your collection. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "We Are Torture Division" "Invoking The Knifer" "End This Rotten World" and "The Torture Never Stops" which is a WASP cover.
Interment/Into The Crypts Of Blasphemy/Pulverised Records/2010 CD Review
Interment are a band from Sweden that has a history that goes back to the mid 80's with members of the bands coming from alot of legendary bands and there music is Swedish death metal in the early 90's vein and this is a review of their 2010 album "Into The Crypts Of Blasphemy" which was released by Pulverised Records.
Drums are mostly fast with alot of brutal blast beats with some midpaced drumming being used at times, while the bass playing is all rhythm bass that follows the riffs that are coming out of the guitars.
Rhythm guitars are mostly fast Swedish style death metal riffs with some melody and midpaced heavy parts, while the lead guitars are fast death metal guitar solos in the early 90's vein.
Vocals are all deep death metal growls that are very easy to understand, while the lyrics cover the usual standard death metal topics such as death, dying, and gore, as for the production on this album it has a very heavy and professional feel that makes the music sound very brutal.
In my opinion Interment are a very good band that should appeal to all fans of Swedish death metal and if you are a fan of this style you should add this album to your collection. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Eternal Darkness" "Dreaming In Dead" "Sacrifical Torment" and "Morbid Death". RECOMMENDED BUY.
Malevolent Creation/Invidous Dominion/Massacre Records/2010 CD Review
Malevolent Creation are a band from Florida that has a history that dates back to the 80's that plays a classic form of brutal death metal and this is a review of their 2010 album "Invidous Dominion" which was released by Massacre Records.
Drums are midpaced to fast playing with alot of brutal blast beats thrown in, while the bass playing is all rythm bass that follows the riffs that are coming out of the guitars.
Rhythm guitars are all midpaced to fast brutal death metal guitar riffs in the early 90's tradition, while the lead guitars are chaotic classic sounding death metal guitar solos.
Vocals are all deep death metal growls that are very easy to understand, while the lyrics cover death, war, hate and violence, as for the production it sounds very heavy and professional and all of the musical instruments have a heavy sound to them.
In my opinion this is another great album from Malevolent Creation and if you are a fan of their previous albums you will not be dissapointed. RECEMMONDED TRACKS INCLUDE "United Hate" "Slaughterhouse" "Born Again Hard" and "Invidous Dominion". RECEMMONDED BUY.
Drums are midpaced to fast playing with alot of brutal blast beats thrown in, while the bass playing is all rythm bass that follows the riffs that are coming out of the guitars.
Rhythm guitars are all midpaced to fast brutal death metal guitar riffs in the early 90's tradition, while the lead guitars are chaotic classic sounding death metal guitar solos.
Vocals are all deep death metal growls that are very easy to understand, while the lyrics cover death, war, hate and violence, as for the production it sounds very heavy and professional and all of the musical instruments have a heavy sound to them.
In my opinion this is another great album from Malevolent Creation and if you are a fan of their previous albums you will not be dissapointed. RECEMMONDED TRACKS INCLUDE "United Hate" "Slaughterhouse" "Born Again Hard" and "Invidous Dominion". RECEMMONDED BUY.
Obituary Interview
1. Can you update us with what's going on with the band these days?
We are on tour in the U.S. right now! We have shows set up in Mexico next month, Austrialia in Nov., S. America in Dec., and back to europe at the beginning of the new year!
>
> 2. I know that in the 80's you were originally called Xecutioner what made
> you decice to cahange the name to Obituary?
Once we knew we were going to actually release a album "Slowly" it was just obvious that Xecutuioner was just not very original and that there was just too many other bands with the same name!
>
> 3. I know that your new stuff is on Candlelight Records, what made you
> switch to them and do you feel they are betterat promotion than Roudrunner?
We just ran our course with RR and felt it was time for a change!
>
>
> 4. I remember in the 90's I saw you with Napalm Dath and Machine Head and
> that is still the most brutal death metal crowd I have seen today, how
> would you compare younger death metal fans to the old school ones?
I guess they are about the same. Today it is good to mix of older fans and younger fans! Back in the 90's was a good time for metal and a lot of good memeries but I look forward to what is ahead for us!
>
> 5. What are some younger bands that you would recommend, or are you more
> into older stuff?
Definaltely older stuff! To be honest I listen to so much music every night when we are on the road and so much in our studio when we are at home that I do not listen to that much music when I am not working. But when I do it is almost always old stuff...Slayer, Venom and Frost!
>
> 6. How has the response been to the newer Obituary albums so far?
It has been great. I really love it, so it is good to hear that every seems to like it. I think it is just as heavy as anything we have done.
>
>
> 7. How would you describe the musical progress over the years?
for us not much has changed over the years. we still just have fun writing with each other and just jamming. we really do not think to much about what we are doing or try to hard...if you are trying to hard you are probably not going to end up with anything that great!
>
> 8. In what direction do you see Obituary heading into during the future?
We have not changed much over the years and that probably won't change. we alway just go in a little bit different direction, just enough to make it interesting and new!
>
> 9. Any final words?
We hope everyone is enjoying the new CD as much as we are and we will be playing a lot of shows all around to world so we hope to see you. we also have a new DVD that should be out by the end of the year! Look for it and keep in touch with me through our website obituary.cc
>
> 10. Thanks for the interview?
Thank you
We are on tour in the U.S. right now! We have shows set up in Mexico next month, Austrialia in Nov., S. America in Dec., and back to europe at the beginning of the new year!
>
> 2. I know that in the 80's you were originally called Xecutioner what made
> you decice to cahange the name to Obituary?
Once we knew we were going to actually release a album "Slowly" it was just obvious that Xecutuioner was just not very original and that there was just too many other bands with the same name!
>
> 3. I know that your new stuff is on Candlelight Records, what made you
> switch to them and do you feel they are betterat promotion than Roudrunner?
We just ran our course with RR and felt it was time for a change!
>
>
> 4. I remember in the 90's I saw you with Napalm Dath and Machine Head and
> that is still the most brutal death metal crowd I have seen today, how
> would you compare younger death metal fans to the old school ones?
I guess they are about the same. Today it is good to mix of older fans and younger fans! Back in the 90's was a good time for metal and a lot of good memeries but I look forward to what is ahead for us!
>
> 5. What are some younger bands that you would recommend, or are you more
> into older stuff?
Definaltely older stuff! To be honest I listen to so much music every night when we are on the road and so much in our studio when we are at home that I do not listen to that much music when I am not working. But when I do it is almost always old stuff...Slayer, Venom and Frost!
>
> 6. How has the response been to the newer Obituary albums so far?
It has been great. I really love it, so it is good to hear that every seems to like it. I think it is just as heavy as anything we have done.
>
>
> 7. How would you describe the musical progress over the years?
for us not much has changed over the years. we still just have fun writing with each other and just jamming. we really do not think to much about what we are doing or try to hard...if you are trying to hard you are probably not going to end up with anything that great!
>
> 8. In what direction do you see Obituary heading into during the future?
We have not changed much over the years and that probably won't change. we alway just go in a little bit different direction, just enough to make it interesting and new!
>
> 9. Any final words?
We hope everyone is enjoying the new CD as much as we are and we will be playing a lot of shows all around to world so we hope to see you. we also have a new DVD that should be out by the end of the year! Look for it and keep in touch with me through our website obituary.cc
>
> 10. Thanks for the interview?
Thank you
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