SystemHouse33/Depths of Despair/2013 CD Review

  SystemHouse33  are  a  band  from  India  that  plays  an  experimental  form  of  thrash  metal  with  elements  of  death  and  groove  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  album  "Depths  of  Despair".

  The  album  starts  out  with  an  intro  which  uses ethnic musical  sounds  along  with  a  dark atmosphere  and  after  the  intro  the  music  goes  into  a  heavy  groove/thrash  metal  direction  along  with  aggressive  industrial  style  vocals  and  sounds  as  well  as  some  death  metal  growls  and  after  awhile  blast  beats  are  added  into  the  music.

  As  the  album  continues  it  keeps  its  heavy  and  mid  paced  sound  while  also  being  more  aggressive  than  most  bands  of  that  genre  and  actually  having  decent  instead of  crappy  music  which  that  genre  is  known  for  and  at  times  melodies  are  brought  into  the  recording  as  well  as  a  small  amount  of  synths  and  on  the  5th  song  guitar  leads  are  introduced  and  the  following  song  there  is  alos  a  brief  use  of  melodic  singing  and  the  growls  make  an  even  stronger  presence.

  On  this  album  SystemHouse33  take  modern.thrash/groove  metal  and  make  it  sound  very  interesting  by  bringing  in  the  heaviness  of  death  metal  as  well  as  being  experimental  and  they  bring  new  life  to  a  very  stagnant  genre.

  Song  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  for  being  a  self  released  recording  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  SystemHouse33  are  a  very  decent  sounding mixture  of  experimental,  thrash,  groove  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Depths  of  Despair"  and  "Resistance".  7/5  out  of  10.          

Human Decay/Filgli Di Dio/2014 EP Review

  Human  Decay  are  a band from  Italy  that  plays  a  very  old  school form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2014  ep  "Filgi  Di  Dio".

  The  ep  starts  out with  a  very  heavy  early  90's  sound  along  with  some  leads  and  starts  adding  in  melody  after  a  few  seconds  which  also  leads  to  some  death/thrash  style  vocals  and  there  is  nothing  modern  being  utilized  but  the  ep  shows  a  great  amount  of  skill  and  talent  and  after  awhile  the  death  metal  parts  start  to  really  kick  in.

  On  this  ep  Human  Decay  go  back  to  the early  90's  death  metal  sound  along  with  elements  of  thrash  and  while  they  add  nothing  new  to  the  genre  they  show  that  they  are  very  talented  musicians  on  the  3  songs  that  are  present  on  this  ep.

  Song  lyrics  are  written  in  Italian  and  cover  dark  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  heavy  and  old  school  sound  with  the  bass  guitars  being  mixed  down  low  in  the  mix.

  In  my  opinion  Human  Decay  are  a  very  decent  sounding  old  school  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check out  this  ep>  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Vampiri".  7/5  out  of  10.

Kuazar/Wrath of God/2009 CD Review

   Kuazar  are  a  band  from  Paragauy  that  plays  an  old  school  form  of  death/thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2009  album  "Wrath  Of  God".

  The  album  starts  out  with  with  a  very  heavy  and  old  school  thrash  metal  sound  along  with  blast  beats  before  adding  in  aggressive  vocals  and  melody  as  well  as  an  early  death  metal  feeling  as  well  as  the  bass  and  leads  bringing  a  technical  feeling  to  the  recording  as  well  as  some  growls.

  As  the  album  progresses  it  gets  more  fast,  heavy  and  melodic  and  the music  combines  the  early  days  of  both  death  and  thrash  metal  and  on  the  4th  and  8th  song  clean  guitars  are  added  into  the  music  before  returning  to  a  heavier  direction  on  the  next  song's   and  adding  in  groove  elements  while  also  remaining  true  to  death/thrash  metal.

  On  this  album  Kuazzar  take  the  mid  80's  thrash  sound  and  combine  it  with  the  early  stages  of  death  metal  and  they  create  an  album  that  is  very  old  school  and  heavy  yet  brutal  all  at  the  same  time.

  Song  lyrics  cover  violent,  hateful  and  everyday  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  for  being  a  self  released  recording  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Kuazar  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  death  and  thrash  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Truth  Of  Reality"  "Inner  Prison"  "Hunter  And  Prey"  and  "Twenty  Days  in  Hell".  8/5  out  of  10.

Ygodeh/The Experiment Failed/Inverse Records/2013 CD Review

  Ygodeh  are  a  band  originally  from  Latvia  but  now  relocated  to  England  that  plays  a  very  symphonic,  progressive  and  technical  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "The  Experiment  Failed"  which  was  released  by  Inverse  Records.

  The  album  starts  out  with  symphonic  sounds  which  bring  in  elements  of  classical  music  and  a  few  seconds  alter  heavier  parts  and  death  metal  growls  start  mixing  in  with  the  symphonies  along  with  melodic  guitar  leads  and  the  music  also  starts  getting  more  experimental.

  When  the music  goes into  the  second  song  faster  riffs  are  added  in  while  also  keeping  around  the  slower  parts  and  symphonic  elements  while  also  adding  in  melody  and  high  pitched  screams  and  after  awhile  progressive  and  technical  riffing  is  adding  in  along  with  the  bass  guitars  sounding  more  powerful  and  as  time  goes  on  by  elements  of  electronic  music  are  added  onto  the  record  along  with  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  and  spoken  word  parts  and  on  the  last  song  there  are  some  acoustic  guitars a nd  violins  which  also  enhance  the  variety  of  the  music.

  Ygodeh  show  a  great  amount  of  originality  with  their  music  and  they  take  90's  sounding underground  death  metal  and  mix  it  in  with  electronic,  symphonic  and  classical  music  to  create  a  sound  only  they  can  call  their  own.

  Song  lyrics  cover  dark  and  philosophical  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy,  old  school  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.


  In  my  opinion  Ygodeh  are  a  very  great  sounding  symphonic  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album>  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "To  Down"  "Eternal  immortal"  and  "Trance  orchestra".  8/5  out  of  10.  

Morfin Interview

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

 

Well the band started in 2010 with just Miguel and I, and we than recruited Michael and Pedro. We successfully released a demo called "Crystal Darkness" in tape format with 3 tracks and it was great, but from there we were working on our debut ever since and FDA REKOTZ picked us up and here we are! Just a month a away to release our debut album!

 

 

 

2.How would you describe the musical sound that is present on the upcoming album and also how does it differ from the demo you released in 2011?

 

This album has a lot of old school death metal vibe and style to it,with some sort of modern metal in this album simply because we love the style! But we can easily say it's heavy, fast and bonecrushing! We believe it is a big improvement from the last demo, we got a bit more technical on this album And a better sound!

 

3.Can you tell us a little bit more about the lyrical topics and subjects you explore with the music?

 

Most of the lyrics is based off sci-fi stuff. And about the world and the evil that occurs in it. I'm a big sci-fi fan whether it comes to aliens, mutations, robots, zombies, space, etc. we love this topic! And we are going to go a different direction for lyrical theme for the second album! This album lyrical theme, we believe that people can look at these lyrics and songs like it if was a sci-fi or horror story with badass music behind it! Mainly these lyrics go around zombies, mutations, diseases and the evil that happened in this world. 

 

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

 

We had trouble coming up with the band name. We deciding on some names but then we came up wit more different options than we started changing them. Until I just decided to call the band Morfin. Well the funny thing a lot of people were asking if we actually did or do morphine, which we do not haha.The meaning behind this band name is that some or most people who do morphine wind up getting pretty addicted to it to a point of no return and that's what music or making music is to me, addicting. Music is my main drug, something I'm addicted too and something I can't live without and that's what this band and the music mean to me.

 

 

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?

 

One of the best shows we've had is when we played a show at the black castle in Los Angeles, it was badass! If it was after we released our first demo "Crystal Darkness" our stage performance was badass and people really loved it! There's also a video on it YouTube. I believed that was our best show out of all of them! We've had plenty of badass shows, but I think that one was the best!

 

6.Do you have any touring plans for the new album and 2014?

 

We hope to do a west coast tour with Derogatory and Skeletal Remains later this year or even a European tour would badass! We do hope to tour for this album this year!

 

7.On the new album you did a cover of Death's Leprosy, what was the decision behind doing your own version of this classic song?

 

Well Before we started writing originals, we would practice covers and that one was one of them! We would finish a good set and people would really like it. And every time we closed our set, we would play that song and people would love it even more! So we've decided to put in on the album! And mainly because Death is one of main influences! And we are paying tribute to them! 

 

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

 

Ever since we released our demo, people really loved it! We made 50 demo tapes and they all went out fast! And everyone was liking it! I can say we have been getting badass feedback from people and I'm sure it will be the same for this album!

 

9.What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

 

We plan on getting more technical and evolve with our music. We are already working on the second album and so far it's sounding more badass than the 1st! We can't wait to start recording!

 

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

 

The main influences come from Death, Gorguts, Disincarnate, Cancer, and many more death metal bands. They're all a big inspiration to us! So far we've been listening to modern music such as Obscura, Gorguts(New Album),Derogatory's new album which is badass! But most of the time we are checking out different styles of death metal. At the moment we are stuck on Swedish Death metal. Which is amazing!!!

 

 

11.Do you have any non musical interests?

 

Our non musical interests would probably sports! We love sports such as basketball, Football and baseball. Art is badass and also Skateboarding!

 

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

 

We just want to thank every one that has been supporting us! And big thanks to Extreme Metal Zine for setting this up and a big thanks to FDA REKOTZ! Purchase our album "Inoculation" now and get addicted to it!!

https://soundcloud.com/fda-rekotz/morfin-dark-creator

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Decomposed/Devouring/Memento Mori/2014 CD Review

  Decomposed  are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  plays  a  very  old  school  form  of  Swedish  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  album  "Devouring"  which  was  released  by  Memento  Mori.

  The  album  starts  out  with  a  fast  old  school  Swedish  death  metal  assault  along  with  some  melodic  riffing  and  growls  as  well  as  some  blast  beats  and  at  times  the  music  also  slows  down  a  bit  which  also  adds  more  power  to  the  bass  guitars  and  then  the  album  starts  mixing  slow  and  fast  parts  together.

  As  the  album  progresses  the  music  remains  in  an  old  school  death  metal  direction  with  no  modern  influences  being  added  in  and  they  also  bring  in  some  raw  sounding  guitar  leads  and  solos  at  times  and  the  music  shows  a  lot  of  homage  to  the  early  90's  death  metal  legends  and there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  clean  parts  which  also  leads  to the  recording  taking  a  darker  direction.

  It  has  been  25  years  since  Entombed  released  'Left  Hand  Path'  and  in  2014  that  sound  that  they  created  has  not  died  out  yet  and  Decomposed  are  another  young  band  that  continues  the  tradition  and  they  do  a  great  job  at  it  while  not  adding  in  anything  new  but  this  is  a  great  homage  to  that  sound.

  Song  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  gore  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy,  professional  and  old  school  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on t his  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Decomposed  are  a  very  decent  sounding  old  school  Swedish  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Devouring"  "Voices  of  Endless  Decay"  and  "From  The  Darkness".  8  out  of  10.

  

Tortharry/Follow/MetalGate Records/2013 CD Review

  Tortharry  are  a  band  from  the  Czech  Republic  that  plays  a  modern  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Follow"  which  was  released  by  MetalGate  Records.

  The  album  starts  out  with  fast,  heavy  and  brutal  Swedish  style  death  metal  along  with  blast  beats  and  growls  as  well  as  some  screams  and  after  awhile  the  band  mixes  fast  parts  with  more  slow  and  brutal  riffing  and  the  bass  sounds  very  powerful  on  this  recording  and  they  also bring  in  solos  at  times.

  As  the  album  goes  into  other  songs  they  stick  to  a  more  slow  and  brutal  direction while  also  speeding  up  and  adding  in  blast  beats  at  times  and  at  times  melody,  technical  elements  and  more  modern  sounds  are  added  into  the  music  while  also  retaining  a  lot  of  old  school  death  metal  influences  and  updating  them  for  2014.

  On  this  album  Tortharry  bring  a  more  modern  approach  to  death  metal  where  there  concentrate  on  mid  paced  parts  and  heaviness  instead  of  being  fast  all  of  the  time  and  they  also  show  a  good  amount  of  skill  with  the  way  they  play  their  instruments  and  while  this  is  not  something  I  listen  to  on  a  regular  basis  I  still  feel  Tortharry  are  a  very  talented  band  and  write  good  music.

  Song  lyrics  cover  philosophical  and  everyday  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Tortharry  are  a  very  decent  sounding  modern  day  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "100  Percent  Follower"  "Inner  Decay"  "Mislead"  and  "Voluntarily  Blind".  7/5  out  of  10.