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Incriminated - Kings Of Misery review



Reviewer:
4.0
Band: Incriminated
Album: Kings Of Misery
Style: Black metal, Thrash metal
Release date: 2004


01. Filth Hounds Of Blasphemy
02. Tyrant, Usurper
03. Possessed By Lycanthropy
04. Loveless
05. Militant Aggressor
06. Uninvited Guest
07. The King Of Misery

I won't waste your time here, so this will be quick. Incriminated are from Finland and they're playing Old School Death Metal with Terrible production. And I must say that I don't like this one bit, honesty is name of the game here, and if you let me, I'll throw my 2 cents in here.

First, this looks and sounds like a Cd reissue of a Demo Tape from a band that is mostly influenced by acts like Celtic Frost, Venom and Hellhammer.
I don't know if the band deliberately created the "Demo" effect to sound more underground, but doesn't work out for me.

Production apart, the music isn't impressive at all, quite typical Death Metal with one or two mid-paced songs with a Doomish feel to them, but again, nothing impressive. The musicianship is not something to brag about either, the guitar is horrible, and the drumming patterns are just plain boring. The whole layout and cover art is poorly made as well, just to match the production.

Nowadays bands are making big efforts to look and sound great, so this kind of releases are unacceptable, if they wanted to be underground and sound like that, why did they signed a record contract in the first place? Is really contradictory if you ask me. Try only if you like underground "Demo" sound paired with boring Old School Metal.

Written by Undercraft | 02.07.2004





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