Sick-ass cover.

Written by ickoriss on 13.03.2024 at 17:07

Sick-ass cover.

Yeah, it looks like a hole.

Sadly this doesn't really do much for me. It's not badly made by any means, it's certainly well performed and has a decent enough production, but at the same time there's not enough to grab my attention. Unfortunately I'm struggling to find something that stands out above the countless other standard modern death metal bands.

Enjoyable listen. Interesting to see that they've changed up their formula a little bit rather than trying to be Dismember 2.0.

Good riff. very solid. It sounds intense and well executed. this band is very good 🔥

Finally got to listen to these guys, and I really didn't expect it to be this melodic! This is just my kind of death metal right now, I've been listening to Entombed and the early Amorphis stuff, and this is a great successor to the old school sound of the 90's. The songwriting is great, the riffs and vocals are ugly as hell, and stuffed with nice guitar melodies!
Great stuff!


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Liked everything except the vocals. Felt it as a mismatch with the cool riffs and melodies. Not a bad album.

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