Band:	Enthrallment
Album:	Immerse Into Bloody Bliss
Style:	Brutal death metal
Release date:	December 01, 2008
Guest review by:	vezzy

01. Seeds Of Insanity
02. Replace In The Grave
03. Distorted Brain Patterns
04. Bonegrinder
05. Female Hunting Preciede The Feast
06. Enthrallment
07. Cane The Messiah With The Crook
08. Immerse Into Bloody Bliss

Bulgaria actually has a lot of metal bands, but many are unknown, dissolved or not notable. This is not the case for Bulgarian brutal death band Enthrallment. Featuring members from the influential Bulgarian brutal death/grindcore band Corpse, they're one of the most popular Bulgarian metal bands today.

Immerse Into Bloody Bliss is their second full-length album. Hristo Hristov and Vasil Furnigov make a formidable guitar team. The album's sound is down-tuned, sludgy and even somewhat groovy. The album utilizes double bass which makes it even better. Ivo's blast beats and fast drumming is another highlight. Although not very innovative or new, it moulds in well. Plamen Bakardzhiev's vocals range from low guttural growls to squealing, varying during parts of the songs. Breakdowns are often featured in the album, but they're not your generic deathcore breakdowns, they're actually decent and have some nice riffs. There are two types of songs here: the fast-paced brutal death metal and the slower, groovier songs which still retain their heaviness. The album actually has this unconventional, somewhat muffled sound but it turns out to be utilized well later on, including the few, but decent solos that are present.

Highlight tracks are "Replace In The Grave", "Distorted Brain Patterns" (which hops between slower and faster riffs), "Enthrallment" (slower track, but has a nice instrumental), "Cane the Messiah With the Crook" (after the opening chant of the song title, it becomes quite fast and intense) and the title track "Immerse Into Bloody Bliss" (the best song on the album, having both livelier and rawer, slower segments). Nevertheless, there is filler and more bland moments to be found, but they're largely overshadowed.

In conclusion, while Immerse Into Bloody Bliss is not really a revolutionary release, if you are looking for a fast, comparatively more creative brutal death metal album, then I recommend it. Although not the absolute rapid at delivering its instrumentals, it is worth picking up.