Band:	Demonical
Album:	Death Infernal
Style:	Death metal
Release date:	April 15, 2011
A review by:	Doc G.

01. The Arrival Of Armageddon
02. Return In Flesh
03. Black Inferno
04. Ravenous
05. March For Victory
06. Through Hellfire
07. All Will Perish (The Final Liberation)
08. Slain Warriors
09. Darkness Awaits
10. From Northern Shores [Limited edition bonus]
11. Night Of The Graveless Souls [Limited edition bonus]

There's nothing like death metal that just rolls. Break-neck brutality has it's place, but kicking holes in your drywall is a highly rhythmic activity, you need a band with groove like Bloodbath, Hail Of Bullets, or Demonical to be able to destroy property to your full potential.

Speaking of Bloodbath, this is the direction they should have headed in with basically all their follow-ups to Resurrection Through Carnage. Demonical have created one hell of a monster with Death Infernal that seems to hit all the sweet spots; it's brutally vicious, but groove-laden enough to be extremely contagious. It's well-produced to the point where they managed to maximize the thick, heavy sound the band so effectively puts forth, but left with enough rough edges to really have that "face-meeting-asphalt-at-70mph" sort of feel. It's got the crunch, I guess you could say. It's definitely got a flavour of it's own, sure, that flavour might taste incredibly similar to the rock n roll vibes of Entombed at times, but considering how well they balanced everything else out on this album, it comes as no surprise that they mixed it all together and made the sound their own.

The lack of awe-inspiring originality with Death Infernal actually really works out in Demonical's favour here, after all, it is called a comfort zone for a reason. Instead of trying to grasp at some kind experimental sound, and failing miserably, they just stick to the tried-but-true, completely knocking it out of the park. Some call it unoriginal, in this case it's more of just a band playing to it's strengths.