Category: Death Metal

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Spectral reveal a new single from Neural Correlates of Hate

Romanian Progressive Technical Death Metal act Spectral reveal a new single from their recently released debut album, Neural Correlates of Hate, the track Nihilist, with guest guitar solos by Christian Muenzner (Alkaloid, Eternity’s End, Spawn of Possession, ex Necrophagist, Defeated Sanity)

The band’s first opus was released March 12th in collaboration with Loud Rage Music and is already making big waves among fans of Technical Progressive Death Metal and specialized media outlets.

Neural Correlates of Hate is now available for orders here:

– jewel-case CD: http://shop.loudragemusic.com/spectral-neural-correlates-of-hate
– digital: http://www.spectralmetal.ro/#/merch

The album was recorded in the following formula: 
Andrei Calmuc (vocals – CodeRed, ex Indian Fall)
Ciprian Martin (guitars and bass)
Romain Goulon (Benighted, ex Necrophagist, Disavowed)

 

Spectral
https://www.facebook.com/SpectralOfficial
https://spectral-official.bandcamp.com/ 
https://www.youtube.com/user/SpectralOfficialRo

Loud Rage Music
www.loudragemusic.com
loudragemusic.bandcamp.com

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DRUID LORD – Grotesque Offerings

 

BAND: DRUID LORD
ALBUM:GROTESQUE OFFERINGS
LABEL: Hell’s Hedbangers

FORMAT: CD/Digital/Vinyl BUY HERE!
TRACK LISTING:
1. House of Dripping Gore
2. Night Gallery
3. Spells of the Necromancer
4. Evil That Haunts This Ground
5. Black Candle Seance
6. Creature Feature
7. Into the Crypts
8. Murderous Mr. Hyde
9. Last Drop if Blood
10. Final Resting Place

 

 

Convinced that there may be no such thing as a bad death metal band from Florida, Druid Lord helps retain my perception. Formed in 2010 by former Acheron members Pete Slate and Tony Blakk, Druid Lord has came a long way in the past eight years and I would most definitely predict bigger things to come from this band, as well as a massive cult following.

What good is a decent Doomy Death album without the swelling of an organ at the intro almost as an invitation to everything that’s in store? (No, not that kind of an organ swell.) Well..it’s there on House of Dripping Gore. Although I feel this is the weakest track on the album, it certainly has it’s own personality and it builds. All the songs do actually.

Now I feel this album certainly paints a great picture for any fans of horror as there are obvious hints throughout, even a few sound clips (listen to see if you can guess  the origins) This album has what I personally feel is a great sludge guitar tone but definitely not overly muddy. The bass is a little hard to hear on a few of the songs. As for the vocals, I couldn’t imagine any other vocals fitting better than Blakk’s performance on this record.

A hint of the Floridian Old School Death vibe can shine through some of the songs, but ultimately this is fucking Druid Lord. I recommend for any fans of Autopsy, Acid Witch, Hooded Menace (Older).

All in all this album is not too shabby at all. I like it and it will likely remain in my shuffle for some time. I give it…

Four and a half pairs of metal horns
(I really am a sucker for doom)

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CIST – The Frozen Casket

 

Band: Cist
Album: The Frozen Casket
Label:
Metal Race (CD)
Camo Pants Records (Cassette/Digital)
Genre: Death/Thrash Metal
Where to BuyCD: METAL RACE
Digital: BANDCAMP
Cassette: CAMO PANTS RECORDS (+Extras)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formed in Smolensk, Russia, Cist spent a year recording in order to complete ‘The Frozen Casket’, having to take extended breaks due to minus forty degree temperatures
turning their rehearsal space, turned studio, into a real life version of the E.P’s title. In order
to conquer the obstacles that stood between the band and finishing the release, the band took a hard d.i.y approach to the release’s creation, with ‘The Frozen Casket’ being recorded,
mixed and mastered by guitarist Nick Komshukov.

Well if the harsh conditions of a Russian winter isn’t brutal enough for you, I don’t know what is!

At first listen of “The Frozen Casket” one well-versed in the early Tampa Death Metal Scene could easily point out the strong influence of bands like Obituary and Death. This is not a bad thing. Cist executes the style of Old School Death Metal perfectly in a way that makes you feel that they were a band you may have missed out on in the 90s.

The E.P. starts out with no bullshit…straight to it, full on fucking Death Thrash with the track “Antisceptic.” Second comes the track “Incubation” with a groovy ass guitar riff that feels as if it just circles around your head like a vulture about to munch on your skull, this song certainly lacks no groove. Next up!…We’ve got “Injected Obsession” which keeps up the feel of the Old School Death Metal that I so thoroughly enjoy. “Mitosis Simulation” and “Cryonesia” finish out the well executed EP, “Cryonesia”, being my personal favorite because I am a sucker for guitar hooks, especially when the drummer follows along in such a tight performance as shown throughout “The Frozen Casket”

Short sweet, and full of a thousand punches to the groin, Cist’s “The Frozen Casket” is sure to please any fan of bands like Death, Obituary, Pestilence, and Morgoth.

 

More about the band:
Vocals: Vitaly Lushchenkov
Guitars: Nick Komshukov
Bass: Konstantin Rodin
Drums: Mick Shapovalov

Mixed, mastered and produced by Nick Komshukov

 

5 PAIRS OF METAL HORNS FOR THIS ONE
That’s uhh, 10 fingers so that means 10/10