LP Review: "Of Rot and Ruin" by Hath

Of Rot and Ruin

Today we've got one of those bands that's got the ability to do more than one thing.

There are millions of bands that are able to do one thing extremely well, and some bands (like Slayer) are able to carve out a very nice career for themselves doing it.

Then there are others (like Metallica) who are able to do more than just one style. This gives their career path a trajectory that simpler bands cannot match.

To be nice and clear, Hath, will never find themselves on the same stage as Metallica, much less on the same level, because, Black Metal, but what if a black metal (or blackened death metal if you want to be ever so specific) had a different attitude?

Hath services their songs instead of servicing their genre. Right now, minds are blowing. Hell, it kind of blew my mind a little bit.

How many metal bands service their songs first? Certainly, not nearly enough of them. It's far more common to check off boxes than it is to write amazing tracks. Hath's debut will be heavy enough for anyone and melodic enough for a few people who wouldn't have gotten in otherwise.

Don't miss it.

RELEASE 4/12/19 BANDCAMP FACEBOOK

LP Review: "Their Worm Never Dies" by Contrarian

Their Worm Never Dies

Presently, I'm in a death metal spiral.

The latest releases by Gruesome and Deicide have made appearances on my turntable along with some classic Morbid Angel.

The latest release by Contrarian ranks up there with those bands for me as well, and it wouldn't be out of place to make comparisons to Carcass.

Contrarian take a different tact than many of our modern day death metal bands. Instead of playing thunder and lightning in order to pummel the listener with brutality...

There's a series of progressive songs that have melody, riffs, blastbeats, and demonic growls.

This is the kind of death metal that.

The guitars are perfectly compressed. The vocals are other worldly and ominous. The drums are right in the pocket. The band plays with the precision long time metal fans come to expect out of top tier metal.

An early candidate for best death metal record of 2019.

RELEASE 3/15/19 BANDCAMP FACEBOOK