Review Round Up 2/28/20

Choirs of the Fallen by Wombbath (Soulseller Records) 3/6/20

It's been about five years since Wombbath last hit my ears. Quite a bit has changed on Glacially Musical as well as in Wombbath. There's a new guitarist and a new bassist.

But what hasn't changed is the absolute brutality in which they write.

From top to bottom, Choirs of the Fallen just absolutely thumps it.

Apart from the lineup changes, the biggest change appears to be Wombbath's getting heavier than last time.

In the past, they were more along the Death'n'Roll Vibe, but here, they inhabit the space between Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal, and Deathcore.

It's heavy and devastating. There's very little else one could hope for besides some groove and musicality. Which this album also contains.

LP Review: "Lords of the Permafrost" by Usurper

Lords of the Permafrost

In the middle 1990's, a band formed that was strong and legendary.

That band recorded five albums and called it a day in 2005. This band of course, was Usurper.

Now, we all know how metal is. There are a great deal of amazing, legendary, and staggeringly good metal bands, but they're all pretty much underground.

So for me, it's Usurper, welcome back and it's so wonderful to meet you.

In this case, without fear of contradiction, I can say that their reputation is quite well earned.

Lords of the Permafrost takes me back to a time when death metal was heavy, but it wasn't so heavy that, well you know my speech certainly. The biggest change between the before time and the current time that Usurper embodies...is my personal favorite.

The guitarists don't always simply play the same rhythm chunks in order to pound the listeners' ear canals into bloody submission, but they harmonize, play arpeggios, and yes, offer bitchin' guitar solos.

Lords of the Permaforst is a perfect death metal record from top to bottom. Welcome home, Usurper. We're better off having you back.

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