A bit of Pagan death metal this time all the way from Bali in Italy. This is the debut album from the 5 piece although they released an EP back in 2010 to critical acclaim.
Brutal about sums up Vinterblot’s sound with riffs hitting you like a sledgehammer to the face. The band produce a wall of sound which at times can be too much of a good thing, losing clarity and becoming a wall of heavy, rhythmic noise. Vocally, front man Phanaeus is a practitioner of the ‘death metal burp’ ( copyright C Wilson 2012), a phrase used by my wife which just about perfectly describes the grunt emitted by a number of death metal vocalists, it fits with the musical style, but personally I find it a bit wearing over the course of a full album. However there is a lot to admire here as well with tracks like ‘ Upon A Reign Of Ashes’ and ‘ Council Of Trees Beholder’ being solid slabs of quality death metal.
This release will appeal to a limited market but should do well within that. If extreme death metal is what floats your boat, then you might want to check around the nether regions of this lot.
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