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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Dead Congregation - Graves of the Archangels (2008)



1. Martyrdoom
2. Hostis Humani Generis
3. Morbid Paroxysm
4. Vanishing Faith
5. Voices
6. Graves Of The Archangels
7. Subjugation
8. Source Of Fire
9. Teeth Into Red


Origin - Greece
Genre - Death Metal


" Since I got my copy of the LP in the mail, I've been listening to it non-stop. This is death metal in the truest sense of the term: no useless tech bullshit, no ham-handed progressive influences, no over-reliance on blastbeats, no dipshit pig squeals or vomitvocals, no weak melodies, just pure unrelenting evil-as-Satan-himself heaviness. More than any other band, I hear tons of early Incantation, this sounds like a companion album to Onward to Golgotha , I also hear a little Altars of Madness-era Morbid Angel as some of the solos are fairly Azagthoth-esque. I don't think this is quite as rhythmically complex as most Immolation, but there are some amazing off-time grinding interludes that are just fucking amazing (Source of Fire, Hostis Humani Generis).The production here is something that modern death metal bands should try to aspire too (like everything else on this album). The drums aren't triggered. The guitars have a tone that's not overkill, giving the riffs clarity. The bass is audible and fills out the space between the drums and guitar extremely well. The vocals are in a nice spot in the mix, not being over the top, being a bit buried but exposed enough in a happy-medium sense "



This is easily one of the best death metal albums of the last few years, If you consider yourself a death metal fan, you need to buy this album (or just trade in what's left of your balls and start listening to deathcore)"


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