England has recently shown signs of improvement in their overall underground scene. No disrespect but I always found the music of this scene quite dull like the unpredictable British weather. But this is about to change. Acts such as Forefather, Meads Of Asphodel and the newly founded Goat Molestor have all got the potential to expand further. And now in my hands falls this masterpiece of necro grinding black metal. This is necro simply because despite the polished sound it still sounds totally necrotic. There are no beautiful melodies here, just ultra grinding guitar riffs of a Marduk, Mayhem manner. But the line is drawn in the insanely unique vocals and the drum beat which changes unpredictably from fast paced one to some kind of a bizarre contra - tempo during the breaks!? What I like from this act is that the music is properly composed. The band gets original unholy inspiration in recording these blasphemies and do not just bang their guitars creating excessive noise and signing multiple deals just because it is going to sell. This is a classic release, despite of it being a collection of their first two eps, a Mayhem cover of “De Mysteriis...” and the recently unearthed “Nercogeddon”. It all sounds like it derives from the same album, easily one of the best English ones in the last couple of years.

Alex Antoniou

TRACKLIST:
01. Anaal Nathrakh
02. Necrodeath
03. Ice Blasting Storm Winds
04. Carnage (Mayhem cover)
05. The Supreme Necrotic Audnance
06. Satanarchist
07. L.E.T.H.A.L. Diabolic
08. De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (Mayhem cover)
09. The Technogoat
10. Necrogeddon

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