Greetings, Decibel readers!
Definitely a lot here for the death metal crowd this week, with new ones from Fathomless Ritual and Vorus. But there’s plenty of room for fans of thrash (Devastator), blackened death (Volcandra) and some righteous metallic hardcore (Worst Doubt) as well.
Enjoy!
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Devastator – Conjurers of Cruelty
A crushing, blistering, and … well, devastating blend of thrash, death and black metal. Of course, thrash definitely forms the basis of the sound, much in the way it does for bands like Midnight and Hellripper.
Stream: Apple Music
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Fathomless Ritual – Hymns For the Lesser Gods
This is some badass death metal. The kind you turn on and immediately know it’s good. Definitely for fans of the groovy and hook-laden Finnish style.
Stream: Apple Music
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Volcandra – The Way of Ancients
The second album from Louisville, Kentucky’s blackened-death metal masters. The band plays in the style of Dissection, Sacramentum, Necrophobic with perhaps an echo of Dark Tranquility and Hypocrisy in there as well. It’s very well-produced but still has a sharp edge. If nothing else, it has all the catchy riffs you might need.
Stream: Apple Music
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Vorus – Desolate Eternities
Oh man, this is so good. Death metal that makes you feel the danger! This Romanian four-piece plays raw and raucous death metal in the style of the old days, but with the hindsight of devotion informing every riff, growl and blast.
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Worst Doubt – Immortal Pain
Absolutely MEAN metallic hardcore. Get a lot of Merauder vibes from this band, along with some older All Out War. This style of hardcore got severely played out over the last 20 years, but some bands still manage to make it feel fresh and brutal. Worst Doubt is one of those bands.
Stream: Apple Music