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Release Date: 2006 Record Label: Nihilistic Holocaust Track list: |
Reincremation Split CD-r - Impureza/Arsonist/Sudden Death/Ingurgitating Oblivion
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Impureza are: Lamas: Bajo/voz Rafael:Guitarra/voz Lionelito:Guitarra Guillermo:bateria |
Arsonist are: Kalle Wallin - Vocals |
Sudden Death are: Markus Raneberg - Voc |
Ingurgitating Oblivion are: Florian - guitars |
Impureza play dark death metal of the finest and sexiest kind. Although French by nationality, Impureza have their lyrics penned down in Spanish, probably for an unpretentious, filthier enunciation of the words. Like how the Danish band Panzerchrist had theirs in German, though for an altogether different reason. With globs of Morbid Angel's blood tumbling in their veins like red carpet and the snobbish and imperial attitude with which they strut in “El Gitano Maldito”, the royal Mithras emerge majestically like a colossal whale to the mind; except here, Mithras' grandiose, dreamy parts are replaced with unique flamenco ones. Which means in addition to a good deal of intense brooding, you get to tap your steel-toed boots, clench your lardy ass and dance as elegantly as an elephant, but bearing a serious and composed expression on your face. “En El Desoertp De Ma Creencia” is a delightfully unending seven minute epic strewn with exotic riffs a la Nile and dark segments that make comparisons with Drawn and Quartered and Imprecation plausible, each of its riffs assiduously treated upon till it turns dark as charcoal, and then they blacken your face with it (unless it is already...). It also features shouted nearly chanted vocals that sound so nasty and distasteful that it makes you want to spit right that moment, its effect enhanced many times over when delivered in a language other than the one you can understand - any tourist will vouch for that. “Varicocha” is another sumptuous song bearing influences from the dark death metal gods, Incantation and Immolation before which you are expected to grovel and beg for mercy. Dark and stylish, just like me, Impureza are simply irresistible. Excellent riffs, ambitiously structured songs and refreshing flamenco parts lift Impureza from the swarm of dark death metal bands and place them on a makeshift throne, until a proper one is made after they record a full length album. <8.6>
Arsonist is a brutal Swedish band that have parachuted from seemingly nowhere and landed right in the campfire of the newfangled brutal Swedeath acts, first setting their pants and eventually the entire camp on fire. From the classic Cannibal Corpse chops and hooks; to the dogged Deranged blast parts (“Divine Art of Killing” is almost like a tribute to them); to the Floridian natured riffs of Imperious; to the stutter chugs of Visceral Bleeding; Arsonist play all that and more with such a blazing pace and ferocity that your hair is bound to get singed at the very least; inflammable newbie wimps will get instantly cremated on the spot, for good. Despite their convoluted song structures nothing seems contrived here; they seem to know as if by intuition what is to be played when, and then they implement and execute it to perfection, making their competitors burn with envy. The vocalist is over the age to burp out monosyllables and he does a fine job with his succulent hoarse growls. The drumming is fucking deft; machine gun-like and precise, almost like he's aiming at his kit with a squinted eye while playing. Quite frankly, except for the dearth of leads and a personal desire of hearing more riffs of a purer nature, I have no scruples about this brutal death metal band that is preordained to be one of the best in its subgenre in Sweden. Flame on, Arsonist! <7.7>
Sudden Death are the only band on this split whose tracks are taken from a cd, their full length Rethroned to be specific; the rest of the tracks on this split are taken from the respective band's demo. An inbred German colt from the Anasarca stable, Sudden Death are yet frivolous and undisciplined, and display unabashed attraction towards the brutal mares that are out of their league. Like Anasarca, their riffs are sharp, deadly and provocative, and played with an identical hair-raising guitar sound. Their songs, lengthy and climactic, are sufficiently accentuated with stomping and galloping parts similar to the gait of Spawn. All this definitely makes for a promising listen, a wager a death metal fan has little chance of losing, but when heard through my professionally trained ears, I can't shrug off that blasé feeling towards them. With all of their songs predictably vacillating between the lethal and brutal parts, “Broken Wings”, in a sudden moment of brilliance, flashes a jaw-dropping Immolation segment. It along with "Until Hell Froze" are the best songs of their side of the split having fetching hooks and riffs with overall more character and brutal substance. Anasarca fans that are blinded with nostalgia will gobble them up before I finish typing this sentence, but Sudden Death need to work on making their songs more interesting and dynamic if they want to leave a sudden and lasting impression on the wider, unsuspecting death metal audience. <7.2>
Ingurgitating Oblivion's claustophobic, dark yet brutal form of death metal feels like being kidnapped in a gunny sack and then getting clobbered unremittingly with fists and boots. Something a morbid Santa Claus would do when you get stuck in the dark,
creosote layered chimney of your house. After being a gracious recipient of blows for a fair period of time, you will find yourself getting unstuck from your brutal predicament, slipping like a Morbid Angel slime into a daze - a kind of sweet, entrancing daze conducive to memories of Immolation at their acme - only to get stuck again a notch lower. Despite being of an inherently brutal nature, Ingurgitating Oblivion wear the influences of those great bands like their own skin, a dark skin without patches or spots. It is nothing short of amazing how the brutal thug music moving along at a sedate pace discovers a heightened guru-like state of awareness and plays brilliant hypnotic passages, and then just in the same way loses it and reverts to its original brutal self: vandalizing property, hitting people, etc. Effectively infusing captivating dark elements with brutal death metal is something many bands have attempted, but none have been as successful as Ingurgitating Oblivion. <7.8>
Reincremation is a superb split showcasing the stunning raw talent that persists in the underground. Fortunately, there are no insufferable bands on this split; it is highly pleasurable all through. However, it is extremely unsettling to see that bands of Impureza and Arsonist's caliber are still unsigned. I'm fervently hoping this split will change that status immediately. Buy this at once and redeem yourselves for indulging in the excesses of limp commercial metal.
June 27th, 2007
    
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