Homicide – Minotaur Unleashed (2020)
Bangladesh
Vrykoblast Productions
Homicide is a Death Metal band from Dhaka, Bangladesh, and “Minotaur Unleashed” is their debut full-length released by Vrykoblast Productions on pro CD format.
The sound of Homicide is very much in the traditional vein, striking a balance between melody and more technical arrangements. It definitely borders on Tech-death, but not in an overwhelming way. All songs are memorable and can easily be distinguished, as well as the fact that the music is exceptionally well-played. One can hear trace elements from bands such as Suffocation, Krisiun, and Monstrosity, so that basically tells me that the band is strongly influenced by classic Death Metal, but with a slightly modern production. There are some really killer songs on this album like ‘Whipped, Chained, Burned’ and ‘Repatriate’ but overall it’s hard to pinpoint favourites since the entire album is super solid.
It’s important to note that the band is from Bangladesh, which isn’t exactly a country that is particularly famous for its metal scene; however, make no mistake, there’s certainly more than a handful of worthy acts hailing from that part of the world and Homicide is definitely one of them. “Minotaur Unleashed” is all around a solid album and I can definitely recommend it to fans of good Death Metal. (HT)