31 Oct 2021

Split review: Infesticide / In Obscurity Revealed (2021)

Infesticide / In Obscurity Revealed – Split

Mexico

Blood Harvest


I haven't heard a good split in a while and this release here is just what the doctor ordered. Both bands hail from Mexico and play menacing death metal with an evil intonation. A lot of death metal bands these days tend to suck due to the fact that they are too content to regurgitate old styles without adding more emotion to the compositions, and then label it "old school", leaving little to be desired. That's not the case with Infesticide and In Obscurity revealed. These guys are completely obsessed with their craft and let the devil emanate from their music. One listen to the material on this split is enough to convince you of the quality of these bands. Infesticide seems to be one of those bands that gets better and better with each release, as they kick it up a notch with the two tracks presented here: fast, vicious and filthy death metal at its best, with definite echoes of early Morbid Angel (Altars era). In Obscurity Revealed is no less impressive, melting brains with their relentless onslaught of bestial riffs, harsh vocals and hard-hitting drums. All in all, the split is a thoroughly enjoyable release and once again shows just how passionate those maniacs are about metal from Latin countries. 16 minutes of pure underground Death Metal insanity! Highly recommended. (HT)