Hecatomb
- Horrid Invocations
Australia/Norway
Invictus Productions
Hecatomb
is an international project featuring Rick
Warkill
from
Australia and Mangressor
from Norway (Abhorration).
Together, they unleash a fierce barrage of raw and bestial death
metal that pays homage to the past in the most relentless sense.
"Horrid
Invocations" is their debut demo, featuring five tracks of pure
unbridled mayhem that give nods to *ahem* yes, Mayhem (Deathcrush era),
Sadistik Exekution, and Sarcofago.
Several
bands in recent memory have done this style rather well, including
Morbid Insulter, Third Eye Rapists, Shitangel,
and more recently, Abhorration. They
don't try to sound old-school, they just play death metal, and that's
what separates them from some retro band made up of members
who look as if they formerly played
in some shitty sludge or metalcore band (posers in other words).
Hecatomb is the real deal. The music is absurdly crude, featuring a foray of harsh
screams that sounds like an ancient demon just awoke, along with
riffs that radiate nothing but darkness, and drums that plow through
the songs with pure unyielding force. In addition, the artwork has
that simplistic and underground look, which perfectly reflects what
the band conveys with their music.
Overall,
if you are looking for some raw, evil, and unapologetic metal of
death, then "Horrid Invocations" will satisfy your craving.
(HT)