Depravity--Bestial Possession cd&LP{Transcending Obscurity Rec.}

 

Australia's Depravity return with their third full length Bestial Possession.The new songs are crafted with the same intensity and brutal death metal as their previous releases.Musically the band performs flawless passages that has both extreme fast and some slower mid paced patterns.The guitars are played with some very well written and performed guitar patterns.The guitarist writes and performs some memorable guitar passages and plays some very well written guitar solo's.The drums are a mix of extremely fast paced drums and some slower,mid paced drum parts.Both styles are done with excellent musicianship.The vocals are brutal death metal growls that powerful in their delievery.Depravity has released another release of quality brutal death metal that should please fans of this band and genre.      Depravity                                                                                                                                                        https://www.facebook.com/Depravitydestroy/                                                                                            https://www.instagram.com/depravityaus/                                                                                                  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIBI84zZZJropWOLq5Kef0g                                                          Transcending Obscurity Rec                                                                                                                           https://tometal.com/                                                                                                                                      https://depravitydeath.bandcamp.com/album/bestial-possession                                                                  https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords                                                                            https://www.instagram.com/transcendingobscurity/                                                                                      https://x.com/transcendingobs                                                                                                                        https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgViVqEZ6aiW7G9O-lGWiAg                                                                      

Glorious Depravity--Death Never Sleeps cd&Lp{Transcending Obscurity Rec.}

 Glorious Depravity is a death metal band coming out of New York and this is a review of the bands second full length.Death Never Sleeps is nine tracks of solid brutality that is vicious death metal in the their delievery.The guitars are played with intense fast paced passages that are played with crazed guitar patterns.The guitarist does write some memorable well performed patterns and adds in some well performed solo's.The drums are done with a mix of crazed fast paced drums there are also some well played mid paced drum patterns.Both the extremely fast and more controlled drums are played with intensity and powerful drum patterns.The vocals are powerful death metal growls and old school growls and screams are used in a few of the tracks.Death Never Sleeps is a must have for all fans of pure death metal.                                                                                                                                                          Glorious Depravity                                                                                                                                         https://www.facebook.com/gloriousdepravity                                                                                              https://www.instagram.com/gloriousdepravity/                                                                                           https://x.com/oceanofscabs                                                                                                                        Transcending Obscurity Rec.                                                                                                                         https://tometal.com/                                                                                                                                      https://transcendingobscurity.bandcamp.com/                                                                                          https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords                                                                        https://www.instagram.com/transcendingobscurity/                                                                              https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgViVqEZ6aiW7G9O-lGWiAg

Enragement--Extinguish All Existence cd&Lp{Transcending Obscurity Rec.}

 

Enragement is a four man band coming out of Finland's brutal death metal scene.Extinguish All Existence is the latest release featuring ten tracks of heavy,fast death metal that adds alot of skillful writing to each of the songs to give them a nice range.The guitars are played with a mix of  mid paced heavier guitar patterns with some well played solo's.The guitars do speed to a faster more intense pace with some well played passages.The drums are equally as well performed with some insanely fast blast beats that are pummeling to listen to.Their are some slower,mid paced drum passages also used in the songs for a nice mix.The vocals are brutal death metal growls that are powerful in the delievery.This is my first time ever hearing  Enragement  combines a variety of death metal genres together to create heavy and brutal death metal but does not copy any certain band or style instead creates original sounding death metal.                                                                                                                            Enragement                                                                                                                                                     https://www.facebook.com/Enragement                                                                                                       https://www.instagram.com/enragementofficial/                                                                                          https://x.com/EnragementMetal                                                                                                                  Transcending Obscurity Rec.                                                                                                                         https://tometal.com/                                                                                                                                       https://transcendingobscurity.bandcamp.com/                                                                                               https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords                                                                           https://www.instagram.com/transcendingobscurity/                                                                                     https://x.com/transcendingobs                                                                                                                       https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgViVqEZ6aiW7G9O-lGWiAg                                                        

Perishing--Malicious Acropolis Unveiled cd&LP{Transcending Obscurity Rec.} done on 9-7-25

 

Perishing is a four man band that comes  out of Costa Rica and plays a bleak death,doom style.Malicious Acropolis Unveiled is the debut featuring six songs of heavy.crushing and devestating death,doom.The guitars are played with slow,heavy guitar patterns.The guitarist does speed to a more mid paced range throughout a few of the tracks to give the songs a little variety.The drums will devestate you with their power.The vocals are low death metal growls that are done with powerful vocal passages. Fans of bands like Winter,Disembowelment or just plain heavy,bleak death,doom should check this band out today.

Perishing

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Imperialist--Prime cd,Lp{Transcending Obscurity Rec.} 7-7-25

 

California's Imperialist return with their third full length Prime. I haven't heard the bands previous work so i can't say any differences.But the music on Prime is traditional and cold black metal with some well performed musicial passages.The guitars are played wit fast guitars that are done with skillful writing.The guitars for the most part are fast paced but do have some very original sounding passages entertwined into the songs.The drums are played with a mix of extremely fast paced drum parts.But the drummer does write and execute some memorable drum passages.The vocals are grim and raw black metal gruff growls and screams.As i said at the beginning Prime is my first time listening to Imperialist but if you are fan of well composed and performed traditional black metal you won't be disapointed with  Prime.                                                                                                                                                    Imperialist                                                                                                                                                      https://imperialist.bandcamp.com/                                                                                                               https://www.facebook.com/Imperialistofficial                                                                                              https://www.instagram.com/imperialist_official/                                                                                         Transcending Obscurity Rec.                                                                                                                        https://tometal.com/                                                                                                                                      https://imperialistus.bandcamp.com/album/prime                                                                                       https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords                                                                           https://www.instagram.com/transcendingobscurity                                                                                      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgViVqEZ6aiW7G9O-lGWiAg                                                       

Retching--Charming The Decomposed cd.LP{Transcending Obscurity Rec.} done on 7-7-25

Retching is a duo who comes out of Rhode Island's death metal scene. Charming The Decomposed is the debut featuring eight songs of well played and delievered brutal old school death metal.The guitars are a mix of fast paced passages that are played with intensity.The guitars do slow to a heavier mid paced style in some of the songs.The guitarist does write and perform some well played solo's and patterns.The vocals are brutal death metal growls that are powerful in the delievery.The drums are done with fast paced drum passages.The drums do slow to add some heavier mid paced drum patterns into the songs.Charming The Decomposed should please fans of early to mid 90's death metal so defintly pick up a copy today if your into pure death metal.                                                                                       Retching                                                                                                                                                        https://retching.bandcamp.com/                                                                                                                   https://www.instagram.com/retching_death/                                                                                                 Transcending Obscurity Rec.                                                                                                                        https://tometal.com/                                                                                                                                      https://retching-label.bandcamp.com/album/charming-the-decomposed                                                    https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords                                                                          https://www.instagram.com/transcendingobscurity                                                                                     https://www.youtube.com/TranscendingObscurity                                                                                       

Revulsion--Self-Titled cd,Lp{Transcending Obscurity Rec.} posted on 1-10-21

 

Coming out of Finland's death metal scene is Revulsion after releasing one demo and EP. the band signed a deal with Transcending Obscurity Rec.The self-titled debut contains ten songs of old-school death metal that is both intense and well executed musically.The guitars are done with a mix of heavier mid paced guitar patterns and some faster passages.The guitarist can write some memorable guitar patterns even adding some well played solo's throughout a few of the songs.The drums are handled with heavy mid paced drum patterns but the drummer does cut loose and plays more aggressive and faster drum patterns entertwined within the music.If you are a fan of well performed and delievered death metal that is both intense and well executed then do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Revulsion's debut when it is released.                                                                                                                                                                                         Band  Contacts                                                                                                                                            https://www.facebook.com/RevulsionFin                                                                                                    https://revulsion.bandcamp.com/                                                                                                                       Label Contacts                                                                                                                                          https://tometal.com/                                                                                                                                 https://transcendingobscurity.bandcamp.com/                                                                                               https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords                                                                             https://twitter.com/transcendingobs

Sepulcros--Vazio cd,Lp{Transcending Obscurity Rec.} posted on 1-6-21

Vazio is Sepulcros debut release featuring a intro and outro and four majestic hymns of death,doometal.The music is crafted together with powerful drums and guitar passages that are playedflawlessly.The musicians do play some faster paced passages but still keeps the music perfectly balanced.The vocals are heavy death metal growls and some black metal screams are used in a few of the songs.If you are looking for a band that has created a masterpiece of death doom metal then be sure to pick up a copy of Vazio when it is released.                                                                                                                                              Band Contacts                                                                                                                                              https://www.facebook.com/sepulcrosdoom                                                                                                    https://sepulcrosdoom.bandcamp.com/                                                                                                                  Label Contacts                                                                                                                                       https://tometal.com/                                                                                                                                 https://transcendingobscurity.bandcamp.com/                                                                                           https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords                                          https://twitter.com/transcendingobs

Depravity--Grand Malevolence cd {Transcending Obscurity Rec.} Posted on 10-11-20

 

Depravity--Grand Malevolence  cd {Transcending Obscurity Rec.}

Depravity are a brutal death metal band coming out of Australia's scene.Grand Malevolence is the bands second full-length featuring eleven tracks of brutal death metal that uses both old school and newer death metal as influences.The guitars are played with a mix of fast,furious guitar patterns that are both memorable and well performed.The guitarist is not all speed and agreesion as he plays some mid paced guitars that are done with alot of skill and experience even adding in some well performed solo's. The vocals are brutal death metal growls and some old school gruff growls are used in a few of the songs.  Depravity have crafted one of the best death metal releases of 2020 so if you are a fan of quality death metal then be sure to pick up a copy of Grand Malevolence when it is released                                                                                                                                                                          Band Contacts                                                                                                                                     https://depravityaustralia.bandcamp.com/                                                                                                  https://www.facebook.com/Depravitydestroy/                                                                                          https://www.instagram.com/depravityaus/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Label Contacts                                                                                                                                             https://tometal.com/                                                                                                                                   https://transcendingobscurity.bandcamp.com/                                                                                       https://www.facebook.com/transcendingobscurityrecords                                                                   https://twitter.com/transcendingobs

                                                                       

                                                    

Death Courier--Necrotic Verses cd{Transcending Obscurity Rec.} posted on 5-14-20

Death Courier--Necrotic Verses cd{Transcending Obscurity Rec.}
Coming out of Greece's death,thrash metal scene is Death Courier with their latest full-length.Necrotic Verses contains ten songs of old-school death metal with a health dose of thrash metal influences.The guitars are played with some very well written and performed structures.For the most part the guitars are played with fast and aggressive patterns but do slow to a more calm mid paced range.The guitarist does write some memorable guitar passages even adding in some well performed solo's.
The vocals are old-school death metal growls and some gruff growls are used in a few of the songs.
 Death Courier play a very aggressive form of death metal with some great thrash influences entertwined into the bands sound.If you are a fan of early Malevolent Creation,Obituary and the like then do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Necrotic Verses when it is released.
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Xpus--In Umbra Mortis Sedent cd{Transcending Obscurity Rec.} done on 3-25-20

Xpus--In Umbra Mortis Sedent cd{Transcending Obscurity Rec.}
Coming out of the Italian old school death metal scene is Xpus with their second full length release.In Umbra Mortis Sedent.The new release contains eight tracks with a intro and outro the music is played with mid paced tempoed musical patterns. the musicians do speed up to a faster pace throughout some of the tracks.The guitar work and drums are played with a lot of skill and well written passages.The vocals are old-school death metal growls that are done with a lot of powerful vocals and fit Xpus's music perfectly.If you are a fan of early deicide,Obituary with the bands ability to write quality death metal then be sure to pick up a copy of In Umbra Mortis Sedent when it is released.
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Wardaemonic--Acts Of Repentance cd{Transcending Obscurity Rec.} posted on 2-22-20

Wardaemonic--Acts Of Repentance cd{Transcending Obscurity Rec.}
Australia's epic, black metallers Wardemonic return with their fourth full-length.Acts Of Repentance contains five tracks epic and well composed black metal.The music is very well executed with a mix of both extremely fast and some slower passages.The guitarist composes some some extremely memorable guitar patterns with a mix of crazed fast guitars and some slower more controlled guitars.The vocals are black metal screams and some gruff growls and screams are used in a few of the songs.
If you are a fan of  epic black metal with a mix of both extremely fast passages and some slower atmospericheric parts then do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Acts Of Repentance today.
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Verthebral--Abysmal Decay cd{Transcending Obscurity Records} posted on 1-1-20

Verthebral--Abysmal Decay cd{Transcending Obscurity Records}
Paraguay's old-school death metal band Verthebral return with their second full length release.Abysmal Decay contains nine tracks of well played and performed death metal that is rooted in the mid 90's death metal scene.The band's ability to write some memorable and catchy death metal tunes.The guitars are played with fast patterns that are well written and performed.The guitarist writes and composes some well executed patterns and solo's are mixed into the music.If you are a fan of Verthebral's debut release then do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Abysmal Decay today.
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