I am taking a small break from my series of 2009 releases I missed because my life has been rocked by this kick ass new release from Italian Old School Death Metal Revival act Undead Creep.
I was drawn to this sucker from it's brilliant, old-school cover art, but stayed for the bands mix of Swedish Death Metal and American Death/Doom: think Dismember mixed with Autopsy. The production is dirty but clear enough for everything to be heard, and the riffs are just good old-fashioned awesome. I also like the vocals: they are nowhere near as inhuman as other vocals that you might hear, but they are strong and dripping with hatred. This is just a rock solid release, one that I am enjoying maybe more than I should, considering that while the band bring their own unique energy to the record, it's a sound that has been done before. As nn aside, the last group of songs on this album are actually from the bands early demos, so this one is a comprehensive collection of the bands work. I love that idea.
Check this one out, you won't regret, unless you are sick of the OSDM Revival.
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The opening melody to this, one of the most highly praised, and indeed best, pieces of classical of music of all time, is one of the sounds of my childhood - whenever the TV adverts came on, it seemed that Messrs. Dolmio were using it to wax lyrical about their tomato sauce. Now, I'm sure Dolmio's sauce is very nice, but I'm sure it does not match up to the beauty here.
Perhaps aided by Watain's vehement admiration of their music, it seems that Mortuary Drape's music is a lot more popular today than it was back when they were releasing this mini-gem. More death and less melody than Watain, this is great.
Abgott are an Italian technical black metal band, now based in the UK, who, to my mind, are underrated. Although their most recent album 'Godfather In Black' was poor, both this and 'Fizala' are excellent. I haven't heard the debut.
