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░ ██ ██ Artist: Krashing ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Disinterment 1987-1993 █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2012 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2015-02-06 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Death Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Natura Morta Edizioni ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Compilation ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ I must admit that one of the coolest things, which █
█ I have noticed and which happened in the past █
█ three, four years, was the blog society, which █
█ helped to exhume hundreds of old and sometimes █
█ nearly forgotten bands and their demos. Yeah, I █
█ can hear some voices screaming now: internet and █
█ downloading mp3 demos is not underground ble, █
█ ble... fuck that. If there were no blogs and █
█ downloads of those old recordings, which they █
█ provided (or even the scans of the old fanzines!) █
█ I would probably never have a chance to get to █
█ know many killer releases and bands. And can there █
█ be something more underground and valuable that █
█ supporting the great scene and great demos? And it █
█ is always fantastic feeling to find a band, which █
█ was formed and split up 20 years ago and to hear █
█ their music for the first time now and to find out █
█ that something, what back then people have perhaps █
█ considered as mediocre, sounds actually very good █
█ and better than many bands, which have survived █
█ the tough times for death metal (I will stick to █
█ this genre, as black metal has completely █
█ different story and to be honest many old black █
█ metal demos from the 90Æs annoy me for their █
█ completely fucked up production). IÆm not gonna █
█ mention any names now, because I hope everyone was █
█ able to find such bands by himself, what shouldnÆt █
█ be difficult, seeing that many of those old demos █
█ and EPs or whatever, have been exhumed and brought █
█ back to life in one form or another (I mean they █
█ were re-released on LP or CD). Here I have a █
█ pleasure to introduce you to a band, which I think █
█ have never crossed my path before; even on those █
█ blogs. At least I donÆt remember seeing their name █
█ on websites like raf666underground, plague of █
█ death (not active anymore) or wherever. This is █
█ Italian band called Krashing. First time I got to █
█ know them was, when a certain musician from █
█ Bergamo (hails to thee, Abibail!) asked me to make █
█ some Metal Archives updates for some bands from █
█ his city and one of them was Krashing. More so, it █
█ turned out that he has just released a CD █
█ compilation, with two demos of Krashing, so I was █
█ happy that Abibail got me a copy of it and now I █
█ can introduce this band to some other people û I █
█ mean to you, whoever you are, reading this review. █
█ I dare to say that there wonÆt be that many █
█ (any???!) people, who have heard of Krashing ever █
█ before. █
█ Krashing was a thrash / death metal band, formed █
█ back in 1987 in Bergamo. This three-piece has █
█ recorded a couple of demos û ôCycle of █
█ Decompositionö in 1991 and ôThe Ancient Were, The █
█ Ancients Are, The Ancients Will Beö in 1993. Soon █
█ after the release of the second of these tapes █
█ theyÆve split up and have remained entombed, until █
█ Abibail exhumed them and brought back to the sun █
█ light. So, Natura Morta Edizioni has released this █
█ CD titled ôDisinterment 1987-1993ö and this really █
█ sounds like someone entered an old catacomb and █
█ excavated something from it. The music of Krashing █
█ smells like putrid and sounds like the most █
█ archaic, old death metal classic demos from that █
█ period of time. Before listening to it first thing █
█ you must do is to get rid of the 20 years old dust █
█ and spider webs, kill some maggots and put a mask, █
█ otherwise the stench of death may kill you! Hehe, █
█ just kidding, donÆt worry; the CD is definitely █
█ released in good and solid way. 8 page booklet █
█ provides some information about both recordings, █
█ has all the lyrics, plus some old photosà So, █
█ youÆll find everything you need. And musically █
█ donÆt expect maybe the best and most killer demos █
█ of all times, because ôBut Life Goes Onö or ôOnly █
█ Shreds Remainö they are not, but surely theyÆre █
█ very decent and solid efforts. I like that █
█ authentic feeling of these two recordings, that █
█ dark and extreme atmosphere and passion, so █
█ characteristic for many early death metal demos. █
█ Sure, sound quality is not the best, is it very █
█ raw and in many ways primitive, but surely not as █
█ bad to abhor you (unless the heaviest band you █
█ like is In Flames :). Krashing certainly played █
█ something on the edge between thrash and death █
█ metal, but with the slight prevail of the second █
█ of these styles, as definitely their music was █
█ faster and more aggressive than the thrash bands █
█ would sound like at that time. Eeghh, what do I █
█ need to writeà If you like that feeling, when you █
█ listen to the early demos from Vader, Massacra, █
█ Mercyless, Nihilistà it also reminds me some early █
█ Polish death metal demos, like ThanatosÆ ôOut of █
█ Sanityö killer demo. Krashing is pretty much █
█ similar. And who cares, if it sounds so █
█ dramatically archaic and primitive? The feeling is █
█ most important and for me ôDisinterment 1987-1993ö █
█ is a nice travel back in time and great █
█ introduction to completely unknown band. I hope █
█ that with this review some more people will get █
█ that compilation, you surely must if you dig the █
█ old scene! █
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▒ ▒
░ 1. Cremation 3:43 ░
░ 2. Ampia Death 3:20 ░
░ 3. Infernal Desolation 4:26 ░
░ 4. Resound of Terror 3:56 ░
░ 5. In Suffering 3:09 ░
░ 6. Holy Rite 3:05 ░
░ 7. Hate Burns 3:14 ░
░ 8. Coarse Moan of the Damned 4:20 ░
░ 9. Followers of Evil 2:25 ░
░ 10. The Darkness Coming 3:40 ░
░ 35:18 ░
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