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/:: Artist :: Overtorture ::\
:: Album :: A Trail of Death ::
:: Year :: 2015 ::
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:: . Genre :: Death Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: Apostasy Records R.date :: 01.07.2015 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: CDARC020 Size :: 84,7 MB __::_
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. Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo .
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Website :: http://www.overtorture.se/
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:: 01. Embrace the End 04:23 ::
:: 02. Mirrorkin 03:50 ::
:: 03. Deep Dark Darkness 04:38 ::
:: 04. Razor Twilight 03:49 ::
:: 05. A Trail of Death 04:15 ::
:: 06. The Night Sky 05:00 ::
:: 07. Primitive Impulse 03:07 ::
:: 08. Maggots in Her Heart 04:28 ::
:: 09. Slither Inside 04:12 ::
:: 10. To Rend the Flesh 04:44 ::
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:: Overtorture is a Swedish band you may be familiar with as ::
:: they feature ex-Grave man Magnus Martinsson on guitar. HeÆs ::
:: joined by fellow death-heads Joel Fornbrant (vocals), ::
:: Joakim Antman (bass), Andreas Hemmander (rhythm guitar) and ::
:: Oscar Krumlinde (drums). ::
:: ::
:: The band formed in October 2011, and two years later the ::
:: 2013 debut opus At The End The Dead Await arrived. For me, ::
:: it was an energetic death metal romp that wasnÆt the usual ::
:: bog-standard Swedish bump ænÆ grind, and IÆm pleased to say ::
:: that with A Trail Of Death the band has continued to ::
:: pulverise the senses with more quality extreme noise. Just ::
:: like that stirring debut, this latest opus offers up ::
:: ominous atmospheres punctuated by haunting solos and ::
:: guttural riffage which is complemented by FornbrantÆs vocal ::
:: carnage. ::
:: ::
:: IÆm always intrigued by bands which, while harbouring ::
:: several influences, have an ability to throw them in a ::
:: bubbling cauldron and come up with something ferocious and ::
:: refreshed. YouÆre never going to get something staggeringly ::
:: original in todayÆs death metal climate, but with the scene ::
:: being clogged up by too many same sounding bands, ::
:: Overtorture succeeds in the successful marrying of styles ::
:: which weÆve become familiar with and yet dosed up with ::
:: added wicked infection. ::
:: ::
:: So from the off, thereÆs that rampaging, frothing Swedish ::
:: kick given all the more punch by KrumlindeÆs hammering ::
:: percussion, but within that mire, IÆm hearing an almost ::
:: doom-like dirge akin to British war dogs Bolt Thrower. The ::
:: sound is a deep, churning grind of ashen aplomb laced by ::
:: FornbrantÆs rancid vocal excursions. ::
:: ::
:: As one has come to expect with a myriad of Swedish bands, ::
:: opener æEmbrace The EndÆ is catchy and ruthless at the same ::
:: time, but itÆs also a technique which encompasses that ::
:: classic Floridian death metal nuance by way of that almost ::
:: no frills yet gargantuan intensity supplied by the dark ::
:: riffing and melancholic melodies of the leads. ::
:: ::
:: æEmbrace The EndÆ may be the ideal slab of meat to get ::
:: things under way, but it pales in comparison to the black ::
:: waves of æMirrorkinÆ where Krumlinde excels himself as a ::
:: percussive beast, flailing wildly amidst a barrage of ::
:: rhythm guitar and murky bass trundles. Featuring J÷rgen ::
:: Sandstr÷m (ex-Grave, ex-Entombed, Krux, The Project Hate ::
:: MCMXCIX) on guest vocals, this is classic death metal ::
:: incorporating tight, sinister mid-tempo passages that exude ::
:: ominous arrogance but which then make way for head-cracking ::
:: pace. ::
:: ::
:: æRazor TwilightÆ is equally sonic; beginning with a slow, ::
:: buzzing grind as if one is starting up a rusty chainsaw ::
:: before taking on a wicked plodding, stomp of eye-gouging ::
:: riffage. Again, the sinister aspect gives way to ::
:: annihilating pace, Overtorture simply happy to exist as a ::
:: juggernaut of varying speed although remaining at its most ::
:: potent with the faster segments of hate. While so many ::
:: contemporary acts seem to be completely bereft of the ::
:: arrogance of old, Overtorture are more than happy to mock ::
:: in derision and cast aside the competition with those ::
:: weighty chunks of swagger. ::
:: ::
:: The title track again delivers that suspenseful ::
:: soundtrack-styled opening before becoming a crushing ::
:: behemoth of abysmal dehydrated snarls and KrumlindeÆs ever ::
:: consuming drum weight. Filtering between those cracks are ::
:: sombre solos of gloom, haunting the ears as grief-stricken ::
:: hails before the lumbering riffs take over in masterful ::
:: fashion. And this is the basic formula applied by ::
:: Overtorture in an effort to become contenders to the ::
:: heavyweight throne. ::
:: ::
:: IÆm still unsure as to whether these guys have enough to ::
:: become a truly memorable death metal machine, but there are ::
:: enough glimpses of gore and gloom here to hint at further ::
:: majesty. Nowhere more evident than with the excellent ::
:: æMaggots In Her HeartÆ and my favourite skull-crunchers ::
:: æPrimitive ImpulseÆ and æThe Night SkyÆ, the former being a ::
:: menacing mid-tempo chugger while the latter is one of the ::
:: albumÆs highs in regards to a fusion of dark melody and ::
:: full on aggression. ::
:: ::
:: Thankfully, this isnÆt a predictable Swedish death metal ::
:: opus, as Overtorture have more in common with those ::
:: Floridian ancestors which made the death metal scene a ::
:: household necessity in the early 90s. Anyone with a passion ::
:: for fleshy old school death metal between the American and ::
:: European scene will no doubt revel in the punishing nuances ::
:: this sophomore album has to offer. Good solid death metal ::
:: is very much the order of the day here, and you canÆt ask ::
:: for more than that. ::
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