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artist: Horrid Mass
title: Formless Dread
year: 2023
genre: Death Metal
type: Demo
label: Independent
language: English
rel. date: 2023-09-01
source: WEB/MP3
quality: CBR 320kbps / 44.1 kHz / Joint Stereo
runtime: 00:17:26
size: 40.0 MiB / 5 tracks
rip date: 2026-07-27
source url: https://open.qobuz.com/album/y8t920q5f8ihb
tracklist:
01. Insurmountable 1:33
02. Violent Ascent 4:28
03. Dissociative Spell 3:59
04. Pitiful Death 3:15
05. Entropic Haze 4:12
release notes:
This is the first demo of Milwaukee based Death Metal three piece Horrid
Mass, and it is an excellent start to their career. There seems to be a
trend of modern Death Metal bands drawing a lot of influence from War
Metal and Horrid Mass fits into that niche perfectly. This makes a lot of
sense when you consider that the bassist/vocalist, Nick Lewis is a former
member of Pigs Blood, one of the most brutal Black/Death acts going
today.
For a demo this thing sounds absolutely phenomenal. It sounds like a
three piece playing, with the heavy, rumbling bass really audible
underneath the guitar. While not melodic the riffs are very consonant and
audible, and the tone sounds like a swarm of angry bees, which is always
a good thing in my book. The vocals are fairly standard for modern Death
Metal, but well mixed and executed, it sounds like a portal to hell
roaring through the music. But for me the standout is the drumming, which
is absolutely blistering. A lot of great cymbal work, and some of the
best blasts I've heard in a long time. There are even more punk sounding
beats, which sound great in such a heavy Death Metal band like this.
Hopefully this is the first of many releases from this project. An
absolutely killer first demo.