Excoriate is a band from Germany and although they are a new band they deliver an amazing piece of old school death metal, the only 'new' band that I can compare to them is no other , but Repugnant. Excoriate has achieved something unique, interesting, and although it sounds old some how it manages to be fresh. This album is like a fine bottle of whiskey, it got put into a fine oak barrel for more than 15 years and this is the result. It pretty much blends everything that was recorded during all these years. The atmosphere of the album is very sinister, obscure, and primitive. The riffs are extremely good, no single riff is bad and each of them is headbangable, yes they are that good. Most listeners will find themselves headbanging from the beginning till the end of it. This is an album made of riffs, Satan, and metal, nothing else was needed. The music itself is tremendously thrashy, and the tempos ranges from mid to fast paced. The vocalist somehow reminds me of Van Drunnen, however this guy sounds like he is in the underworld calling us to join him with only one purpose, to follow the call of our master. Nothing here was left to luck, the production, the drumming, all is fine tuned. The production is flat, which is excellent so the riffs are heard without trouble, no bassy production, just perfect and well balanced production. The drumming is also good, blast beats are used only when needed, other than that the guy keeps it pretty simple, nothing is overdone. So here have a try and hope these guys release an album in the incoming years. Repugnant is probably gone, but these guys sure are good substitutes. Hail Satan! Hail! Hail! Hail!
Excoriate - On Pestilent Winds...
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