The Czech has gave us all sorts of weird bands such as Master's Hammers, Age of Storm, !T.O.O.H! and those are just some of them. When I first got recommended Krabathor I was expecting some more of the weird Czech scene, this band however is far from that. Although it was not anything weird, it happened to be one of the best death metal albums I have tried from eastern Europe, other good bands from that scene would be Depresy and Dehydrated. Krabathor plays death metal, but is hard to mention a band similar to them. The reason is pretty simple, the riffs are heavy, magnificent, and unique yet they are melodic and yet they aren't melodeath or any of that modern crap. To keep things interesting the guitarists show us how a subtle tempo change can change a song, also the way the riffs progress over the song is very interesting. I've yet to try their other albums, I'm only familiar with this one and Orthodox which is also extremely good and shares many of the ideas presented here, although that one is a bit more heavy and not as memorable. That's another aspect of this album, its extremely memorable, the riffs are extremely catchy and the solos are worthy of remembrance, especially the riffs/solo at the end of The Loop, I have found myself repeating that last minute over and over again a million of times. The drummer is highly proficient, no blast beats whatsoever, pretty sure he spent a lot of time writing everything to fit the music and not make a name of himself. The vocalist is also good, well that's obvious by just looking at specifically one band that he played at and is no other than Master, his growls are deep yet what he is saying can be understand. The music itself is mid paced, which is my favorite when it comes to death metal, it gives the listener time to appreciate the abilities of the musicians and also lets us enjoy the music in the background without trouble. The production is neat, no instrument over the other for the most part, the riffs are heard without trouble, and the solos take the spot when needed, the only bad thing about this album is that the bass lines are pretty much non-existent. This however is a gem of the Czech scene, and also of the Eastern European scene, the way it sounds heavy yet melodic gives the listener the opportunity to put on repeat this album and will never get boring, or annoying. Enjoy!
Krabathor - Cool Mortification
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