Showing posts with label ZOMBIEFICATION. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ZOMBIEFICATION. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

... PULVERISED rds New Releases Special : NECROCURSE, OCTOBER TIDE, ZOMBIEFICATION !!!

"Sweden's hell-majestic Death Metallers NECROCURSE have truly invoked pure evil with the much anticipated debut full-length "Grip Of The Dead"!

With members from Nifelheim, Swordmaster, Runemagick, Sacramentum, etc and set in a traditional ancient Heavy Metal spirit, "Grip Of The Dead" is a convocation of ominous Deathchaos and Blackened Thrash destruction. Together with a slab of anthemic devil-horn theatrical antics, the end result is a perfect assimilation of the legitimate NECROCURSE sound-stamp!

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Sonic Train Studios with legendary King Diamond guitar maestro Andy La Rocque (King Diamond, Melechesh, Hammerfall, etc) and the stunningly nefarious artwork cover by David Herrerias (Antichrist (Swe)), the Morbid Maniacs have returned and it is going to be unpleasant."


                             

https://www.facebook.com/necrocurse


"Sculpting yet another forlorn masterpiece in the shape and form of their latest album "Tunnel Of No Light", the Swede pessimists OCTOBER TIDE returns to sink all dampened souls to an even further point of no return!

"Tunnel Of No Light" shows the band progressing rapidly and their unfaltering musical style have now set themselves apart from all the peers. Audacious without being overly-experimental while maintaining the sensibility to remain dark, concise and contemporary.

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Black Lounge Studios, Sweden with accomplished producer / engineer Jonas Kjellgren (Scar Symmetry, Sonic Syndicate, Centinex, In Mourning, etc) and based on the loosely themed avant-garde artwork by Johannes Nordqvist Högbom and an additional layout collaboration with Kontamination Design, Poland. A final word of warning: SweDepression is not something to be taken lightly and OCTOBER TIDE are without doubt the purveyors of the unlight."
 

                                      



""Hideous, verminous and even more sinisterly darker than ever, the soulless undead ZOMBIEFICATION have returned to spread the infestation with the band's follow-up effort “At The Caves Of Eternal”!

Incised and drained into nine disquieting tracks, “At The Caves Of Eternal” is a clear exemplification of the band emerging and finally shaping into their very own evocative attributes of a classic ZOMBIEFICATION trademark; bone-chilling melodies and slabs of Death / Doom fretwork so rancid that the contrasting union is instantly recognizable.

Recorded at Revolution Studios in Mexico by Jesús Bravoand once again mixed and mastered at Necomorbus Studio (Watain, Demonical, Desultory, etc) in Sweden by Tore Stjerna. Visual artwork, layout and concept masterminded by Mr. Hitch."


                                        

https://www.facebook.com/zombiefication666


www.pulverised.net/

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

"Reaper's Consecration" by ZOMBIEFICATION

After their debut album "Midnight Stench" released in 2010, this infernal mexican duo comes back with  "Reaper's Consecration", a 5 tracks mini-album due to be released on July 9th through the ripping Pulverised rds...
First thing that can be noticed is the very much improved sound quality, which considering that mixing and mastering duties were handled by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio (Watain, Desultory, Deströyer 666, etc) is pretty logical.
Musically, I don't feel there's many changes though, ZOMBIEFICATION still delivers that unholy, uncompromised DM deeply influenced by the old swedish 1st wave (Entombed, Dismember, Carnage) but also  Darkthrone "soulside journey" period; expect here some fast, raw and brutal stuff with chainsaw guitars, punchy bass and drums.
That's good and well-executed, but one could rightly think that this recipe has been so much used since the early 90's, so what could then justify an investment in another record that could not bring something a bit fresh and new within the genre ? 
In fact, beyond a pronounced taste for catchy melodies in the soloing,  what makes this band rather interesting  is that they, more here than previously, like to introduce some slower tempos, let's say mid-paced with atmospheres, where we can feel some Autopsy hints (vocally wise mainly) and even a slight aftertaste of old mexican precursors like Shub Niggurath. This gives a nice creepy edge... which should be even more developped in my opinion !!!
Indeed I think that with such a name, the overall could be more dripping, gorified and scary but don't misunderstand me we're not dealing here with young wimps that have a problem of gap between the image/concept and the music displayed....
Their style is slowly but cleverly maturing, still compact and raw but more melodic, grisly and stenching; the fact that it's a mini-album is good in my opinion, this is a measured and wellthought evolution that will certainly allow to push things definitely further next time !