Scythian - Suffering to the Conquered
This is easily the best demo I've received to date for review. London's Scythian rolls out thrashy death metal with Swedish grit and touches of black metal atmosphere. The six songs on Suffering to the Conquered burst with nasty, memorable riffs and lots of little runs and switch-ups. The solos have an awesomely old-school, thin and distant vibe. There's even a vicious cover of Bathory's "Holocaust" that gives the original a run for its money.Shattered IdolsSuffering to the Conquered
The production is natural and balanced, the performances are ripping, and the minimal artwork looks sharp. Judging from the layout of its MySpace (from which this demo is available for purchase) and overall presentation, this band knows exactly what it's going for and how to get there. If I had a label, I'd sign these guys in a heartbeat. This is some of the best death metal I've heard in years. Labels, get on it!
Labels: clee, death metal, self-released, uk
1 Comments:
Formidable! I think some of the material in these two songs would benefit from less blastbeat stuff. It's the 'division of beat' we were talking about before. The riffs don't feel as propulsed as they could be with the double-time polka beat. The riffs have synchopated accents that would deserve percussive underlining. Not to say that the drummer isn't good, he's pretty fucking awesome. This is great stuff. The lead guitars add a lot to this. If the lyrics are as good as the music and presentation, these guys are absolute winners.
Fitting production too, it seems more and more people are getting very good sound even for their demos.
Nice find, Cosmo!
Also: make label, sign them.
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