Self Released 2013
1.Holy Maggot 2.Forever Devouring The Righteous
3.Next Generation Heretic 4.Infernal Requiem
Second e.p. from Nottingham’s Cacodaemonic does not hold
back at all the instant ‘Holy Maggot’ spews forth its brutally tight form of
blackened death metal. The pace is absolutely frantic; blast beats prevalent throughout
much of the track, giving this opener an unbelievably deadly punch. Musically,
the guitars are varied, at times having that ‘Egyptian’ influence to them and
sounding very similar to Nile. There’s also quite a heavy European influence on
display, a touch of Behemoth maybe. It’s a great introduction to the band if
you haven’t had the pleasure of sampling their brutality. ‘Forever Devouring
The Righteous’ offers up more of the same, the pace of the track once again at
full throttle. The song does break into slower sections where guitar solos are
introduced which give an almost epic feel in places. There’s also a ‘darker’
sound to the guitars, giving the song a much more menacing atmosphere.
Next up is ‘Next
Generation Heretic’ which tones things down slightly, a much more mid-paced
affair that sounds slightly different to the two previous tracks, mainly due to
the drop in tempos. The menacing blackened death metal is still on full show,
just at a slightly slower pace, which adds variation to the release overall and
shows that the band are able to mix things up and write a catchy and memorable
tune. It’s the longest track on the e.p. which gives it plenty of scope to
repeat the catchy chorus lines. Final track ‘Infernal Requiem’ returns to the
blast beat laden frenzy heard in the first two tracks. Again, there is no let-up
in the pace and when the machine gun like double kick drums burst open
thunderously it has an amazingly massive sound, really thumping at the chest. Comparisons
to Nile and Behemoth are even more relevant here, it’s probably as brutal as
the band have sounded so far and makes for an excellent finish to this short,
sharp slab of extreme blackened death metal. The band are really pushing the
extremities of death metal here with their latest release and it showcases a
band that have found a sound they are comfortable with but that want to push
that sound to the absolute limits. All four tracks are sharp, monstrous and utterly
punishing, even when the tempos are dropped (which isn’t that often). Four
tracks of extreme blackened death metal that absolutely pummels the listener
into the ground, this comes well recommended.
7.5 Out of 10
Band Page: Here
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