From the Iberian Peninsula Comes the Menace
Graveyard side.
Before writing anything about the song
„I, the Godmaker”, I must repeat once again: their third album
from 2016 still belongs to one of the best deathly slabs recorded in
the twenty-first century. And I tell you, they are real busy bees
looking at their full discography. The year 2018 brought another two
titles: „Back to the Mausoleum” Ep and split with Morbid Flesh,
however this reviewed song has been recorded during Ep session in
2017. And you know what? The track simply slays. In a flash, it joins
the best ones ever recorded by Graveyard. I got crushing riffs and
varied paces. I got captivating and truly mesmerising lead-like
guitar part. I got 'from the depth of the abyss' vocals. I got just
superb solo on the end. I got the ancient spirit of metal. Simply I
got a metal anthem. Being completely speechless, „I, the Godmaker”
makes my Graveyardish madness still continues...
Morbid Flesh side.
If their comrades recorded a song that
differs from the previous album, Morbid Flesh follows the deathly
searchings in „Rites of the Mangled” domain. The main idea of
„Seventh Hell” is to keep it ugly, obscure and eerie, not complex
but simple and straight to the single cell. Even if the not so fast
tempo dominates through the catchy groove parts supported by
fantastic melody-driven lead, there are outbursts of furious pace
that ravage everything in sight. Also, vocals lines are varied from
deep growls to maniacal shrieks. Being in the claws of the old death
metal, they boldly juggle different influences. And they do that in a
really devastating way.
Summary side.
Released as a strictly limited piece of
black wax, this title is definitely worthy of admiration. The songs
are neither session cripples nor poor rehearsal failures. They are
just two brilliant death metal hits, showing rather different musical
view. Even if both tracks have been recorded in the same place
(Moontower Studios) by the same man (Javi Felez), there is no way to
mistake them. I think the future for those Spaniards seems to be
really bright and writing the words, Graveyard has just released
another album in September. Thus I wait for Morbid Flesh move.
93/100
-Tlacaxipehualiztli
(written in December, 2019)
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