Arson Cafe: Deathmanicvs revelation

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Deathmanicvs revelation

Artist: Skelethal

Genre: Old School Death Metal

Origin: France

Year: 2014

Label: Iron Bonehead Records

The first serious release after a demo and a split from this French band, which is very much into the non-modern side of death metal.

While I just enjoy it musically, above all are the vocals and the good guitar solos in this release. In 2014, they released another notable EP, named Interstellar Knowledge of the Purple Entity. They are not perfect, as the tracks feature some awesome moments of great riffing, but there are filler moments too.

I believe Skelethal lost their way later, and their debut full length was a disappointment for me, as it had some good tunes but the sound completely ruined it for me. That's why I listen to this and the other EP whenever I come back to them.

From the awesome artwork, to the back picture of the band itself, this LP was worth it and the release is a product of good and proper death metal thinking.

Bought this vinyl from the excellent Floga Records store, which continues today with many unique and underground releases at fair prices. I have it since it was released, so it's been five years now.

There is an overall issue with Skelethal's sound. If they fix that and some minor compositional parts, they will be one of the best of old school death today.

Side A

1. Intro

2. Macabre Oblivion

3. Putrefaction

4. Deathmanicvs Revelation

Side B

5. Curse of the Neverending

6. Death Returns

7. A Violation of Something Sacred (Sacrilege cover)

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