Vermian Death is the kind of release that appeared out of nowhere and immediately opened a massive crater, filled with rot, bile, and venom. But let’s take it step by step!
The album title, "Vermian Death," immediately evokes something dead and putrefied. A slow, painful death is what one expects while the CD plays.
The cover, in brown and green tones, with a worm rising from what appears to be filth, surrounded by piled-up bodies and debris, emphasizes the album title—visceral and decadent death metal is to be expected!
From the first seconds of Steeping Master Worm Flesh, you can tell what this work is about—ROT! A loose bass spreads decadence while the drums crush us through it, and the guitar commands death, pointing the way to the abyss. The vocals are rotten, dragged, appearing occasionally to remind us that we are still alive.
The production is excellent and exudes an underground feel. The album’s aesthetic follows a brutal, raw line, with guitars that exude subterranean rancor and an organic suffocating death metal texture. The bass is cavernous, full, and resonant. The drums are aggressive and raw, occasionally delivering blast beats and dragging mid-tempo passages.
Overall, this is primitive death metal mixed at times with punk/death n' roll, very well executed, creating a dark and addictive atmosphere that calls for repeated listening.
Verdict:
In short, Vermian Death is, for me, one of the biggest surprises of the year in Death Metal. For any lover of old-school, cavernous death metal, this is a must-listen. Grave Hex is a band to watch.
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