www.myspace.com/condemnedmetal

REVIEWS:

Condemned are a band from the ever growing brutal death metal scene in California. It would seem they are one of the state’s most promising young bands at this moment and they are causing quite a storm throughout the international underground scene, testament to this fact would be their signing to Lacerated Enemy Records who showcase some of the best new talent that death metal has to offer. This debut full length from the band is a showcase of guttural, blasting death metal borrowing a page or two from the book of their local pioneers in brutality: Disgorge. However I wouldn’t go so far as saying they sound exactly the same as the aforementioned, they have a more straight forward approach to their writing… but they are still young and have a great deal of potential. There are enough tempo changes to keep the average fan interested with a mixture of blasting and ultra heavy grooves combined with chugging and tremolo picked riffs with some nice pinched harmonics thrown in for good measure. The highlight of their sound however would be the vocals of Angel (also a member of Cephalotripsy along with Forrest, who is the drummer for both bands). His vocal delivery is just disgusting, some of the most brutal low-down gurgles around, reminiscent of Matti Way spewing through Disgorge’s old material - perhaps the greatest likeness between both bands. My only real problem with this disc is that it seems too short, and could definitely benefit from an extra couple of songs instead of the 9 minute sample at the end, which seems to be there just to make the disc closer to 30 minutes instead of a mere 20. This album is definitely not for everyone and probably wouldn’t get much playing time from fans who like something a bit more technical or varied, but anyone who’s a fan of most underground brutal death metal would definitely enjoy this release, especially the track ‘Chapter Of Defilement’ which features guest vocals from Shawn Whitaker (Insidious Decrepancy/ Viral Load), Sam Townsley (Parasitic) and Levi Fuselier (Disgorge)! I suggest having a good listen to their Myspace tracks for anyone who may intend on purchasing this, as their music is an acquired taste… but personally I think it tastes good!
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