i have this record on my shelf for quite some time now. a nine month period to be exact. that's a pretty long time and i really feel, i should have posted this earlier. simply because this is an awesome record and an awesome band, that should get more attention out there. due to be released on small d.i.y. labels, promotion is understandably not very broad. i stumbled upon them accidentally. back when i ordered the "withers - lightmares" lp i came across the life and death records shop. the withers record is a split release and life and death rec. being one of the participating labels. so i saw this slick depravation cover artwork and thought, i should check this out.
i listened to the song "filth", at the time the only one available on the net, and was a bit undecided. knowing now the rest of the record, "filth" is the weakest song but after repeated listens the song grew on me and i pulled the trigger. thankfully i did. "maledictvm" is a real scorcher. this is just the right mix of dark metallic hardcore and a pinch of occultism. blackened hardcore they call this and, yeah, that works. just listen to that intro at their bandcamp (and after that to the whole album and after that you download it). these little touches, the heavy tunes and the stunning artwork make this record a great piece of music.
i even like the vocals here. the singer of this young german band has a rather high pitched voice and i'm usually not a big fan of that. but in the musical mood and context it really works good for me. momentarily only dark omen records has grey coloured records left in stock, with the blood red being already sold out. life and death records has some black vinyl left. so better be quick! there were only 300 copies pressed in total with 100 copies for each colour way. dark omen records. life and death records. 2013.
