Immersed In Blood - Relentless Retaliation EP
2001 - Downfall Records
By Philip Whitehouse
By God, this is nasty. Immersed In Blood serve up five tracks of brutal death metal here, and it's got to be said, they do it really well. With a heaviness quotient recalling that of a somewhat quieter Mortician but a murderous intent and fury more equivalent to acts like Hateplow and Malevolent Creation, Immersed In Blood set out their stall from the first seconds of this disk with the bludgeonings of CD opener and title track 'Relentless Retaliation'.
It doesn't get any easier as you progress through the EP, either. The chugging, rumbling riffs, pounding bass and pneumatic-drill-to-the-skull drum beats coupled with the gravel-gargling vox all combine to make this a thoroughly uneasy listening experience.
The music is brutal without being sloppy, and there are enough structural nuances and tempo changes throughout to retain listener interest. There's even some good incorporation of scrapy feedback into the riffs followed by a bloody impressive solo just after the halfway mark of 'Collector Of Souls' which is worth checking out.
Brutal death metal fans starved of a fix should make this their next port of call.
7.5/10
2001 - Downfall Records
By Philip Whitehouse
By God, this is nasty. Immersed In Blood serve up five tracks of brutal death metal here, and it's got to be said, they do it really well. With a heaviness quotient recalling that of a somewhat quieter Mortician but a murderous intent and fury more equivalent to acts like Hateplow and Malevolent Creation, Immersed In Blood set out their stall from the first seconds of this disk with the bludgeonings of CD opener and title track 'Relentless Retaliation'.
It doesn't get any easier as you progress through the EP, either. The chugging, rumbling riffs, pounding bass and pneumatic-drill-to-the-skull drum beats coupled with the gravel-gargling vox all combine to make this a thoroughly uneasy listening experience.
The music is brutal without being sloppy, and there are enough structural nuances and tempo changes throughout to retain listener interest. There's even some good incorporation of scrapy feedback into the riffs followed by a bloody impressive solo just after the halfway mark of 'Collector Of Souls' which is worth checking out.
Brutal death metal fans starved of a fix should make this their next port of call.
7.5/10
