Sotajumala/Deathchain - Split
Cobra Records
By PuddaWudda UKMU
Two way in regards to band names alone but four in reality, this searing Scandinavian split is a meeting of Sotajumala, Deathchain, and erm, their apparent love of those long standing soldiers of metal whos name escapes me . Iron something or other. Not so blindingly obvious from these two renowned Finnish death dealers who mainly work in blood-spattered overalls and do dirty work with thrash of the most gruesome kind, and so when Prowler turns out to actually be Prowler and Purgatory the one and only, complete with vocals supplied by DiAnno on the former, the brow furrows. Minimal disrespect to the well-aged classics, but hearing a frankly uninspiring take on both tracks fails to get the heart racing- if anything, the only thing racing is your hand towards your compulsory Iron Maiden section of your collection to put on an original instead. Hindered, not helped, by a modern and soul sucking clean production, the two tracks, and I can speak about them both simultaneously as they arent far removed in style, just fail to ignite the flame, and so its best not to base your opinion of these two suitably solid bands on these anomalies.
With a criminally underrated album under their belt so ravaging, dangerous and utterly death metal that it has its own restraining order, Teloitus set the bar high for Sotajumala, and from the one original track present it would seem perhaps theyre standing on tiptoes struggling to retain the lofty heights. While a million miles away from bad, Sinun Virtesi doesnt contain as much of the instant gridlock groove of before, and while the juicy, drawn out notes laid over a rack of blast are still there, the results will be in when it comes to album release time. With a typical Finnish leaning towards the thrash end of the scale, Deathchain havent got a product as uniquely theirs like their split mates, but in terms of execution of their style, the head still hasnt stopped rolling. A constantly twisting and turning song with instrumentation equally versatile, The Crawling Chaos serves its purpose well to leave a lasting impression of old school mastery of a style cluttered with other bands gravity drops, blastdowns and other aural deterrents. The bludgeoning central section just past the two minute mark induces a grin not unfamiliar to a serial killers, and both bands, albeit for different reasons, leave you with a hunger for more.
Official Sotajumala Website
Official Sotajumala Myspace
Official Deathchain Website
Official Deathchain Myspace
Official Cobra Records Website
Cobra Records
By PuddaWudda UKMU
Two way in regards to band names alone but four in reality, this searing Scandinavian split is a meeting of Sotajumala, Deathchain, and erm, their apparent love of those long standing soldiers of metal whos name escapes me . Iron something or other. Not so blindingly obvious from these two renowned Finnish death dealers who mainly work in blood-spattered overalls and do dirty work with thrash of the most gruesome kind, and so when Prowler turns out to actually be Prowler and Purgatory the one and only, complete with vocals supplied by DiAnno on the former, the brow furrows. Minimal disrespect to the well-aged classics, but hearing a frankly uninspiring take on both tracks fails to get the heart racing- if anything, the only thing racing is your hand towards your compulsory Iron Maiden section of your collection to put on an original instead. Hindered, not helped, by a modern and soul sucking clean production, the two tracks, and I can speak about them both simultaneously as they arent far removed in style, just fail to ignite the flame, and so its best not to base your opinion of these two suitably solid bands on these anomalies.
With a criminally underrated album under their belt so ravaging, dangerous and utterly death metal that it has its own restraining order, Teloitus set the bar high for Sotajumala, and from the one original track present it would seem perhaps theyre standing on tiptoes struggling to retain the lofty heights. While a million miles away from bad, Sinun Virtesi doesnt contain as much of the instant gridlock groove of before, and while the juicy, drawn out notes laid over a rack of blast are still there, the results will be in when it comes to album release time. With a typical Finnish leaning towards the thrash end of the scale, Deathchain havent got a product as uniquely theirs like their split mates, but in terms of execution of their style, the head still hasnt stopped rolling. A constantly twisting and turning song with instrumentation equally versatile, The Crawling Chaos serves its purpose well to leave a lasting impression of old school mastery of a style cluttered with other bands gravity drops, blastdowns and other aural deterrents. The bludgeoning central section just past the two minute mark induces a grin not unfamiliar to a serial killers, and both bands, albeit for different reasons, leave you with a hunger for more.
Official Sotajumala Website
Official Sotajumala Myspace
Official Deathchain Website
Official Deathchain Myspace
Official Cobra Records Website
