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Immortal fate faceless burial zippy1/7/2024 ![]() ![]() Sound wise, it is not that far removed from what Testament or Forbidden was doing at the time (late 1980s) but these guys were heavier, less melodic and less compromising than those other bands. The second track is the better of the two. There is a churning, thrashing energy present here which really carries the day. It wasn't really the sound that Immortal Fate became known for, but this is their first effort and it is good for what it is.įast riffs, executed with very heavy distorted, chugging guitars typlify these two songs. This sound typlified the mid to late 1980s thrash/death metal scene. Two tracks, and both are decent examples of intense thrashing death metal in the vein of Dark Angel, or perhaps the first Deicide LP. Fans of real old school death metal will appreciate most of the Immortal Fate back catalogue, including this one. The demo shows the band's potential, providing clues to their direction of travel, though the all-out brutality only arrived on their next demo (“Faceless Burial”). The low budget, creepy feel is refreshing when considering that the bigger American death metal bands all sounded slick and polished by this point. The recording quality is OK, the near-inaudible kick drum being the biggest flaw. This demo is impressive if not revolutionary. There are some vocal effects to share the burden (again, akin to early Deicide). The vocals are mediocre the breathy sound of someone who has not yet perfected their growl. There are some semi-technical riffs and short spurts of blasting, but the transitions all sound natural and make musical sense. The guitars have an evil feel with lots of tremolo picking. As such, these two songs sound like a combination of early Decide and someone like Demigod (who had already released "Unholy Domain" by this point). Here, the band struck an interesting balance between dank, atmospheric European death metal and the thrashier style of early American death metal. This gradual morphing felt like an organic evolution based on shared musical interests, rather than a band hopping from one trend to the next. This 1991 self-titled recording was their third demo, but their first attempt at making full-blown death metal (as indicated by the logo change). They made three demos in between, and each catches the band at different phases of their evolution from one style to the other. The band played Anthrax-esque thrash on their first demo and ultra-brutal death metal on their final recording ("Beautiful"), three years later. ![]()
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