Thrash Metal (Blackened
Thrash if you must)
Well done Prosthetic Records for holding on to
this fucking cool band (third album on Prosthetic
Records). They are currently touring with Devildriver and Arch Enemy.
If you buy one album this year, buy Forever Abomination. Skeletonwitch truly created something
louder than the sum of its parts.
Eleven songs are perhaps
a bit too short, yet they pack a powerful punch in the short time of 32
minutes. The album has a very atmospheric, familiar feel; perhaps become a bit
more sinister. They truly transcend the limits of the genre, with grinding
drums and screeching vocals. They somehow delivered more than I expected.
Forever Abomination is the follow up on the
2009 masterpiece Breathing the fire. Forever
Abomination is a major improvement in terms of vocals and drumming.
Dustin Boltjes (the new drummer) is definitely an improvement as he is a
furious drummer, with relentless beats he truly adds something Skeletonwitch
have been lacking. Really clean and loud effort on the bass, really adds to the
more melodic feel of the album. The vocals and as far as I can tell the lyrics
are a much more brutal and sinister effort.
Best songs: The infernal
resurrection, Reduced to the failure of prayer, Shredding sacred flesh.
This horrifying force (a
desire to kill)
This is the most epic
intro to an album this year, preliminary for the reason that it’s basically 50
seconds long. Then Chance Garnette vocals just fucking take over.
The minimalist drums at
the beginning and the end is fucking intriguing. Point of critique: The lyrics
are hard to understand, yet this is not a real criticism.
Reduced to the failure of
prayer
Perhaps the most brutal
song on the album, it seeps with thrash-fueled hatred. This song is meant for
masses of fucking people circle-pitting. It starts with demonic guttural
vocals, and doesn't seem to stop throughout. What a strong message“…and yet your prayers go
unanswered!” Solo that melts your brain.
The Infernal resurrection
This is so far my
favourite song on the album. Most of the song contains tasty fucking riffs.
This song is right in the middle and sincerely keeps the tempo of the album.
Shredding Sacred Flesh
This is a real ferocious
song, proving once again Skeletonwitch to be a revelation of a sinister genre.
Sounds like Chance Garnette has fucking demons to be let loose.
Sounds like: Witchery,
Arsis
Style (uniqueness): 5/5
Brutality: 4/5
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