Damnation
Reborn...
[Pagan]


Hailing those that came before, Venom, Bathory, Mayhem, Destruction, Possessed, Sodom, etc., Damnation offers unholy, old school death metal - not always cleanly played, but always well written and always original. Riffing is a mixture of Possessed's speed riffing, Morbid Angel's experimentation, and Immolation's use of harmonics. Leads remind of old Swedish death metal, because of their atonality and echo effect. Vocals are thin glottal guttural, and remind me of Acrostichon or Mythic. Production is a bit thin in an old school way, but clear.


© 2000 j. mcintyre