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ABYSMAL TORMENT - Epoch of Methodic Carnage

GENRE: Brutal death metal
COUNTRY: Malta
FORMAT: CD
LABEL: Brutal Bands
YEAR: February 28th, 2006

RATING: 10/10
REVIEWED BY: PSL
PROVIDED BY: Brutal Bands

There's nothing like brutal death metal and the Maltese band Abysmal Torment clearly knows that. Their debut full-length effort Epoch of Methodic Carnage is a brutal round of slamming death metal from start to finish. Epoch of Methodic Carnage is US styled death metal when it's best.

There are similarities with Beheaded, but the two bands doesn't sound too much alike. Abysmal Torment has worked hard since I last heard their music. It's quite clear that they have a good ear for writing some varied and captivating songs. The music is extremely fast, but the band doesn't solely rely on this. Most of the songs are stuffed with slow and ultra heavy parts. Examples of this include "Flayed Dismembered and Feasted Upon" and "Gradification Through Castration", but this is an almost common demeanour in every song.

Moreover there's an odd, but very captivating kind of groove in some of the songs. Like for instance in the end of "Epoch of Methodic Carnage", a groove that is highly addictive. The two vocalists Nicky Farrugia and Gordon Formosa do a terrific job in complementing each other. The vocals are low and guttural, but still greatly varied. It adds a lot of colour to the soundscape. Epoch of Methodic Carnage is full-on brutality from start to finish, but the band is always in control of what they are doing so it never tend to become too much or chaotic.

Unlike a lot of albums in this genre the sound is fat and full. It fits the music flawlessly and makes it appear even more powerful and compact. There's not one weak or boring track on Epoch of Methodic Carnage, but the highlights for my concern are without a doubt "Befouled with Zest", "Epoch of Methodic Carnage", "Battered Into Nothingness" and "Gradification Through Castration".

The band has also got a bit of humour which comes to show at the end of the album. If you like your music ultra heavy and relentlessly brutal a la Beheaded, Severed Savoir, Disgorge or brutal US death metal in general then Epoch of Methodic Carnage is unavoidable.


Relapse into Sickness Addicted to Smothered Throats Flayed Dismembered and Feasted Upon Wretched Stagnant Blood Befouled with Zest Epoch of Methodic Carnage Death Bound Conundrum Lutrid Iniquity Battered into Nothingness Gradification Through Castration
		ABYSMAL TORMENT - Epoch of Methodic Carnage GENRE: Brutal death metal COUNTRY: Malta FORMAT: CD LABEL: Brutal Bands YEAR: February 28th, 2006 RATING: 10/10 REVIEWED BY: PSL PROVIDED BY: Brutal Bands There's nothing like brutal death metal and the Maltese band Abysmal Torment clearly knows that. Their debut full-length effort Epoch of Methodic Carnage is a brutal round of slamming death metal from start to finish. Epoch of Methodic Carnage is US styled death metal when it's best. There are similarities with Beheaded, but the two bands doesn't sound too much alike. Abysmal Torment has worked hard since I last heard their music. It's quite clear that they have a good ear for writing some varied and captivating songs. The music is extremely fast, but the band doesn't solely rely on this. Most of the songs are stuffed with slow and ultra heavy parts. Examples of this include "Flayed Dismembered and Feasted Upon" and "Gradification Through Castration", but this is an almost common demeanour in every song. Moreover there's an odd, but very captivating kind of groove in some of the songs. Like for instance in the end of "Epoch of Methodic Carnage", a groove that is highly addictive. The two vocalists Nicky Farrugia and Gordon Formosa do a terrific job in complementing each other. The vocals are low and guttural, but still greatly varied. It adds a lot of colour to the soundscape. Epoch of Methodic Carnage is full-on brutality from start to finish, but the band is always in control of what they are doing so it never tend to become too much or chaotic. Unlike a lot of albums in this genre the sound is fat and full. It fits the music flawlessly and makes it appear even more powerful and compact. There's not one weak or boring track on Epoch of Methodic Carnage, but the highlights for my concern are without a doubt "Befouled with Zest", "Epoch of Methodic Carnage", "Battered Into Nothingness" and "Gradification Through Castration". The band has also got a bit of humour which comes to show at the end of the album. If you like your music ultra heavy and relentlessly brutal a la Beheaded, Severed Savoir, Disgorge or brutal US death metal in general then Epoch of Methodic Carnage is unavoidable.