Lately there hasn't been that much music that has caught my attention right away but I must confess that was definitely not the case with The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell from Italian death metallers Resurrecturis. Once I put the album in the CD-player I was immediately sold and the album has been on heavy rotation since.

The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell is a very diverse album that in an interesting way combines old school death metal with both thrash, heavy metal and even a little bit of rock music. The songs are memorable and very organic. The music is not just your typical full throttle death metal sure there's a few place where the band plays fast and really brutal but mostly the songs are played at a mid-paced tempo which suits the music perfectly. A couple of the songs have clean vocals incorporated but of course there's nothing new or innovative about this but none the less it works perfectly and provides the soundscape with even more variation and freshness. Furthermore songs like "The Hate", "Inversion-Perversion" and "Helmet Logic" are soaked in odd riffs and breaks which overall gives the album a very unique feel and atmosphere.

The production is thick, juicy and yet clear so you're still able to hear all the little details. It's very obvious that the band draw on a lot of different influences and that really provides The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell with a stint of uniqueness and therefore it's not just your usual average death metal album but of course a lot of it may have been heard before but none the less Resurrecturis have crafted an album that is special and somewhat out of the ordinary. And honestly it serves as a nice break from all the standard releases that often surface.

The album is currently being licensed to Mondongo Canibale Records but the whole album including the artwork can be downloaded for free at www.resurrecturis.com