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MULYFICATION
Marshwalker EP

Deepswarming Bloodmagik (2022)
Rating: 7/10

It’s great to see Ukraine on the death metal map, especially when it comes to the realms which harbour such primitive designs.

With titles such as ‘Swamp Hut’, ‘Mold-Eating Creature From The Deepless Abyss’ and ‘Chained In Maggot Nest, I knew this was going to be a foul experience for me to savour. Everything about this design is rank, morbid and fusty; the riffs of the opus – although very archaic – do have crispness to them but it doesn’t detract from the grubby odour exuded.

I just love the tone of this six-track EP, and even the cover of the Pungent Stench track ‘Bonesawer’ is admirable. But for me it’s the brooding, dreadful design of ‘Mold-Eating Creature From The Deepless Abyss’ which sums this band up; the riffs creep with intensity, the vocals leak with oozing trepidation and the whole feel is of a pitch black network of foul-smelling tunnels which act as burrowing lairs for unspeakable horrors.

The title track has that same ominous atmosphere where the guitars creep with a dread and dissonance whether slow or pacier. However, it remains graven and doom-laden, flashing with black / death nuances at times but mostly just lumbering with a grim, sneering guise.

At their slowest, Mulyfication is one hell of a heavy, suffocating combo and the way they maintain that macabre air is to be admired. This is good, ungodly death metal rich in gloominess and well worthy of your time.

Neil Arnold

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