{"id":102775,"date":"2024-03-19T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=102775"},"modified":"2024-03-28T12:35:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T12:35:27","slug":"ep-review-blood-rage-charred-remains-blood-remains-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-blood-rage-charred-remains-blood-remains-split\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOOD RAGE \/ CHARRED REMAINS – Blood Remains (2024 Split EP) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BLOOD RAGE \/ CHARRED REMAINS
Blood Remains (Split EP)<\/strong><\/span>
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\nDeathstare \/ Iron Fortress (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Last year UK death metal act Blood Rage joined forces with Ohio\u2019s Mortuary Ghoul, the result being the impressive Horror Worshipping Death<\/em> project. And now the Welsh band is back, only this time it is German trio Charred Remains they\u2019ve teamed up with.<\/p>\n

Blood Remains<\/em> consists of three tracks from each band with Blood Rage opening up proceedings with \u2018The Saw Is Family\u2019. The song grinds with a Swedish style of buzzsaw riffage from Tom Hughes before the grim barks of Trench Foot\u2019s Joe Bradley layer the grit with extra meat. It\u2019s solid death metal that becomes faster, propelled by the manic whacks of the drums. \u2018Compacted Into A Cube\u2019 begins with a rhythmic pulse; this is Blood Rage channelling mid-tempo madness before the screaming leads of Bradley. The tempo quickens with \u2018Power Tool Massacre\u2019, another hefty slab of grisly pace before a nice, slower mid-section.<\/p>\n

Charred Remains kick off their set with \u2018Mutilation\u2019, an infectious song littered with squirming solos which zip through the dense fog of gore-drenched riffs as vocalist Stinne slurs and slurps his way greedily through his own slimy bass. Around Stinne is a sick wall of condensed bludgeoning beef constructed by drummer Bj\u00f6rn and guitarist Steffen. Second track \u2018Dead Alive\u2019 is a short but simple slop of grotesque batter before an interesting cover rendition of Mot\u00f6rhead\u2019s \u2018Poison\u2019 rounds off this split EP.<\/p>\n

Such projects are always of interest especially when peppered with horror movie samples and presented in garish cover art, so it\u2019s worth snapping this one up for 16 minutes of savagery.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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