{"id":103352,"date":"2024-05-31T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=103352"},"modified":"2024-06-06T13:33:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T12:33:13","slug":"album-review-house-by-the-cemetary-the-mortuary-hauntings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-house-by-the-cemetary-the-mortuary-hauntings\/","title":{"rendered":"HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY – The Mortuary Hauntings (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSE BY THE CEMETARY
The Mortuary Hauntings<\/strong><\/span>
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\nPulverised (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Riff focused death metal is once again on the menu as prolific Swedish musician Rogga Johansson (Paganizer \/ Ribspreader \/ Furnace \/ Carve etc.) revisits his House By The Cemetary project who released their debut full-length album three years ago in the form of Rise Of The Rotten<\/em>. For this latest effort, Johansson (guitar and bass) once again teams up with fellow journeymen Mike Hrubovcak (vocals, Hypoxia \/ ex-Monstrosity) and Matthias Fiebig (drums, Paganizer \/ Blodsrit \/ Carve).<\/p>\n

Like a majority of Rogga Johansson\u2019s projects there\u2019s nothing technical on offer, just catchy straightforward death metal driven by a buzzsaw charge. Little of my attention span was required for this effort as the trio rips through 35 minutes of horror-obsessed material that follows similar patterns to other Johansson works. What you get here is bland, formulaic yet aggressive death metal that\u2019s bereft of atmosphere and riddled with clich\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Even during the early stages of this album being announced I knew what was coming; feisty Swedish styled death metal lacking identity and not helped in particular by the vocals, especially on a cut like \u2018Tortured Severe\u2019 where Mike Hrubovcak isn\u2019t too far removed from Six Feet Under main man Chris Barnes.<\/p>\n

This is a record lacking depth, which suggests to me that by being so prolific Johansson ran out of ideas a long time ago. The songs here seemingly bleed into one, with the likes of \u2018The Realm Of The Cursed\u2019 and \u2018Infested\u2019 reminding me somewhat of a Swedish Deicide, hitting like a freight train but with no last effect.<\/p>\n

Some of the slower, mid-tempo tracks provide the most pleasure, especially \u2018Opening The Gates Of Hell\u2019 with its sinister passages, but House By The Cemetary<\/em> just don\u2019t have the flair or creativity to stand out, and I imagine that Johansson is probably happy with that. Slot this alongside the rest of his creations though and The Mortuary Hauntings is faceless.<\/p>\n

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

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