{"id":104239,"date":"2024-11-15T00:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T00:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=104239"},"modified":"2024-11-22T11:20:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T11:20:10","slug":"album-review-toxaemia-rejected-souls-of-kerberus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-toxaemia-rejected-souls-of-kerberus\/","title":{"rendered":"TOXAEMIA – Rejected Souls Of Kerberus (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

TOXAEMIA
Rejected Souls Of Kerberus<\/strong><\/span>
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\nEmanzipation Productions (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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There may be a different vocalist and lead guitarist but this is still the same Toxaemia some of us enjoyed back in the early 90s. It\u2019s a shame of course that the Swedish death clan split in 1991 without issuing an album, but on a positive note we have had two full-lengths in the last four year since their return in 2017, including this latest effort.<\/p>\n

Rejected Souls Of Kerberus<\/em> doesn\u2019t throw out the typical Swedish buzzsaw sound. Instead, the album is rammed full of heavy chugs which mix well with more frenzied charges, and while it remains an old school styled outing an extra layer of contemporary freshness is administered by the vocals of Dennis Johansson. Johansson also brings new power to old demo tracks \u2018Tragedies Through Centuries\u2019 and \u2018Beyond The Realm\u2019. And speaking of returns from the past, the drum stool is now occupied by founding member Emil Norrman.<\/p>\n

To an extent then there\u2019s a few added levels of excitement for this release, but, as the more modern production shows, this album is far from being just a heap of throwback metal. At their heaviest and sickest though, Toxaemia slows the pace with \u2018Ex Odio\u2019.<\/p>\n

As my favourite cut on board, \u2018Ex Odio\u2019 oozes in gloomy fashion, barely glinting in the humidity of twilight. The vocals are rough and deep, and the guitar sound literally wallows in decay as the yawning melody sluggishly exposes itself to light. In contrast, \u2018Blood Red\u2019 is raw and fast, delving into the hideous mind of a serial killer. As equally savage is \u2018M.A.O.D.\u2019, but in contrast \u2018Dawn Of The Enslaved\u2019 showcases a surprising diversity with its Viking-styled sways. Toxaemia also throw in a solid rendition of Dismember\u2019s \u2018I Saw Them Die\u2019 for good measure.<\/p>\n

An all-round good egg of a record, Rejected Souls Of Kerberus<\/em> probably won\u2019t fire Toxaemia into the upper echelons of the genre, but it\u2019s certainly a good enough album to remind us that the boys are still rattling and rotting on.<\/p>\n

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

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