{"id":16092,"date":"2013-12-06T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T00:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=16092"},"modified":"2014-07-16T11:59:32","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T11:59:32","slug":"album-review-slaughterday-nightmare-vortex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-slaughterday-nightmare-vortex\/","title":{"rendered":"SLAUGHTERDAY – Nightmare Vortex (2013) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SLAUGHTERDAY
Nightmare Vortex<\/strong><\/span>
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\nFDA Rekotz (2013)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ever wondered what it\u2019s like to be run over by a steamroller? Well, just one spin of the debut opus from Germany\u2019s Slaughterday, Nightmare Vortex<\/em>, will no doubt leave you embedded in the turf with bones broken and spitting blood, because this is one seriously intimidating death metal album.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to believe that two guys can make so much noise, but hell, they\u2019ve gone and done it; Bernd Reiners (vocals \/ drums) and Jens Finger (guitar \/ bass) being solely responsible for the brain juice leaking out of my cranium cracks!<\/p>\n

Nightmare Vortex<\/em> is a mind-shredding improvement from the Cosmic Horror<\/em> demo which crawled out from under the carpet earlier in 2013. These guys have only been around since 2010, but it seems they\u2019ve taken any criticism of their demo onboard and returned with this punishing eight-track composition, which has somehow melted together the oozing sickness of Autopsy and the carnage of old school death metal with a few modern twists.<\/p>\n

The result of this unholy amalgamation is that Slaughterday are a gritty, dirty and ultra-heavy band who feature riffs which dissect the soul and gnarly vocals that sound as if they\u2019ve been born from the very depths of hell\u2019s most cavernous chamber. The subject matter is equally grim with tales of ancient orders and general death metal eeriness all wrapped up in bulldozer drums and varying pace which exists upon twisted, sickening guitar tones and unearthly bass.<\/p>\n

These guys are clearly inspired by the late 80s and early 90s death metal scene, and while this may not be the most original death metal noise you\u2019ll hear this year, it\u2019s one that truly pummels its victims into submission with tracks such as \u2018Addicted To The Grave\u2019, \u2018Morbid Shroud Of Sickness\u2019 and \u2018Obsessed With The Undead\u2019 all sporting that rather familiar Autopsy-style of gruelling gore and yet with a pacey backbone of old Dismember.<\/p>\n

The terrible duo really get their groove on with the catchy morbidity of opener \u2018Unearthly Evocation\u2019 which sets us up for a cold night out in the graveyard. Critics may point out that Slaughterday are merely a sum of many already existing parts within the death metal evolutionary chain, but when it\u2019s played with such a macabre slant it\u2019s difficult not to choke on this festering sore of a record.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s great too that the tracks \u2018Cosmic Horror\u2019 and \u2018Cult Of The Dreaming Dead\u2019 have survived from the demo, as they were the best two tracks on that four-track project, but this time there is more murderous intent with those vocals and the drums extract the spine with ease.<\/p>\n

Slaughterday are a band worth keeping your gouged eyes on because this unpleasant debut has most certainly left a vile scar on this reviewer.<\/p>\n

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

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