{"id":18380,"date":"2014-01-07T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=18380"},"modified":"2014-04-17T22:04:51","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T22:04:51","slug":"ep-review-perversity-infamy-divine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-perversity-infamy-divine\/","title":{"rendered":"PERVERSITY – Infamy Divine EP (2014) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

PERVERSITY
Infamy Divine EP<\/strong><\/span>
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\nLavadome Productions (2014)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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While I\u2019m not familiar with many Slovakian extreme metal bands, Perversity are one worth lending an ear to if you like gruff vocals and speedy rhythms with a fistful of the old school death metal flavour. Infamy Divine<\/em> is the new five-track EP from these warhorses who have released four solid full-length albums since the mid 90s, the most recent being 2011\u2019s Ablaze<\/em>. <\/p>\n

The quartet is fronted by Juraj Handzus \u2013 who has a touch of Glen Benton (Deicide) about his unholy bellowing \u2013 and he\u2019s backed by the furious guitars of Jozef Kosc. Even so, this is a consistent record throughout. The EP begins with \u2018Vermin\u2019, which showcases the drumming talents of Peter Jakub\u00edk, who rules the roost on this brutal slab of blasphemous death metal. <\/p>\n

The guitars are heavy at times for the most part, giving way to a deathly black metal sneer as Slavomir Koval\u2019s bass takes effect and brings the brutality together. The band effortlessly marry classic death metal \u2013 circa 1990 \u2013 with a modern twist, so if you imagine a lethal mix of Morbid Angel, Pestilence, Immolation and fellow Slovakians Dementor, then you\u2019ll get a good idea of how this beast works.<\/p>\n

All of the songs on this EP are reasonably short, meaning that Infamy Divine<\/em> runs not long over 17 minutes. Of those on offer though, I\u2019m swayed toward \u2018Goddess Of Maggots\u2019 with its infectious chug and throaty vocal. The bass on this track is killer too as it worms its way through the dense dynamics, again reminding me of some of the best US death metal, ranging from Cannibal Corpse to Suffocation, and there\u2019s a nice twist of melody considering the track is under three minutes in length. Then we have the beefy \u2018Incest Of Flesh\u2019 and the low-tempo brutality of \u2018Supreme Accusation\u2019. <\/p>\n

Overall, this is a tidy, concise EP that shows progression within the ranks. While it\u2019s not innovative in its stance, it remains an engaging platter with hints of technicality and a musty stench that death metallers will snort up with greed. I also enjoy the mid-tempo feel throughout, allowing the listener to instantly become one with the low-end guitars and the guttural growls of Handzus.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m always open to death metal that has a real weighty old school sprig about it. While many may bemoan the lack of originality, sceptics need to realise that such waves of innovation come along literally once in a blue moon. Perversity are very much an example of what goes on in-between trends \/ waves, and while clearly influenced by the bands we know and love, this is still an enjoyable romp through the backwaters of brutality.<\/p>\n

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

PERVERSITYInfamy Divine EP Lavadome Productions (2014)Rating: 7\/10 While I\u2019m not familiar with many Slovakian extreme metal bands, Perversity are one worth lending an ear to if you like gruff vocals and speedy rhythms with a fistful of the old school death metal flavour. Infamy Divine is the new five-track EP from these warhorses who have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-perversity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18380"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18391,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18380\/revisions\/18391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}