{"id":93341,"date":"2022-04-22T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=93341"},"modified":"2022-05-03T14:00:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T13:00:41","slug":"album-review-undeath-its-time-to-rise-from-the-grave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-undeath-its-time-to-rise-from-the-grave\/","title":{"rendered":"UNDEATH – It\u2019s Time\u2026 To Rise From The Grave (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNDEATH
It\u2019s Time\u2026 To Rise From The Grave<\/strong><\/span>
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\nProsthetic (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 7.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The years have flown by since Undeath\u2019s promising 2020 debut album Lesions Of A Different Kind<\/em>, and now this Rochester, New York-based outfit has risen once again to treat us to more.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve looked past the terrible video for \u2018Rise From The Grave\u2019; it seems band\u2019s today just can\u2019t make promotional clips like they used to. But as a track it was a great way for the combo to announce its return, coming hard with a strong Carcass vibe in those massive riffs.<\/p>\n

Undeath is the sort of death metal act which ferociously loiters amidst eye-gouging percussion, Bolt Thrower-styled grinding and Cannibal Corpse-esque butchery. And It\u2019s Time\u2026 To Rise From The Grave<\/em> doesn\u2019t do anything drastically different from the debut, and why should it?<\/p>\n

These guys craft catchy, chunks of blood-flecked phlegm propelled by Alexander Jones\u2019 meaty grunts, while behind him the rest of the maniacs build fleshy walls of glistening blubber and dripping fat.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s always room for melody though, as witnessed with \u2018Rise From The Grave\u2019. And that vein continues on cuts such as opener \u2018Fiend For Corpses\u2019 which brings thick layers of dense axework, growling percussion and thundering bass licks \u2013 it\u2019s just one big mash of cysts, innards and pulsating gore.<\/p>\n

With the dynamic of the band there\u2019s always that foul fume of drudgery, deeply melodic in the style of early 90s Carcass, mixed with the smothering chops of, say, Immolation. The band doesn\u2019t sacrifice speed though and the aforementioned \u2018Fiend For Corpses\u2019 brings frenzied rallies of wild soloing and thrashy percussion, while \u2018Defiled Again\u2019 hammers with pounding drums and deep, meandering chugging.<\/p>\n

The scattering of leads, the effortless dismal breaks and the all-round diversity means that Undeath keeps us on our toes. It\u2019s certainly not overtly technical or progressive and the old school flavours are strong, but it\u2019s the sheer intensity and suffocating density which impresses me most.<\/p>\n

The Bolt Thrower grinding often comes to the fore as the menacing \u2018Enhancing The Dead\u2019 rumbles ominously, as does \u2018Head Splatted In Seven Ways\u2019 and the mammoth bludgeoning of \u2018Bone Wrought\u2019. Meanwhile, closer \u2018Trampled Headstones\u2019 just foams with unrelenting prowess, and the orgy of rattling percussion in tandem with those chesty coughs makes for a truly twisted companionship.<\/p>\n

Due to their style there\u2019s no denying the influences from all manner of classic bands within the genre, like a streak of Suffocation topped with some Finnish sauce. So in a sense you know how this record is going to unravel, but it never feels stale or derivative even though the thrills you may crave are scant.<\/p>\n

Describing Undeath as a solid death metal act is in fact a compliment, because the framework within which the band operates is so fleshy and punishing. Repeated listens will reveal numerous layers which may not be apparent from the offset, but if you consider yourself a death metal fan then It\u2019s Time\u2026 To Rise From The Grave<\/em> should be on your playlist.<\/p>\n

Of course, for murkier climes you may want to delve into Cerebral Rot, as a lot of \u201cmodern\u201d death metal seems to be trickling into that deep, cavernous style. But as it stands, Undeath\u2019s new release doesn\u2019t blow the mind but does reduce it to a pulp.<\/p>\n

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

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