{"id":95080,"date":"2022-08-05T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T23:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=95080"},"modified":"2022-08-23T14:55:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T13:55:47","slug":"album-review-rotten-soil-from-beyond-the-grave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-rotten-soil-from-beyond-the-grave\/","title":{"rendered":"ROTTEN SOIL – From Beyond The Grave (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

ROTTEN SOIL
From Beyond The Grave<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Although evidently inspired by the Swedish death metal scene, Unleashed and Entombed in particular, and with that classic chugging sound, the debut album from German trio Rotten Soil is far from being an imitation.<\/p>\n

Boasting 12 strong tracks, From Beyond The Grave<\/em> is a well-crafted, visceral and accessible opus with some excellent, catchy slower passages (\u2018Indoctrination\u2019 stands out), but plenty of chuga-chuga menace (\u2018Overthrow The Sacred Throne\u2019) and gnarly, rhythmic pulsations (\u2018Bastard Of Christ\u2019).<\/p>\n

Many bands are taking the Swedish vibe but resorting to unwelcoming repetition, and while the flashes of Entombed etc. are frequent here, the belligerence and creativity within the tracks is to be admired, more so in the slight variations of the vocal assaults and the variances of tempo.<\/p>\n

\u2018Slaves To Darkness\u2019 is a fantastic example of the band\u2019s ability to combine gnashing, slower segments with a more torrential barrage of aggression, but it\u2019s good, solid death metal throughout with \u2018Drowning In Blood\u2019 pulverising in the percussive department, and those overflowing shredded riffs just flow like black, oily water. It\u2019s still very much encased in the solid framework of the late 80s and early 90s Swedish stylings, yet it remains more potent than, say, releases by Entrails and the likes.<\/p>\n

\u2018Putrefaction\u2019 is one of the faster expressions on offer, while at the other end of the spectrum \u2018Necrobreed\u2019 chugs with ominous aplomb. It\u2019s just a record that is equipped with sturdy, gnashing traits laced with vocal barks and deeper growls and a bass and drum tag-team which solidify this 40-minute opus as a vintage, yet expressive cascade of menace and frothing homage.<\/p>\n

While there is familiarity within its folds, From Beyond The Grave<\/em> remains fluid yet ravenously restrained, almost like a rabid hellhound about to free itself from its leash.<\/p>\n

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

ROTTEN SOILFrom Beyond The Grave Self-released (2022)Rating: 7\/10 Although evidently inspired by the Swedish death metal scene, Unleashed and Entombed in particular, and with that classic chugging sound, the debut album from German trio Rotten Soil is far from being an imitation. Boasting 12 strong tracks, From Beyond The Grave is a well-crafted, visceral and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,4954],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-rotten-soil"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95080","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=95080"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95082,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95080\/revisions\/95082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}