{"id":97721,"date":"2023-01-15T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T00:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=97721"},"modified":"2023-01-27T14:31:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T14:31:06","slug":"ep-review-skullpture-a-horrifying-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-skullpture-a-horrifying-death\/","title":{"rendered":"SKULLPTURE &#8211; A Horrifying Death EP (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"title2\"><strong>SKULLPTURE<br \/>A Horrifying Death EP<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"title3\"><span style=\"color: #c80000;\">Adirondack Black Mass (2023)<\/span><br \/><strong>Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/skullpture_ahorrifyingdeathep.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Somewhat veterans now of the South American scene, Skullpture \u2013 who formed out of Santiago, Chile in 2009 \u2013 comes out fighting once again with a savage EP boasting five new songs and a cover of Deicide\u2019s \u2018Kill The Christian\u2019. I was expecting a third-full length considering the band\u2019s second opus, <em>Reborn In Clay<\/em>, came out in 2019, but this EP will have to do for now.<\/p>\n<p>Daubed with a killer mix, <em>A Horrifying Death<\/em> attacks just like Deicide and so the cover rendition fits right in here. The deep barking vocal chops, the equally jabbing riffs and that evil bass and percussive slab act as perfect ingredients for what is essentially a death metal opus layered with infectious grooves straight out of the Vader book of pulverisation.<\/p>\n<p>Everything about this release feels chunky, fleshed-out and simply barbaric. There is no room here for technicality, just a batch of impressive yet destructive tracks dripping with melodic nastiness and mid-tempo debauchery, as evidenced on the heavyweight shifts of \u2018Devoured\u2019 and the title track which brings in faster prods of aggression. \u2018Infamous\u2019 also showcases that deep, gnawing chugging aesthetic that comes streaked with utterly demonic vocal barks and then the sudden shift into faster patterns.<\/p>\n<p><em>A Horrifying Death<\/em> is a solid, groove-based slab that nods towards a late 90s style of death metal assault, and I\u2019m not complaining.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SKULLPTUREA Horrifying Death EP Adirondack Black Mass (2023)Rating: 7\/10 Somewhat veterans now of the South American scene, Skullpture \u2013 who formed out of Santiago, Chile in 2009 \u2013 comes out fighting once again with a savage EP boasting five new songs and a cover of Deicide\u2019s \u2018Kill The Christian\u2019. 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