{"id":98236,"date":"2023-03-07T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=98236"},"modified":"2023-03-13T12:53:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T12:53:53","slug":"album-review-mortal-dismay-until-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-mortal-dismay-until-death\/","title":{"rendered":"MORTAL DISMAY – Until Death (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

MORTAL DISMAY
Until Death<\/strong><\/span>
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\nMore Hate Productions (2023)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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For a lethal dose of thrash metal why not hitch a ride on the third album from Russian band Mortal Dismay. Although a short affair at 26 minutes, this snappy affair does enough to pull you in to its thorny lair and shred your flesh.<\/p>\n

This Moscow-based four-piece is rather prolific. In 2021 they released two albums \u2013 Unspoken<\/em> and Hatred Ahead<\/em> \u2013 and there has also been a handful of singles and an EP, and now this new full-length which again features the raw, scratchy vocal techniques of Anna Nikulnikova who is quite the scathing force.<\/p>\n

Opener \u2018Disease\u2019 is pretty much a mid-tempo groove before its finale of wild axe work, but it sets the tone perfectly for what is a serious and raw thrash metal workout whereby even the shorter songs (\u2018Until Death\u2019) boast an ominous tone. Elsewhere, there is the Slayer<\/a>-esque fizz of \u2018Bloodshed\u2019, the rasping fury of \u2018Traffic Fumes\u2019 and the equally destructive slices of \u2018Hunting Down\u2019 and \u2018Buried\u2019. It is hostile material indeed; a sort of razor sharp and I guess contemporary design with nods to the likes of Vektor due to its sniping attitude.<\/p>\n

Clearly passionate about the sound they create, Mortal Dismay deserves to make an impact within the thrash field, especially as there are so many sound-alikes all too eager to channel the goofy, carton drunkenness of the 80s. Instead, give Until Death<\/em> a visit and prepare yourself for a whipping.<\/p>\n

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

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