Blessed By Perversion - Between Roots and Darkness

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#FOR FANS OF: Death Metal, Deicide

A great debut album by this Greek based band who in fact originated in 2010. This album has the elements of all which is good in an LP. It's solid death metal with a kick to it. Not too fast, not too slow but a good pick-me-up for when you want solid death metal. The vocals are deep and hoarse. They go along well with the music. The riffs are solid and fresh. Quite good! Definitely a good segue into the metal scene even though they've released an EP before making this album. So you kind of get a gist of them their music before the actual full-length album was released. And man, what a release!

I'd say that the riffs are far spectacular to those of which were previous recorded in the early EP. One thing that this bands has set aside that other death metal bands don't is on HAVING THEIR OWN SOUND. Sure they have their musical influences but that doesn't mean that they replicates own bands that are successful do and duplicate it. I think this debut sure was showing a lot of promise even before it but now they've driven in the metal community some great fresh new talent. Being Greek, they have their Philosophical influences but most of all their musical abilities and consistencies.

I made sure to share this on social media (Twitter) because they need a bigger fan base. Of course they've been around 11 years but they were just teenagers when they formed (at least most of them). They started with their sound young and that blended into their own. I think that the only thing that they lacked thereupon is their production/sound quality. But otherwise, this album is superb. I ordered my copy of it on eBay since there were only a few that were out (1000 copies). I checked out this LP on YouTube and it blew me away. Definitely something to write home about if I were them. But they're adults now, they just needn't be in a shadow for their success.

Thanks for Andreas for reaching out to me and material that became a fast liking to in my death metal collection. I made sure to order the new LP from their Bandcamp site. This debut LP I definitely need to be in my possession. I urge you to buy up their material if you like death metal in the vein of Malevolent Creation and newer Deicide. But they have their own vibe. Download some of their songs and see what I'm talking about or take a listen to this one full-length on YouTube (as I said). It's a complete waste if you let this one go from your database. These guys are kick ass all the way! (Death8699)

(Razed Soul Productions - 2016)

Score: 73

https://blessedbyperversion.bandcamp.com/album/between-roots-and-darkness

Blessed By Perversion - Remnants of Existence

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#FOR FANS OF: Brutal Death, Deicide, Malevolent Creation

This album reminded me somewhat of '13th Beast' by Malevolent Creation, only not as aggressive. Still a good sound though, absolutely! This is no generic Greek-based death metal band. This is a band that's trying to get established in the metal arena. I cannot say for a fact that this is a step up from their last LP because I haven't heard it. But it sure as well is a great release for 2020. These guys are belting out good, solid riffs. And the vocals are the Glen Benton of the 21st century, especially on 'The Stench of Redemption'. Enough of those comparisons though, we need to dig deep on why it's good to like this band...

"Gallery of Bones" has probably the best riffs on the album. However, I did like the bulk of the songs. They show maturity and originality. The vocals are BRUTAL and the riffs go along side the vocals quite well. I like this style...I thought that even though there's six songs on the album in less than 30 minutes, they do have a lot to offer the listener. There isn't much variability on here in terms of tempos they're pretty much even keel. But the riffs themselves are invaluable. Well, I thought that originally, but the more I got into the release, the more that they became of great value. Some of the best riffs on a death metal album in 2020.

I still give them a "B" average because there were a few things or points I took off from. That would mainly be the production quality being somewhat raw, but not entirely. They show great worth and value. And on top of that, the variability can be quite high. What I mean is that they play around with sounds it's not all just 24+ minutes of brutal death metal. There are some clean guitars that segue into heavier, thick riffs. And the voice changes only a little bit. I can accept the intro to the album for what it is...slow and clean, but just you await to what's about to hit you with the next five tracks!

This album is NOT available in CD via Amazon, but digital copies are available and the LP is on YouTube and Spotify. Catch the wicked leads, catchy riffs, and awesome vocals! I liked this album pretty much right away and it brought back the memories of newer Deicide (vocals) and later Malevolent Creation (as I indicated in my introductory observations). But they have their own unique sound to them indicating their influences as well. I thank Andreas from the band introducing his band to me. Definitely one that one album in 2020 that shall be in the archives as one of the great releases last year! Check them out! (Death8699)

(Iron, Blood and Death Corporation - 2020)
Score: 77

https://blessedbyperversion.bandcamp.com/album/remnants-of-existence