Skeletal Remains - Fragments of the Ageless

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#FOR FANS OF: Brutal Death Metal

Heavily DEATH and OBITUARY influence like the previous recordings ('Devouring Mortality' & 'The Entombment of Chaos'), they have more of their own sound to them on this release. The vocals are a little bit different too, less echo and reverb, just a grueling sound. The last two releases have been solid, and this one is definitely another "winner" so to speak. The leads are chaotic, the rhythms are chunk filled, and the recording quality is top-notch. These guys put together one creative platter for us death metal fans to incorporate it. Take the last two releases, put them combined into two, and then you have this one ultimately creative. Also features a Hate Eternal cover song entitled "Messiah of Rage."

This release is pretty fast metal all in all and it's tight. This one is definitely a "screamer." They seemed to be on the cutting edge and more mature than the previous two releases. This one is another 45 minutes in length and by no means is it "boring." High energy and great riffs.

I'm not one into lyrics in metal, just as long as the music is good, and the production quality is awesome, then I'm totally locked in. Anyway, the whole bulk of this album is interesting when you pick apart the riffs. Very good musicianship all the way through!

I like the crunch tone guitar sound. And the leads are highly technical and a tad bit of reverb/delay on those navigating through the fretboard. The ultimate quality in sound, and the drums sound great. I dug this whole album, it was an entire masterpiece. Nothing to take away or add to it, the whole album is superb. I caught onto the fact that this album is utterly brutal. They really seem not only to be maturing, but also taking death metal to new heights. I would say that they're constantly maturing. They're taking it a step more brutal each succeeding release. And the guitars are done with ultimate precision! These native Californians sure as hell upped the brutality and are coming into their own, especially on here! (Death8699)

(Century Media - 2024)
Score: 80

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Skeletal Remains - The Entombment of Chaos

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#FOR FANS OF: Death Metal

Follow-up from 'Devouring Morality' and definitely a solid follow-up. I enjoyed it immensely. Again, showing their interests such as Death, Obituary, et al they make their own unique riffs. And the lead guitar is AMAZING. Similar vocals to the last and the atmosphere is a little darker than their predecessor. Both equally as good and invigorating. I liked this band right away when I first heard them. Unique in their own right, vocals raspy throat and rhythm guitars that are quite technical. And FAST! They're still within the death metal genre and sticking to their roots absolutely!

There wasn't a track on here that I disliked. I felt each one was worth it. Definitely hear the influences and they weave it into their own array of sounds. This one isn't all fast tempos but a lot of them were. But the riffs are pretty technical. The whole sort of atmosphere to this album is totally grim and depressing. The vocals are sung in a fashion that goes well with the brutal riffs. Just like their last release, a sense of this sort of hoarseness. Simply is an acquired taste to it. But again, it keeps it more underground. The music and vocals are my favorite parts to the album. Definitely.

The production is sort of raw and echo-ish. But it's good that they did this because it keeps that darkness to it the whole way through. They sure as hell beat your eardrums to death. I really like a good majority of riffs on here. I thought that they were quite good definitely well executed. All the songs are brutal and you don't know what to expect. The drums go well with the music also. They seem to follow along the riffs in the right fashion. Double bass kicks and some blast beating here or there. The tempos are just all over the place. And the riffs in your face kick ass! Some of the leads are just mind boggling.

I liked this whole album, but I thought it was about similar to their last album in terms of quality. A little bit darker, but not that much. I saw a copy of this at the record store and I had to grab this. It's featured on Spotify and I'm sure YouTube as well. I'm a CD collector so I didn't mind getting a copy of this album. Hear it from any source, it's a killer LP. They really know how to write some killer music. You just never know from track to track what to expect. I would say buy the physical copy if you're a CD collector as well because it's definitely worth the money. And help the industry too! (Death8699)

(Century Media - 2020)
Score: 78

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