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Genre: Death Metal
Label: Dark Descent Records

Eurphoic Hymns from the Altar of Death starts off a little odd; an honestly weak intro goes into some seriously awesome death metal. Gets you thinking “Aw damn, this one might not be that great,” then kicks you in the jaw.
Heavy as a hammer and full of that old school filth that all too many modern audiences just don’t get, Grave Ritual are supplying a nice little slab of brutality that is not full of fancy studio trickery, clean sounds, or hyper-fast technicality that comes out sounding more like noise than anything.
In fact, there is pretty much no technicality whatsoever with this album. It’s like Bloodbath’s old motto: Brutality Through Simplicity.
This is perfect for fans of Gravehill, Horrendous, Darkthrone’s first album, etc. I think you should check it out, but the only way to get it right now is vinyl.
8 out of 10.

Grave Ritual on MySpace.

Genre: Death Metal
Labels: Dark Descent Records, Skeleton Plague Records

In only five songs Horrendous have not only caused scar tissue to form on my eardrums, but they’ve also played pretty much exactly what I wanted to hear today. This is DEATH METAL, uncompromising and brutal, and full of those gross and sickly lyrics fans of death metal love. Like me. Throw in a little bit of Christian bashing and you’ve got a fucking gem of a tape.
Yeah. That’s right. TAPE. That’s the only way you can get this release, through Dark Descent or Skeleton Plague, and don’t expect to pay much to get it into your grubby paws either; they’re only five bucks per tape.
This thing is for fans of Darkthrone’s Soulside Journey, Nihilist, Entombed, and similar old school death metal.
9.5 out of 10.

Horrendous on MySpace.
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