Highly technical and with a distinct dual guitar attack, Mike Gage and Oliver Ulrich were a seriously unhinged pairing who unleashed a torrent of incredibly wild riffs and solos on this, Jumpin’ Jesus’ only album.Ĭohesive structure be damned, this shit was intense, it was untamed and it was (sadly) one of a kind. Unafraid to throw some curveballs into the mix and simply be plain fuckin’ weird at times, it’s the freakish time signatures and odd noises that made The Art Of Crucifying so intriguing. With a sound that wasn’t too far removed from that coming out of Florida’s Morrisound Studios there was enough (typically German) eccentricity to stand Jumpin’ Jesus out from the pack. Jumpin’ Jesus – The Art Of Crucifying (1991) ĭespite saddling themselves with a god-awful band name, Jumpin’ Jesus played some seriously skilled and brutally complex death metal. ![]() Sinister, occasionally thrashy and focused on delivering nothing but a harrowing experience, this was horrifically heavy stuff in 1994 and precious few bands were matching Horror of Horrors in the ferocity stakes. Horror of Horrors‘ little known debut, Sounds Of Eerie, is a curiousty that’s for sure….but it’s also an under-appreciated gem that’s ripe for rediscovery!Īn old-school slab of death metal sickness, what Horror Of Horrors may have lacked in originality they more than made up for in brutality and Sounds Of Eerie is actually a strong debut from a band who would go on to boast having Kevin Talley (ex- Dying Fetus, ex- Misery Index, ex- Six Feet Under, ex- Suffocation), in its ranks. Horror Of Horrors – Sounds Of Eerie (1994) The epitome of the sheer strength and breadth of 90’s American death metal, Bleed For Us To Live remains an absolute classic from an era that seemed to vomit forth albums of this calibre on a weekly basis! Fortunately, the music matches this quality and intensity and remains both brutal yet ridiculously catchy. The vocals are a revelation and some of the best in business, with range and clarity adding layers to what is a forceful showing of guttural power. Gutted excelled at their relatively unique blend of classic death metal with thrash and death/doom elements and with Bleed For Us To Live they delivered a true underground classic – one which provided just as many neck-wrecking grooves as their Swedish contemporaries Entombed, Grave etc. While a slight sense of repetition sneaks in when absorbing Subconscious Release in its entirety, the same accusation can be made of many a death metal album that bludgeoned the listener with ostensibly the same sound – Deicide being one of them – and nobody gave two shits!ĭesecrator’s one and only album should have been enough to endear them to the masses as it’s an outstanding moment of UK death metal mastery backed by a collection of expertly delivered death metal songs. ![]() One of those albums that has been seemingly lost to the annals of time but sure as hell warrants rediscovery, Promises Impure will undoubtedly encourage nostalgic feelings and a tingling in those soft parts that remember the joy of death metal discovery back in the early 1990’s!ĭesecrator – Subconscious Releases (1991) ĭan Seagrave cover art, a raw and aggressive sound, technicality matched by brutality Desecrator’s Subconscious Release should have been huge! Instead, this cult item is merely a footnote in death metal history but it deserves to be held in considerable high regard for delivering a focused lesson in classic death metal violence.įollowing a similar path travelled by Death ( Leprosy-era) and Sweden’s Dismember, Desecrator’s groove heavy onslaught revelled in muscular, lengthy and, above all, catchy songwriting. Presented in alphabetical order as opposed to any sort of ranking….ĭemented Ted – Promises Impure (1993) ĭemented Ted may have released just the one album but Promises Impure was still an album worthy of reverence, despite its ‘one and done’ status.Īt times brutally simple, Demented Ted were still savvy enough to incorporate groove and technicality to create a satisfying mix of all that made early 90’s death metal so damn satisfying. These 6 death metal obscurities demand to be heard! ![]() Leave your Deicide, Suffocation, Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse albums at the door.
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