Friday 23 December 2011

Brutality - Screams Of Anguish (1993)

After the Florida scene blew up in the late '80s and early '90s, death metal became a major force in propelling the heavy metal scene to new, murderous levels. Brutality were a fine technical death metal act who were rather underrated despite coughing up this bloody pile of sonic metal which at once had the ability to not only decapitate but also experiment. Chesty vocals accompanied by a mid-tempo pounding groove always works well within this scene but it's not long before the band up the anti with those trigger drums and crushing hyper riffs. 'These Walls Shall Be Your Grave' and 'Spawned Illusion' tear the flesh with ease, but like so many bands of this ilk Brutality, despite the severity of their name, drift effortlessly into cosmic voids too - 'Spirit World' is a haunting acoustic instrumental that would, no doubt, lead your listening grandmother astray before battering her senseless as another bout of aggression lurks around the corner.

Decent death metal indeed, now go and clear up grannies flesh from the carpet.

7/10

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