Malevolent Creation - Retribution (1992)

The second release from MC provides a wrecking ball to the house of metal and destroys it like it were a house of cards. MC took no prisoners, a battering ram of a death metal act who threw the thrills out with the garbage and decided to hit where it hurts the most - all over! Technically brilliant and truly monstrous, from the drum massacre of Alex Marquez to the sonic guitar attack of riff monster Rob Barrett, this takes all we know and love about death metal and simply screws it in the brain a little further. The brutally ominous 'Coronation....' and the Morbid Angel-esque slab of 'Slaugher Of... which comes with twisted riffs of total chaos. Malevolent destroy whether it's at a breakneck speed or a kid-tempo chug, 'Eve Of The Apocalypse' combining both, complete with piano intro and sadistic riff. Certainly one of death metal's finest acts who've existed through so many trends and yet continued to cast ominous shadows to remind the trendy folk that watching over them is a bewildering force. You can run but you can't hide.

8/10