Sinister - Cross The Styx (1992)

Heavy, downtuned death metal that doesn't sound unlike so many other bands, but as proven here, it's not always about originality, moreso the qaulity and Sinister have it in abundance, creating a few weird stratospheres on their debut record, mixing occasional blast beats with slower, downtuned morbidity, classic examples being the intense 'Spiritual Immolation,' 'Epoch Of Denial' and the pummelling 'Putrefying Remains.' Even so, Sinister don't really do enough to separate themselves from the masses, some will find this rather bland in its extremity and would prefer the perverse noise of Gorguts, but 'Cross The Styx' is still a deathly debut. 7/10