Necrosanct - Equal In Death (1990)

Obscure yet strangely melodic death metal with some pretty cool grooves amidst the watery growls and buzzing chugs. There's a real loose sound to this opus making it extremely accessible. It's very much standard death metal from the four-piece and yet it never once gets boring. Track two 'Pretentious Priests' is a fine example of the band in melodic mode, somehow crossing an extremelt catchy classic metal riff with deathlier overtones. I'm bemused by it all to be honest, finding myself shrouded in a haze of accessibility. There's a hollow sound to proceedings, meaning that the drums, bass and guitar have a rattle to them. Hard to describe and hard to find, certainly on vinyl but it's interesting death metal all the same. 7/10