Album Type: Full Length
Date Released:
16/09/2014
Label: Unique Leader
Records
‘Obedience’
CD/DD track listing:
1). Subvenite
(00:53)
2). Surrounded
By Blind Bigots (03:17)
3). Throes of
Death (03:40)
4).
Suppurating Of Deception (03:51)
5). Coerced to
Serve (03:21)
6). Quench Your
Thirst (04:10)
7). Summoning
the Heretics (02:42)
8). Foresworn
(04:24)
9). March of
the Fools (03:02)
10). Obedience
(3:59)
Bio:
The ten tracks
engulfing BLOODTRUTH’s Obedience tap into a wealth of
unadulterated lyrical hatred released through incinerating waves of
limb-removing, guttural metal. Engineered by Francesco Paoli and Cristiano
Trionfera (both of Fleshgod Apocalypse) at Sonic Hammer Studios,Obedience was then mixed and
mastered by Italian death metal producer and legend Stefano Morabito of 16th
Cellars Studios (Hour of Penance, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Eyeconoclast,
Unfanthomable Ruination, Inherit Disease, and is enshrouded with some of the
most intense artwork to date by Colin Marks of Rain Song Design (Exodus,
Fleshgod Apocalypse, Kataklysm), the perfect summary of the level of extreme
comprising Obedience.
Initially
forged in 2009 as the side project of Fleshgod Apocalypse members Francesco
Paoli and Paolo Rossi and now featuring the updated lineup of vocalist Luigi
Valenti, guitarist Stefano Rossi Ciucci, bassist Riccardo Rogari and drummer
GiacomoTorti, BLOODTRUTH heaves
forth a sonic fireball of speed, brutality and unadulterated hate. Fusing the
cryptic atmosphere of early ‘90s death metal and evocative Gregorian chant,
representing the band’s homeland and history, with methodical technicality, BLOODTRUTH are ceaseless in their
ear-lacerating capabilities.
The
Band:
Vocals | Luigi
Valenti
Guitar | Stefano Rossi Ciucci
Bass | Riccardo Rogari
Drums | Giacomo Torti
Guitar | Stefano Rossi Ciucci
Bass | Riccardo Rogari
Drums | Giacomo Torti
Review:
Death
metal, in any of its permutations, is something that is good, or it really
isn't. DM bands can be counted a dime a dozen and as a genre can get hokie
extremely quickly, one such exception stands before you, in the form of
Bloodtruth, with a new album entitled ‘Obedience’. Yes there are similar bands in the genre but
they aren't as good and tend to lose the good parts when they just strive for
brutality or being overly technical.
Bloodtruth
is a perfect example of a band that stands out, as they have a technical
approach to the whole Death Metal scene. They are almost in league with math
metal technicians Man Must Die, as they position their notes and beats with
almost evil precision. Don't mistake this for prog perfection; it's as if
cheese graters covered in rusty barbed wire were used on the instruments in Paganistic
rites. It's heavy and evil!
I
was in love from the Gregorian chants of opener, ‘Subvenite’ indeed they are
used on several songs to bastardize the grandeur and sanctity of holy worship,
into something amazingly grotesque and devout in its own way.
The
album doesn't let up on the throttle, jumping into brutal imagery and delivery
from the vocalist, who is determined to strain his voice well past its terminus
point. He wants the hate to flow, and he wants it bad! The band just greases
the rails to hell along with him, especially on my picks of the album, ‘Foresworn’
and ‘Suppurating of Deception’.
The
former for the absolutely awesome third act of the song, the guitarists just
let loose on their instruments and lay down some great examples of fret dancing
that most DM bands can't really match, and with a clarity that any band would
kill for. The second pick, because it
pans across many different DM styles, from slow chug to fast runs, to shred, it
just doesn't sit still long enough for the song to get old.
Overall,
Bloodtruth gets is very right, and if you want fast, grossly talented, brutal
death metal, give ‘Obedience’ it's due. IN BLOOD
Words by: Hunter Young
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