Date Released: 01/08/2016
Label: Transcending Obscurity
Records
“On The Outskirts of Hades” CD//DD track listing:
1). Angry All the Time
2). Adjacent to Purgatory
3). The Netherworld Carnivale
4). On the Outskirts of Hades
The Review:
Paganizer, fine exponents of
Swe-death return with this four track blast of nastiness. Opener “Angry All The Time” doesn't tear out of
the gate, but rest assured that after the doomy intro the band pick up the pace
and rip things up. “Adjacent to
Purgatory” is similarly vicious and brings an intensity that has not been
matched by some of the bigger names in the genre (Entombed AD- step things up,
please).
Although
Dismember
are gone, it is immensely gratifying to hear bands like Paganizer and Entrails
carrying the torch. Certainly, this four track EP is an excellent taster for
what the band is all about and is certainly for fans of the REAL Swedish death
metal sound. It is doomy and feral with the right amount of grit in the sound
to make the fast and slow sections work effectively. “The Netherworld Carnivale” is not a million miles away from Asphyx
and is a great example of what Paganizer can do.
The
title track of the EP closes things in some style- a malevolent riff kicking
things off and then the verses locking in effectively. For anyone wanting some
Swedish death metal in the traditional style. Paganizer are a band to check
out. Their name may not have the gravitas of Entombed or Dismember, but they are
operating in the same theatre- and doing so viciously.
“On The Outskirts of Hades” is available here
Band info: facebook
