By: Thomas Gonzales
Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 11/01/2020
Label: Independent
"Pestilence
Reborn" DD track listing:
1.
Warpath
2. Ex Inferis
3. Communion
4. Pestilence Reborn
5. From Ruins
6. Language of Creation
7. This Ascension
8. Limits Of Flesh
9. Shiatan
10. The Plague Within
The Review:
Deadspawn is starting
the new decade off in a BIG way with the debut independent release “Pestilence
Reborn”. Formed in 2009 Deadspawn have undergone several line-up
changes, and dropped two EPs prior; 2013’s “The Ascension”, and
2015’s “The Source of Chaos”. Drawing from the well-springs of entropy,
the band shapes their US
On
the surface Deadspawn
doesn’t attempt to hide their influences, spanning many subgenres of extreme
metal, the casual listener could get lost in the familial techniques of their
peers. However, upon closer inspection, one may be surprised to find the way these
methods are executed to be the shining achievement. “Pestilence Reborn” has
the unique ability to create a very palatable pacing that helps break the
monotony that often plagues albums in the Death Metal subgenre, from blast
beats, to guitar flourishes, and solos, the band expresses a solid technical
understanding of their style of music. Taken in singles, or as a complete
piece, the album has enough diversity to keep the listener enthralled for its
rather robust run time.
The
standout song on the album, also happens to be the title track, “Pestilence Reborn”. While not the most
inventive song on the list, its adept execution of competent song writing has
an almost single like nature, something fans could listen to outside the
context of the surrounding tracks. Its punchy introduction immediately elevates
the pulse, before passing through the veil of chaos, and animating the
Hellscape that defines the themes of “Pestilence
Reborn” with some of the best screams and tremolo riffing on the release, its
pandemonium, and it’s lovely.
Deadspawn’s focus on
horror and fantasy elements help paint an image of torment and chaos befitting
of a band who’s biography quotes Clive Barker, and tells the story of barbarous
warriors atrociously destroying their
enemies before “willingly passing through the gates of oblivion to conquer a
new world”. The new world is ours, and the last words on our lips will be “Deadspawn”.
“Pestilence
Reborn” is a fun release that has enough serious song writing, and
technical prowess to really encourage the promise of this Phoenix based group
going forward into the new year, and maybe, beyond.
“Pestilence
Reborn”
is available HERE
