BENEDICTION

Release Year: 2023
Artist Origin: ENG
Style: gritty aggressive intense death metal

recorded in native Birmingham and released on September 2nd 1990, this iconic record stands as a significant cornerstone of death metal genre, showcasing raw, intense and aggressive sound of early nineties underground: before that the enthusiastic five-piece, still featuring Barney [Napalm Death] roaring his vocals, had only one single demo, but occurred in a right place on right time to get attention from then starter now major German label, and the rest is history - obscure production suffers a bit on this one, but mutually gives the songs very rough, uncompromising, cavernous vibe, where tracks like Artefacted Irreligion, Spit Forth The Dead and the bombastic title track highlight ultimately savage riffs and powerful drumming, while lyrics delve into dark and introspective themes, adding depth to such ominous music; limited British gatefold sleeve yellow-splattered orange vinyl edition comes with Confess All Goodness bonus