HEXX

Release Year: 2022
Artist Origin: USA
Style: grritty intricate thrashing death metal

the stint of San Francisco's four-piece with prototypical ferocious death metal might has been quite short, yet impressive, culminating with this sole full-length eight track recording [1991], building up from where couple of EP releases in prior have left off, developing then still fresh genre in creative, unorthodox way, releasing their anger and disilusion, after signing to one of the most perspective underground labels back in the day - Dan Watson and Clint Bower, main writers of these songs, both weave intricate guitar harmonies that shift from razor-sharp, high-speed shredding to slower, more deliberate riffs that exude a darker, foreboding energy, while rhythm section drives forward, seamlessly navigating between blasting ferocity and groove-laden breaks, complemented by gritty, urgent vocals, carrying an intensity that matches stormy, ever-shifting landscapes; recent limited Finnish green vinyl edition comes with a pro-printed lyric inner sleeve