PESTILENCE

Release Year: 2017
Artist Origin: NED
Style: intense savage technical death metal

if savage longplay debut can still be considered as a recording arising from the extreme thrash era, then its bestial sequel [1989] is simply a senses-shattering experience of groundbreaking death metal, mesmerizing the ears by yet unheard aggressiveness and darker touch, a dose of lethal technicality and wild improvisational jazz-like soloing, where flawless composition skills and Martin Van Drunen's [Asphyx, ex.Hail of Bullets] rabid, unbeatable and quite inhuman roar guarantee the devastating outcome - these ten tracks are considered a tremendous straight-ahead death metal classic, hitting the mind like a slab of concrete!; recent essential double disc edition in slipcase comes with a newly remastered sound, thorough liner notes and vintage photos in the booklet, plus demo version of the title track and two live sets from 1988-1989 on the second disc