1. Forces Realign
2. Slowly We Rot (2008 re-recording)
3. Dethroned Emperor (Celtic Frost cover)
4. Left To Die
Death metal legends Obituary strike back with an EP containing two brand new songs in addition to a re-recording of one of their oldest tracks and a cover of the now defunct Celtic Frost’s ‘Dethroned Emperor’. Obituary have a trademark sound and have not compromised this since their inception. The new tracks on this release, ‘Forces Realign’ and ‘Left To Die’, harvest the raw crushing death metal riffs. ‘Forces Realign’ is more varied in that the trademark sounds modernised and it contains a thick groove influence. Unfortunately, it feels somewhat empty but this is the only real limitation on the release.
The Celtic Frost cover precedes the ‘Slowly We Rot’ re-recording on my version (whether there was a printing error or I own an anomaly copy is not clear). This ‘Dethroned Emperor’ cover displays the Obituary guitar sound although the dirty Celtic Frost one is still eminent. This is certainly an interesting listen. The re-recording of the death metal classic ‘Slowly We Rot’ is cleaned up and utilizes superior production to the original and feels slightly slower.
Overall, this release is recommended to fans of Obituary. Casual death metal fans will most probably reap little from this release but it’s far from a useless effort.
Reviewed by Elena Francis
‘Left To Die’ is out now through Candlelight Records |
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