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Named after the prolific fantasy writer of the 1930s, the Russian band from northern Russia can now be considered as a veteran one, being active since 2010. This digipack CD, released as a co-production between Satanath, Sevared and Wings of Destruction records; it contains 10 tracks and features Lovecraftian artwork and lyrics, dealing with the following topics: -a carnage rite of noble prisoners during a war -an initiation ritual made to satisfy demons from the underworld gone wrong as the front cover depicts, where a hooded guy is surrounded by dead kings resurrecting during the summoning -Acheron rising from its grave -a dead mystic man who sold his soul to the devil - a witch conjuring ghouls -ancient wormed-aliens returned to dominate humans - a bloody pagan cult replaced by Christianity -hidden invaders seen by special goggles failing to win the earth over -a cosmic race to reach the universe's edge to be finally free There are not many products today so loyal to Old School Death Metal in terms of sounds and songwriting, but this second album from Dig Me No Grave is one of those few and the masterpiece created to be the five piece's logo just makes us drool even more waiting for the CD player to start. After "(The Curse)", an intro of diabolical evocation, the good production which sounds very live, underproduced and clean, immediately stresses out the vintage form of Death Metal contained in "Ritual Slaughter"; the song is based upon mid-tempo groovy parts and a blastbeat accompanying the axe solo. The marvellously-titled "Initiation To Afterlife Disciplines" cleverly mixes Autopsy and, in a minor fraction, 1989-Death, the former in the slow parts, while the latter in the more open riffs. It is once again a simple manner of architecturing a composition, yet always effective. A pachydermical riff in tune with reeking growling opens "Cursed Acheron", another offering of classic Death Metal conquering the listener's favours from the first instants. The James Murphy-inspired solo represents the icy on the cake of this highlight. A bit closer to Six Feet Under and Unleashed at the same time, "Dig Me No Grave" includes further groovy riffing and another guitar solo which belongs to the unrepeatable decade of the past century. |
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