Review by James Goatfukk.
EXEKUTE is a
Sydney-based five-piece delivering the goods with their debut EP titled,
“Doomsday Mourning”. It is rather evident upon first listen where the guys in
EXEKUTE derive their influences from; giving nods to bands like CANNIBAL
CORPSE, SUFFOCATION and MALEVOLENT CREATION. The band is indeed all
about spewing forth fierce
and ultra-heavy Death Metal you can actually head bang to.
The sound is
pretty good overall, with an excellent mastering job courtesy of James Murphy –
a name I believe familiar to everyone reading this. The EP starts off with the
killer instrumental track, ‘Doomsday Mourning’ before the second track, ‘H.A.A.R.P’ launches
forth with brute force, smashing and obliterating everything in its sight.
EXEKUTE’s brand
of old school Death
Metal is rather enjoyable, maintaining a mid-tempo pace for the most part, but
flirts with some faster parts hither and thither. The musicianship is
reasonably good, with credit going out to the drummer for providing some kickass
drum fills, keeping things interesting. The production on the percussion is
really clear, and you are easily able to hear every single beat cut through in
the mix. The guitarists have done a good job at keeping the rhythm tight and
heavy at all times. The vocals are deep and fierce, yet not with the typical
“cookie-monster” growls, but rather more in the Craig Pillard-type range with
bits of George Fisher. There’s a total
of four tracks featured here, with a running time that clocks at fourteen minutes.
Like a hammer
blow to the face, this shit is loud and furious and liable to beat you into
submission. With "Doomsday
Mourning" the band shows much promise, but I do feel that there is
still room for improvement, and perhaps even “progression" in terms of
finding their own identity. "Doomsday Mourning" is a short and
'to-the-point' EP, and can be seen as a teaser of what to be expected from the
band in the future.
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