Genre: Black Metal
Country: Italy
Year of Release: 2014
Label: Fistbang Records
Label: Fistbang Records
Oltretomba arises from the shadowy depths of Italy's underground and reveals
their first full-length to the world, released through Fistbang Records
(Greece). The album in question consists of eleven tracks of stomping
old-school Black/Death in the vein of the old masters.
After subduing you with an eerie intro, the band gets
straight down to business with “Crash the
Disincarnated,” opening with tribal-ish
percussions and a brooding build-up riff before all madness breaks lose – and before you know it, you
will find yourself completely submerged in morbid blackness. A very evident
murky and occult-like feel manifests itself throughout this album, which
reminds us of older Mortuary Drape, along with straight-up vicious guitar
riffing reminiscent of earlier works from Morbid Angel and Necrodeath.
Musically, Oltretomba keeps things fairly simple, with a few technical
arrangements hither and thither. Without ever sounding too flashy, they deliver
an abundance of crushing, yet intensely catchy riffs, some sharp enough to
slice your brain in two. The vocalist has an excessively deep and coarse grunt,
which brings to mind the vocals of Wildness Perversion. The drums are
implemented with skill and creativity, shifting from mid-pace to more rapid
speeds with ease. Oltretomba's style, I
would say, is predominantly old-school Black Metal, although not without a good
dose of Death and Thrash elements, which is prominently displayed throughout
the album.
“The Death – Schieràti Con La Morte” is an excellent example of
songs that are infectious and melodious, yet somehow still manage to be
menacing as fuck. This is not retro metal. This is a celebration of metal’s roots – a portal to the realm of 80's Occult Metal. No
keyboards; no sweet melodies; no flashy musicianship – just pure balls to the wall, skullfucking Metal of
Death. Check them out if you enjoy bands such as Mortuary Drape, Bunker 66,
Morbid Insulter and Blood Storm.
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Written by James Goatfukk: mdisintegrator@gmail.com
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