Today I received the debut full length from Death-Doom band CRYPTIC BROOD entitled “Braineater”, now this release has been out a while, so I will not be doing a full review, but as promised to any artists/labels/distros who send me stuff I will write it up! The release was on Xtreem Music.
The first thing that caught my notice was the raw production style, something that complements the record very well. A crushing mixture of grisly old school Death Metal and slow tempo doomy crawls is what you get here. In the short time of just over 30 minutes the band create a drawn out, disgustingly heavy and brutal atmosphere that feels like it drags even with time being so short. The concise yet expansive feeling of this album is damn impressive as is the catatonically heavy songwriting, groovy riffs, furious blast beats and hideous vocals. I found this to be an impressively punchy and excellently violent release that was still perfectly doomy when it needed to be. Certainly worth a listen for any fans of rawer Death / Doom Metal! Totally punishing, wonderfully dark and ferocious! An absolutely crushing release! -8/10
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