Finnfest is a new entity in the underground Death Metal live scene that has popped up for a two day festival in the heart of London. Sadly I will only be attending the first day as reviewed here, but I am sure the second will also be fantastic. Without further ado, let’s get into some crushing Finnish Death Metal!
Cadaveric Incubator opened the show with a blistering and grind display of pure maniacal and ferocious Death Metal, setting Finnfest off to a fantastic start. This high octane, energetic and primal start to the day definitely kicked things off the way such an excellent lineup deserves.
Solothus bring things down with a crushing performance of Death-Doom savagery that couples melody with pure barbarism and killer riffs to give a more haunting touch to the day. A gorgeous show that dragged you into their new ashen realm with a lot of the upcoming albums tracks being played, something I am very grateful for as that record is a ripper (conveniently you can find a review on this very webzine).
Lantern continue the atmospherics with a slightly more estranged and cosmic approach to their music that delivers a piercing blow of killer extremity fuelled madness. Weirdness on their side, Lantern deliver a mind-bending performance.
Krypts are a band who are known by most underground Death Metal fans. When these titans take to the stage with their swampy and cavernous grooves fuelled by meaty riffs, devastating drums and gruesome vocals, the morbidity in the air is tangible. Utterly ferocious Death Metal brilliance. The aftermath of this felt like the room was coated in dripping ichorous ooze from this disgustingly marvellous show.
Corpsessed kick in with some doomy yet obliterating material and do not disappoint after releasing one of my favourite modern Death Metal albums (though with a very old school sound). These guys have to be one of the most crushingly brutal and tight live acts I have seen in some time and judging by the crowd being laid to waste in a sea of headbanging, they seem to agree. A pulverising set of pure macabre delights.
Sadistik Forest change the tempo after some darker bands, blasting into a cacophony of frenzied thrashing aggression which certainly boosted the energy, trading atmospherics for headbanging fuel and total carnage. Their set consistently kept up the ferocious momentum from the off and still contained enough guttural groove to fit the bill. A relentless and odious set of pungently gripping material.
Rippikoulu jump right in with butchering blastbeats, impenetrable riffs and snarling vocals to bring the filth to London as the second to last band for the day. Their performance is right, savage and has the entire crowd captivated with awe at their fantastically fetid musical offerings which hit hard and with utmost precision to make an excitedly rancid addition to the day. Total caveman barbarity from these seasoned Finnish executioners.
Demilich close the night, promising to lead London into oblivion with unadulterated Death Metal chaos. A masterful onslaught of doomy riff savagery and pounding drums alongside eerie vocals blunders out a filthy example of how Death Metal can be so utterly crushing live. This is one of the most meaty and bludgeoning performances of the day with the master crafters of depraved old school Death Metal showing exactly how to do things. A gruesomely horrid end to a killer day of total violent musical mayhem.
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