ALBUM REVIEW: Decrepid – Endless Sea Of Graves

British old school Death Metal mob DECREPID are back with their third album of carnage. Set for release via Xtreem Music on July 7th.

Booming ambience sets us in before bleak guitars draw in a melancholic and doomy atmosphere. Crashing cymbals fills in the space as we see a foreboding mood build slowly into crushing territories. The drums pick up with grooving bass and visceral riffs convulsing to life before blasting onwards. Spewed vocals complete the ferocious mix with a violent display of growls emanating over the storming instrumental fury. Bringing to mind bands such as Incantation, Asphyx and Immolation, this is some vitriolic Death Metal carnage that does not lack atmosphere or progressive ideas, while still feeling old school. Packing a meaty punch with expansive riffing and devastating drum work, perfectly suited vocals and a tight mix.

Continuing, the record delivers a hellish and mighty blow of masterful Death Metal excellence, conjuring dissonance into the mix to add a really otherworldly feel to the otherwise primal aggression. Alongside the magnificent rhythmic battery we get some brilliant soloing which soars through the cavernous assault, often disappearing as abruptly as it joins, allowing the dripping offal of riffs to continue in their punishing vein. Though totally maniacal, there is some rather melodic touches on this record which draw inspiration from the more doomy side of Death Metal while staying in keep with the brutal onslaught of more straight-forward material too. There is certainly a unique and monolithic sound to this record.

The musicianship showcased on this album is near-flawless with incredibly tight performances from the whole band, allowing a focal disdain to be permeated from the putrid Death Metal they have to offer. With a huge range of tempos, sounds and textures concocted and utilised to their fullest extent while never feeling out of place, it would be impossible not to find something to love about this album for any Death Metal fan. In fact I think most lovers of extremity will adore the whole record. Blistering, savage and superbly written, Decrepid have delivered a master-crafted Death Metal that retains the most important ingredient, a rotted and raw feeling of total death. Ranging from total blasting mayhem to convulsing grooves and headbanging stomps, there is so much to dig on this album which transitions seamlessly through these individual sections and songs too.

A fierce and atmospheric release with endless ideas explored in a fantastically gruesome manner. Nothing on this album outstays its welcome, always pushing forward into new realms of morbidity to deliver a concise yet varied opus of rancidness that will certain wake cadavers with the wonderfully gross yet musically proficient Death Metal massacre. -8.5/10