Mereflesh-Baptised in Blood album review. FFO: Harsh, Dark Death Metal/Slam.

 

Mereflesh-Baptised in Blood album review. FFO: Harsh, Dark Death Metal/Slam.

Straight out of Melbourne is this killer band that has built on their initial release from 2018, The Nightmare Begins. This album is heavier, darker and is absolutely stupidly confident in how fucking nasty this album is. But the band is made up of two hardcore veterans of very notable bands, so it's hardly a surprise. The lyrics match the massive riffs as much as the grim, yet amusing cover art that is phenomenal. Heath's riffs work exceptionally well as it touches the intricacies of brutal, yet technical death metal but also has deathcore sensibility of blazing staccatos and wild breakdowns. The music is chunky, thick in overall sound and relies on dissonant focus and so much mood, in an utterly nihilistic fashion. The production is perfectly crushing as expected. What lifts this sensational album is Makka's vocals that serve as an insane instrument/weapon and drive each track as much as the riffs and hectic drums. The bonus is the band can be as brutal with the slower tempo tracks as much as the pacer tracks. All of this world-class release is worth your time and you will need multiple baths to cleanse you of this glorious filth. 

Highlights: Unholy Trinity, Hatred and The Gates of Hell.

This is pure hatred, vitriol and negative extreme metal that no one is doing in Australia, buy their music and support this band hard!!!

Out now:

https://realityfade.bandcamp.com/album/baptised-in-blood

Watch their outstanding debut (with Milky and Chopper....fuck yes!!):

https://vimeo.com/291857240?ref=em-v-share

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