The handout
of the label lets me know: “These are no nice guys!”…and
listening to their debut album this statement could be interpreted
as really true! All songs are quite short and sometimes pass by
my ear because of missing variety in structure. The voice alternates
from hoarse nagging remembering of a bulldog to roaring which
sounds like deer in rutting season. It reminds me of Occult sometimes.
The groove
can be felt from time to time, sound is okay, although the transparency
is not the best. Do not expect musical legerdemains of this 44
minutes lasting release, guitar solos are rare, the hammer of
Death Metal circulates all the time!
Talking about
the lyrics, a lot of blood is spilled and some zombies in union
with the
Underground Bastards fight on Bloodday Sunny Bloodday
for total old School death metal victory! In my opinion, there
are not enough spicy ingredients in this death metallic meal,
so the music does not leave a lasting impression in my mind. It
sounds cool, when the band reduces speed, TOMBTHROAT
are able to create nice parts then. But the principle of TOMBTHROAT
is not to deliver a complex and extensive album, there are other
bands who can do this. It should rumble for 16 times and that
is it! Not less, not more…