Morthus is a
death/black metal band from
Poland formed in November
2012 by four death metal maniacs following their influences of bands like Morbid Angel, Unleashed or Dissection, mixing all that to forge a very sophisticated epic death metal with black metal elements.
The Abyss is their first EP, released last 7th June 2014 and has been recorded and mixed on Mandragora Studios.
The EP starts with
Torment representing the Abyss as an
atmospheric introduction with screams of agony and chaos that
leads to the death metal riffs of hell, mixed with banging thrash metal pulse that continues with
Beast from the Abyss, where the guitar riff and the
death metal drums explodes in an
epic structure, taking the listener to a headbanging track, the riffs are something exceptional and I really have to
remark the jobs on the drums, so
sophisticated where you can appreciate various different elements and rhythm changes all over. The
growling vocals makes the perfect job in harmony with the rest of the band, outstanding
straight and powerful chorus also to make this the sign of the band as pure epic death metal masterpiece.
But if you weren't surprised yet, next track called
In the White Wolf's Kingdom is going to make you break your necks as they develop a
mid-tempo black metal rhythm mixed with the death apocalypse, the
vocals here are amazingly well played along with the instrumental. The composition in this track is excellent, creating an old school black/heavy metal contrasts with their death metal elements.
Overall,
Morthus forged an
outstanding, astonishing first EP, the
crystal clear production is something remarkable and enjoyable that will take them to the next level. This is a very professional job and I can't wait to see what these guys can do in the future because If they continue working hard like now, they will go very far to be one of top bands of the death metal scene.
8,5 / 10
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