Reduced to Ashes

Deeds of Flesh are unstoppable when it comes down to releasing brilliant material. They have truly mastered a style of their own Death Metal and all this is embellished in their latest release “Reduced to Ashes”. Selling 6,500 albums in its first week of release is proof enough of what this band has achieved and has yet to achieve with its music.The first thing I noticed as I listened to the album is that Deeds of Flesh have changed and yet not changed. They are still pioneers of that awesome, fast-paced and ultra-technical brutal Death Metal which they never fail to pen down and play. Yet they seem to have matured much within their music writing and lyrical capabilities. “Reduced to Ashes” delves deep into the harsh reality that has existed and still exists within the earth today as one notices from its lyrical content.

The album starts with an interesting intro and thus ends with one too. The whole eight songs offer a different feel to the listener. Such riffs which I cant stop listening to are ones from the tracks “Infested Beneath The Earth”, the great and effective pauses at the end of “Human Trophies” and many riffs from the 11:48 minute (yes its that long!) song “The Endurance”.Sound quality in this album is bloody great and I need add no further comment. Toshihiro Egawa, the mighty Sho, has also taken part in the release of this album by designing and giving life to its front cover, which unfolds to four times its size and is like an awesome poster.Well, I really don’t regret buying this album at all and I seriously suggest you do the same or else get a pair of balls!