Acts of Rage

When death metal was booming for the first time around 1989 The Netherlands erupted with quality bands. People were amazed at the vast amount of bands in so small a country. The perfect example of a quality death metal band in those days was Pestilence, a few years later followed by Altar. Both bands originated from the earstern part of the country, known for its rich resources of metal ‘ore’.

And it’s about that same eastern part of the country I would like to dedicate some lines because when death metal erupted for the second time in history (about some 5 years ago) that same north-eastern part of the Netherlands was spawning great bands again, for example God Dethroned. And in their foorsteps followd other bands once again. INRI, Deifecation, Pulmonary Abscess (although they were even around before the first wave hit back in 1990) and now it seems Devious has joined the fun.
Devious has been around for over five years and after having recorded a demo last year they soon entered the studio for a full-length, to be released by the German label Sptizenburg records early july.
Whereas bands like Deifecation and Pulmonary Abscess are to be situated in the ‘old school’ direction, Devious has a more modern approach to things: blasting death metal which sometimes reminds me of God Dethroned, on other occasions reminding of great US acts like Immolation.
But that’s not all. Some heavy crustriffs also sailed by and I even heared some subtile leads and a solo, which I might add isn’t something that belongs to your basic ‘brutal death metal’ equipment anymore.

On top of that, Devious has the intention to bring some overall variety into their music which isn’t always a succes because I more than once got the feeling the lads tried to put too much ideas into one track altogether. But, when I think of it, Devious has all those properties I normally associate with that part of The Netherlands, making them a perfect example of a band coming from that region.
Add a stupendous grunt and the fact that this CD was recorded at the Ground Zero studio et voila: one could come up with a catchy name and the ever booming death metal scene has yet another subgenre. But enough of that nonsense. Devious is just another cool death metal band emerging from the Dutch underground with a nice release in their pocket. How much more to follow?