The Lazarus Breed

Fleshmould is one of the uprising Death Metalbands in Belgium. ‘The Lazarus Breed’ is their third full-length, released through Shiver Records. Shiver records is the new label which raise from the dead LSP-Company. They have already released quite some good releases this year (only Belgian metal!), like Battalion, Axamenta, Panchrysia and Iconoclasm. Fleshmould plays good old Death Metal with some great technical skills.

This release simply sounds marvellous. The CD was recorded in the ShumCot Soundlab, property of band-member ReinieR Schenk, so it’s needless to say they could mix and master this to perfection. The sound quality is very important for this kind of releases, every instrument has to come out just enough to create the heavy atmosphere and to stress the little technical interferences which make an album something special.. They’ve done this unbelievably good!

I must say I’m happy to find the track ‘Apocalyptus Rexx’ on this album. It’s a song from the EP ‘Apocalyptus Rexx’ and in my eyes a real masterpiece from Fleshmould. Great riffs, cool tempo changes, some scream-along pieces on the chorus and of course the little extra’s like abnormal guitar sounds or drum rolls. A song I play over and over again!

‘The Lazarus Breed’ is off course more than just this song. I enjoyed it from beginning to end! This is one of those bands who raise the level of Death Metal without losing the powerful roots of the genre. I hope they’ll get the attention and promotion needed because this CD deserves its recognition beyond the Belgian borders!

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