Immortal Unholy Triumph

The first Nephasth opus came out in 2001 and it can be considered the umpteenth example of the goodness of the Brazilian scene when it comes to the brutal death metal. Immortal Unholy Trinity is a furious example of musical extremism where all the death metal influences from lots of bands collide to create a huge impact. The production is a bit different from the one we can find on the following album, being a bit darker and a bit less well-produced. However, everything you need in brutality is here and the sounds are far more brutal and pounding than the ones we can find for lots of other bands on the underground.

The guitars are just schizophrenic since the opener, “The Wrath will be the Fire”. The tempo changes lots of times conserving the right impulsive touch, through lots of blast beats and really nasty bass drums overtures. The tremolo picking is perfectly mixed with the palm muting to sustain the various furious restarts. Inevitably, quite heavy influences come from Krisiun and Rebaelliun, however, few parts display a quite personal approach to the genre with few less brutal sections that point on the gloominess of the instruments. The guitars on these parts are far less impulsive and they announce few solos to give the right atmosphere of decadence, like on “Screams for the Supreme Force”.

Even the mid-paced parts on fast songs like “Useless Cross” and “Flames Triumph” have something that the other Brazilian bands never did before and there we can truly notice the important of a band like Deicide. The style is evidently bound to that band and also the vocals seem different in their growling tonality. Thanks to the briefness of the tracks here, we can really enjoy the essence of the sheer brutality that doesn’t bore and despite that, the structures are always quite complex without losing anything in catchiness and impact. I cannot even imagine how many riffs the guitarists put out during the length of this album because it’s something impressive.

Lots of parts also show a quite evident thrash worshipping for the riffs (“False Pride” among the others) and this just makes me jolly. All in all, this is an album to discover because it can be perfect for anyone who loves brutal death with a personal touch.