Spooky

What happens when you put a psychedelic death/doom band and legendary death metal band on the same record? Well, it either turns out to be a horrible idea, or you get a split like this. While Side Doom is just what the title suggests, a more doom-y and lower tempo songs from each band, while Side Death is the the home ground of Nunslaughter with the classic, fast and destructive approach.

Acid Witch is the band that shines on Side Doom which shouldn't be a surprise since it's their home ground. The song Evil delivers the expected quality from the band. Incredibly heavy hitting riffs and the use of synth complementing each other in a way that only this band is capable of doing. It sounds like a song left out of Stoned, and that's all that I could ever ask for. On Side Death, they took the classic death metal approach, but they didn't left the synth out of the fun. They managed to retain the psychedelic sound even though for the first time in their career, they made a fast-paced song.

Nunslaughter is a band that I barely have any interest in, yet they managed to make two songs, that fit the wicked and horrid atmosphere generated by Acid Witch. Their song on Side Doom has a lower tempo than what you would expect from the band, but surprisingly enough it sounds amazing. The riffs are filled with the doom vibe that you would expect from bands like Asphyx. Their second song is exactly like their other material on their full-lengths. Death metal with elements of thrash, spitting in your face with the aggressive screams and the riffs with the neck breaking speed.

Both bands sound really good in general, but when you put them next to each other you will hear the different production. It's not a big deal, but still kinda annoying. Overall, the album is a great addition to both Acid Witch's glorious discography and to Nunslaughter's pile of splits.