Obscure Old Remains

Finnish old school death metal heavyweights Sadistik Forest are back with a new EP of morbid delights, out via Transcending Obscurity Records.

Blasting drums fire us right into a macabre crawl of ferocious guitars, storming forth with mighty instrumental excellence, the death metal attack hits hard from the onset. Marching rhythms and cavernous atmospheres merge to conjure a foul and brutal example of pure savagery as the maniacal vocals snarl into life atop the swirling murk of total old school barbarity. The visceral and unrelenting execution of these tracks is magnificent with huge layers of thick bass blended into a firestorm of guitar riffing madness with pulverising drums to launch it all forth from the darkness, aided by a monstrous vocal performance, it is clear why Sadistik Forest have garnered so much in the underground scene. A monolithic start to this short but feisty opus.

Delving further into the abyss, doomy moments meet headbanging grooves that stomp with unrivalled force, betwixt cacophonous atmospherics and bestial rampages, the variety offered in a mere 20 minutes of top-quality death metal is palpable as we see their morbid offerings unfurl in an unpredictable and brilliant fashion across all 4 songs, each of which is a memorable slab of total carnage. Melodic soloing adds soulful touches to the grim and ravenous assault while never staying too long to feel like a break from the brutality, always soldiering onwards into merciless onslaughts of violence. With a brooding and doomy undertone amidst the aggressive chaos, there is not only sonic but emotional juxtaposition that shows under the skin of death metal there is so much to offer when it is done right, as evidenced here.

A stellar new release from one of the Finnish underground favourites, whom have a sound of their own that harnesses all the great old school death metal titans while definitely bringing something new, tasteful and brutal to the table.

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