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Supreme Pain - Cadaver Pleasures

Refreshing Piece Of Death Metal - 90%

MelodicStorm, September 18th, 2008

Supreme Pain an up and coming band from the Netherlands have surprised the death metal community with this flawless release. I must say going into this album with huge anticipation as they were quickly snapped up by Comatose Music in 2007.


First off you can tell by the song titles and the long length tracks that this is well thought out piece of art. Then as you listen, the breakdowns, drum beats and blasts with the crushing guitars and finally the rough growl of Aad Kloosterwaard thumping down your ear you know this is going to be an album for the top 10 list.


Secondly, the production is well produced hearing every nock and cranny in the studio. The drums sit back but still you can hear them as the damaging race of blasts and slow breakdowns reach out and grab you like a lion on the plains of Africa killing a gazelle. The guitars are distorted but not to distort, with each note and scale brought out in the mist of carnage. The vocals are put at the right level to hear the words and each breathe that helps for the enjoyment of this album.


Furthermore, the technicality that this band has is immense. The guitars, although I am not a guitarist myself, sound awesome with fast solos and rampaging riffs that bring out the darkness in their conciseness. The drums are well developed throughout the album with the drummer being technicality affined with a 4/4 beat but changing within songs to make it listenable and creative. Also, the vocals are carefully thought and aggressively put out to the audience.


Finally, this album is a must have for fans that love creative, technical (but not too much) and fast music. It contains something for every death metal fan with quotes, pauses, tension and of course blasts. All what a fan needs!