With Sardonic Wrath

So, what do we have here… “With Sardonic Wrath” by Throneaeon (now know as Godhate) is the band’s first MCD, four deicide-like death metal anthems filled with groove, blasting drums, catchy choruses, top-notch riffs and great solos. Americanized death metal played with a Swedish twist.

The band got a nice sound, bass is way too low in the mix, as usual, but in the end the production is more than ok, lots of punch, crunchy yet clear guitar tone and clear drums as well, would have done something with the kick drums tho, somehow they sound a bit sloppy to me. Main man Tony Freed did an ace performance, he owns a nice growl with a deep roar-like ending, complemented with the usual high-pitched scream, guess you know what I mean.

Don’t wanna get into a song by song review really… the four tunes are completely consistent and once “Despise By God” kicks in, you know the band knows exactly how to deliver blasting death metal without losing the sense of groove. The lyrics are straight anti-christian, typical stuff, nothing too fancy really, same with the artwork.

So, “With Sardonic Wrath” is a great MCD, semi-technical death metal played with lots of feeling and anger, the way is supposed to be played I guess. Highly recommended for fans of old Deicide, Morbid Angel and Floridian death metal in general.

For an MCD this gets a solid 8 out of 10… great debut!