Cultfinder - Hell's Teeth

Hailing from the United Kingdom is Cultfinder and their new ep, “Hell’s Teeth” is set to demolish everything in its path with its razor sharp, dirty and gritty slab of excellence. Now I personally don’t really care for the lyrical subject matter, but there is no denying that these guys know how to make some great tunes. This is probably the most evenly displaced example of black/thrash metal that I have ever heard. There are also some slight death metal elements in here as well, but you have to listen real close as they are awesomely enveloped within the black and thrash elements. Very impressive to say the least. The bands incorporation of these different styles has blazed before then a path to true underground metal greatness.

Music wise you might picture old Kreator and Destruction played without direction while adding in elements of Hellhammer to top things off. The guitar work is an awesome display of these bands with little elements of death metal riffage here and there for good measure but as far as the guitars go that is where the biggest part of the thrash element is. The drums on this release is where the death metal element comes in but also added is that ever so slight black metal influence. The drums also seem under produced as compared to the guitars in which the end result is a somewhat hollow, raw, yet fulfilling sound that all lovers of this genre crave. In fact if there is someone who has never really gotten into this particular form of metal before but is looking to broaden their horizons, then this release would be an excellent introduction. The style is quite thrashy but has that black/death vibe to it. One element is in one place in one part of a song then another in another place. Just when you feel you got a grasp on it the band changes it up and the diversity of the incorporated styles makes this an innovative release in the sense that while nothing is innovative element wise, the clustering of these elements together is breathing fresh air into the black/thrash genre in 2014.

The vocals, in my opinion are totally early Enthroned warship. Anyone who’s into early Enthroned know exactly what I’m talking about. Those vocals on the early releases are just absolutely insane! Well, They are just as insane on this ep as the vocalist has a similar vocal pattern. It’s not the exact sound that the vocalist from the early Enthroned albums had, but it will definitely take you back to those times and tunes. These vocals really compliment the music well. It’s almost as if this is what it sounded like if Celtic Frost played an Enthroned album using all of the influences named above. There is not really any one aspect of this EP that stands out ahead of any other. Everything is complimented and balanced out evenly on this incredible release. Even with the bouncing around of the vibes and influences, what you have here is a cd ep, that can rival anything put out by any band of the same genre who has had twice if not three times the experience that Cultfinder has. The label that put this out is called Eldrich Lunar Miasma Records. That’s one hell of a name for a label and this is one hell of a release for a band that, judging by this release, has a very long career ahead of them! Support these guys and support this label! We need more quality labels like this releasing bands that take pride in the material they release! HAILZ!


  1. Heathen Visions
  2. All Conquering Death
  3. The Devil's Whore
  4. Morbid Breed
  5. Drink to the Devil
  6. Unholy Orders
  7. The Scourging Angel