Preludim - Raping Mankind Disorder
Preludium are a brutal death metal band from Poland who deliver extremely anti-Christian music with the ferocity of a band like Deicide but with the melody of fellow country-mates, Behemoth. Much of the music on Raping Mankind Disorder is brief, but greatly intense. The guitars are heavy and chugging with more than just a blind direction while the drum kit hammers away non stop in the background; at many times the pedal feels like it is on autopilot. The vocals are deep and hateful, as death metal should be. Preludium do a bit better than the average death metal band, however, because they create slow, groove based death metal that is still extremely brutal. The album shifts back and forth between extremely intense tracks such as "Anti-God's Lament" and slower, more rhythmic tracks such as "Inhumane Obsession" in a relatively even fashion, creating an unholy balance.
The Deicide influence is most certainly there as the lyrical themes are around bashing God and the use of dual growls with an almost mechanical edge to them (such as on a track like "Unworthy Of Murdering"). While some people laugh at Deicide and bands that try to imiatate them, one has to admit that if it was not for bands like Deicide metal may not be as brutal or unholy as it is today. Preludium do the band no shame in trying to follow their footsteps, and also thankfully step away from the 'kill Jesus' theme that has gotten so repetitive (and old) in Deicide's recent albums. While much of Preludium's extreme death metal can get old in the drumming sense for the monotonous intensity, the music all around is much more interesting (and still brutal) for not just bellowing about taking down God all the time; some of the lyrics take a more abstract idea such as "The Dawn Of The Emperor."
Preludium even go as far as to throw very random curveballs with this album. The track "Origin" isn't even in the band's style. It involves what sounds like a horn or bamboo instrument being blown into, which is about as far from death metal as one could get. While it is out of place, it is little moments like these that leave great speculation to how a band can evolve and become even better. Sure it would seem very strange to have horn and reed sections come mixed in with Preludium's music, but it would certainly make them a lot less generic. The stranger, the better.
However, fans should expect Preludium to stay on their brutal death metal career. They do the music justice, so why change? They pay homage to one of the 'greats' in sound and style, and carry on with the intensity that death metal fans in general love. And best of all, the production isn't shoddy or doesn't get in the way of the instruments. Hopefully the band won't recreate the same album five times over, though.
The Deicide influence is most certainly there as the lyrical themes are around bashing God and the use of dual growls with an almost mechanical edge to them (such as on a track like "Unworthy Of Murdering"). While some people laugh at Deicide and bands that try to imiatate them, one has to admit that if it was not for bands like Deicide metal may not be as brutal or unholy as it is today. Preludium do the band no shame in trying to follow their footsteps, and also thankfully step away from the 'kill Jesus' theme that has gotten so repetitive (and old) in Deicide's recent albums. While much of Preludium's extreme death metal can get old in the drumming sense for the monotonous intensity, the music all around is much more interesting (and still brutal) for not just bellowing about taking down God all the time; some of the lyrics take a more abstract idea such as "The Dawn Of The Emperor."
Preludium even go as far as to throw very random curveballs with this album. The track "Origin" isn't even in the band's style. It involves what sounds like a horn or bamboo instrument being blown into, which is about as far from death metal as one could get. While it is out of place, it is little moments like these that leave great speculation to how a band can evolve and become even better. Sure it would seem very strange to have horn and reed sections come mixed in with Preludium's music, but it would certainly make them a lot less generic. The stranger, the better.
However, fans should expect Preludium to stay on their brutal death metal career. They do the music justice, so why change? They pay homage to one of the 'greats' in sound and style, and carry on with the intensity that death metal fans in general love. And best of all, the production isn't shoddy or doesn't get in the way of the instruments. Hopefully the band won't recreate the same album five times over, though.
- The Slave Of Sin
- Inhumane Obsession
- Desecration By Fire
- Anti-God's Lament
- Suffering For Nothing
- Unworthy Of Murdering
- The Dawn Of The Emperor
- Origin
- Ultimate Judgement
Redrum666 Records
Reviewer: Colin McNamara
May 27, 2010
May 27, 2010
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Mordell - Grim, Old And Evil
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