Despondency -  God on Acid
Released: 2003
Cost: $15

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Reviews

This band has really done their homework on slam death metal. I mean, the sound is very professional, everything from the riffs, the drums, the vocal patterns, pure genius. The riffs are almost too good to be true at times, leaving me at times stunned and sort of...for lack of a better, word, bedazzled. These guys slam like they're from this side of the Atlantic, maximum intensity, with ultra guttural vox. They don't fail where a lot of European brutal bands do with the overkill of catchy riffs. The sound is close to that of say, Disgorge or Suffocation because the majority of riffs are tech, but they're fused with slams that climax at certain points in each track. The vocalist sounds like he devoured rusty nails, very skilled vocalist here too, as he gutturally shouts, constantly changing the speed of his vocal patterns, production tricks? Perhaps. The samples are sort of apocalyptic, leaving me, the listener, with a dooms day feeling of distrust for corporate society. Very good album here, folks... Hope to hear a lot more from these guys in the future m/ -Metal Archives User Review