SHED THE SKIN - The Forbidden Arts
Hells Headbangers Records
Alright call me bias but I'm like a magnet to almost everything Ash Thomas (guitar and vocals on here) is involved with. The guy is an incredible modern artist when it comes to death metal. If you're a fan of bands like CRUCIFIED MORTALS, ESTUARY and the DM supergroup SURGIKILL then you know what I mean. Buy the way the guy loves Finnish death metal.
Which brings us to this release and the third from this act who've been around for nine years now. Nice little side project since it also has Kyle Severn of INCANTATION and Ed Stephens plus Matt Sorg both of BEYOND FEAR and RINGWORM respectively. With this foursome the death metal influences rage on with some old school touches of Finnish and USDM.
Taking that into account, The Forbidden Arts sounds like something from thirty years ago. Thankfully the production is modern as in great bestial vocals and soloing that stands out. The riffs vs vocals is as heavy as an elephant sitting on your face. If this is not one of my favorite DM releases in a while then I'd be lying.
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