SPARAGMOS - Invitation from Host of Wrath Reissue
Selfmadegod Records
OK so I'm an ANTIGAMA fan although not a huge fan but I've got a couple of releases from when they were still on Relapse Records. I've never paid any attention to their band member's previous acts. But now I've learned that their vocalist, Lukasz Myszkowski, originally sang and played guitar for a band called SPARAGMOS in the 90's. In fact he was like 18 when this band started in 1989.
What we have here is a reissue of their debut full length, which originally came out in 1992. This CD also comes with the band's 1990 demo Mortal Organic Remains tagged on the end. For someone like me who thought he was a huge Polish DM fan, well I've got an education. Musically this is old school death thrash and a touch of grind Polish style. I gotta say Lukasz Myszkowski, as a vocalist back then, was just as warped as he would be known as later on.
The standouts here, aside from the vocals, are the disjointed riffs as well as the psychotic guitar work. They might've grew up in a scene with VADER but the seeds of ANTIGAMA are all over the place. Invitation from Host of Wrath was a ten cut release which originally came out just on cassette. It takes a couple of listens to get into this one and hats off to ya if it only took one.
Bonus part for this release is the inclusion of the band's Mortal Organic Remains demo from 1990. This little o'l band from Warsaw, Poland sounded pretty basic as far as demo quality death metal with thrash touches creeping in. Overall it's cool but obviously way primitive for the times. This portion of the release is for collectors only. Overall I'd say the Invitation from Host of Wrath material is the real worth while gem here.
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