TEMPLE OF DECAY - Rigor Mortis
Godz Ov War Productions
Nothing like some new Polish blackened death metal on a sunny afternoon. Ah yeah and after giving this a spin the clouds came in and then a thunderstorm rolled through. Wow, kinda cool. So this is the debut album by this Polish one man band. The one man of course is Mortt who does everything. That's a gimme these days.
Prior to this full length Mortt came out with the Last Manifestation of Life EP in 2020. That was a five song release which came out on the German label Wolfmond Production. I never heard it but now I wish I did and I just might.
Now even though this is tagged as blackened death, to me it's pure black fuckin metal. The vocals are psychotic and the music is chaotic aka: Polish extreme metal at it's finest. First off I like how this release starts off. There's no subtle instro intro to lure you in. Just push play and hell is unleashed in your face.
The vocals come off as mournful cries to agonized screams. They're also sung/screamed in his own language which of course adds to the creative quality. Musically you've got a good classic mixture of song structures that either push the thrash side or even melodic blackened template.
The major keys to this album consists of amazing riffs which are aggressive and pummeling. And then there's the tremolo picked leads which come across as death by a thousand cuts. Mortt's drum work (or it could be computerized) works well in a basic sort of way. But the end result is still an amazing release from start to finish. And the ending happens to be a VENOM cover "Leave Me In Hell".
LISTEN HERE:
https://godzovwarproductions.bandcamp.com/album/rigor-mortis
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