SERPENT CORPSE - Retaliate EP
Transcending Obscurity Records
Way back in January after listening to the 2025 label sampler from Transcending Obscurity Records I made a list of the bands on there I really wanted to check out. SERPENT CORPSE was one of those bands. They had a cut on there titled "Iron Corpse" which sounded pretty fuckin cool. So let's consider this an anticipated release.
Just for some info and history SERPENT CORPSE are a four piece Death Metal act from Montreal, Quebec. They started out in 2020. Prior to this they released a four song demo cassette in 2021. Then in 2023 they put out a full length, Blood Sabbath, which came out on Temple of Mystery Records outta Canada. Just for the record I never heard any of that but maybe I should.
Retaliate is a four song release and I have a hard time calling it an EP since the first two cuts are in the five minute range. The third cut is in the six minute range and the fourth and final cut is a nine plus minute epic piece. Now as far as this release is musically well imagine if four guys from Quebec went back and listened to a ton of late 1980's Death Metal demos and full lengths which came afterwards. They take that influence, add a modern take which ain't bullshit and put their own personal stamp to it.
That's what I hear on Retaliate and it's cool as fuck. As an old school DM fan yeah sure I like hearing bands which remind me of the past to a point. But I really like bands who like the old ways and retro fit em to today's standards without being stupid, hipster or faking it. What you have here is bloodthirsty DM which will punch you in the face. Afterwards it's standing over your bloodied body reciting dark poetry.
SERPENT CORPSE is Quebec's Death Metal band for the future. This four song release fucking rules in every way. Ya got hate filled real guy vocals, heavy handed riffs which switch to tech death style melodies on a few cuts. The drum work is fuckin massive. The guitar soloing is all over the place.
This is real Death Metal 2025!
LISTEN HERE:
https://serpentcorpse-label.bandcamp.com/album/retaliate
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