Evoke - I Am… My Own God
Heavy, memorable Death Metal. Interesting riffs and so on. It’s really good, but for some reason didn’t seem like it had something. I’m not sure what. It’s probably just me, though.
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Etherial Grief - Handful of Grief
Beyond the very impressive full color fold out cover, we have four songs of deadly Thrash. The sound is as good as the packaging, and the songs are even sort of memorable, despite how technical they are. But these guys throw in a little experimentation here and there, which I really appreciate, and that really helps then develop a unique sound. A very high-quality demo all the way around.
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Eternal Hatred - Vengeance from the Grave
This is the best one-man release I’ve heard since Parricide’s A Future of Suffering [which actually had a second man playing the guitar leads. -Ed.], and maybe the best drum programming I’ve ever heard. In fact, I didn’t even realize it wasn’t a human drummer, until I was so impressed that I decided to see if the guy from Macabre was sitting in on this skins. The quality of every aspect of this is just awe inspiring. The only “flaw” I can detect is that the vocals aren’t as brutal as the music. Carcass Chris sounds quite a bit like Dave from The Dead Youth, but I think there is a little Rob Zombie in his delivery, too. I like his vox, but those of you who think that Chris Barnes wimped out on The Bleeding probably won’t. As far as I’m concerned, only the lack of audible bass-lines keeps this from perfection, but considering that Chris did everything himself, I almost gave it a 10 anyway.
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Escalation Anger - Violent Breed
This is a really intense Thrash, perhaps somewhat like Demolition Hammer. It’s very vicious, but still memorable. Hopefully I’ll be hearing more from this band soon.
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Epidemic - Lament
They cover Ozzy and D.B.C. on side two and crank out two of their own on the first side. It’s standard, though speedy, Death Metal, but the sound is really good, and the two covers make it a pretty nice addition to the collection.
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Epidemic - Exit Paradise
These guys have obviously worked on their songwriting. Not only is this album heavier than Decameron, it’s also more Death Metal, less Thrash, and way more memorable. Every single part of this is better than ever before. If they improve this much again, they will be the best band on Earth. Excellent job, guys.
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Entrafis - Into Out
Very high-quality demo. Excellent playing, sound, and everything. Entrafis play very intense Thrash, but with more harsh, sort of Death-like, vocals. It’s interesting, and their songs are pretty complex, too, which makes them a bit tough to remember the first time, so you’ll just have to listen to this a lot.
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Enthroned (California - USA) - Gears
After seeing these guys play live on a recent cross-country trip, I was afraid that this demo would be as terrible as their new live set. I forgot that it was recorded with their old singer, who is, in my humble opinion, much superior to their new guy. Well, musically this is pretty interesting. They have fast drums over mid-paced riffs. I believe that the guys in Internal Bleeding would say that this is “slammy.”
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Enthrall - Enthrall
The vastly improved sound on this demo has helped Enthrall out quite a bit. Now their insane Death attack is razor sharp, but still pummels the listener with the force of a thousand baseball bats. This is most evident on the track “Temple of Chaos,” which is also on the rehearsal, so a direct comparison can be made. The two new songs continue in the tradition of heavy and memorable riffs, arranged in an interesting way, and of course Jim’s vocals are just as raw as ever, if not more so. Certainly one of the most interesting true Death Metal demos I’ve heard in quite awhile.
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