Necroccultus - Encircling the Mysterious Necrorevelation (2005)

   Necroccultus started to play something in the early '00s that couldn't be heard since a while: old school death metal. Mostly those older bands stayed at this style who didn't want to follow the new waves of the main scene, or those who didn't have the chance for an album release in the '90s. So the occasional appearence of some newbies was kind of refreshing.
   The band's full-lenght debut "Encircling the Mysterious Necrorevelation" is all-round old school, sounds even similar how '90s death metal releases sounded. The lyrics also referring back to the most common topics of the classics of the genre. First of all the influence of Swedish death could be sensed in their music. The same simple and heavy themes they played with some returning melodies, that turning the basic aggressively primitive approach catchier. These are the most recognizable features of Northern death metal, and their show up may cause nostalgic feelings. The album is quite intense during it's full-lenght, as it's expectable from a band that follows old fashioned tendencies. And also includes some enjoyable sick surprises for the fans of old school Swedish death.