Symptom - Beneath the Ossuary (2012)

   Symptom, a one man death/doom metal project debuted with 2 EPs in 2011, and they have been released together as "Beneath the Ossuary". Both of the EPs recalled very sinister feeling that was somehow always rare to find in the genre, though it defines it's basics the most accurately.
   This familiar tone reminds to the best classics of death/doom, such as Winter, Cianide, Thorns of The Carrion or Ceremonium. The nearly rehearsal sound quality increases the rough obscure impression and the demoralizing effect of the music, that's quite balanced by it's death and doom metal features. Even though there are quite heavy slow downs to find on the self-titled EP, they're not extended, and switches to death metal themes coming quite soon. This also serves the musical diversity, but the noisy, primitive sound creates strongly unifying frame, that has the opposite effect by being responsible for making the whole record sounding one sided. The "Descensus Morte" EP was maybe one tiny step further if it's about down-pulling effect, but shows the same tendency, and the 2 EPs sounding quite unified together. "Beneath the Ossuary" is definitely the most suitable to have a title like notoriuos noise from the crypt. The music totally lacks any aesthetic or romantic features, and it's heavily demoralizing main impression makes it an outstanding and excellent death/doom material.