Atomwinter - Atomic Death Metal (2012)

   Atomwinter came out with a stunning debut in 2012, that could all-round fit to the definition of old school death metal. It doesn't offer anything more or less, but still, it might worth to take a closer look (or listen).

   Nobody could say that the early '10s lacked new old school death metal releases, thanks to the actual tendencies of the underground. "Atomic Death Metal" sounded like intending to recall the basic impression of the genre by it's simple and mainly groovy themes, middle speed, and frequent switches to thrash hammering. Fortunately they didn't go too far with the groovy parts, and the theme and speed switches are always timed good and frequent enough to not let the album to slip into boredom. Even though simplicity and essential features might be the the most determining description for the record, the band operated with them quite well to validate the old rule: "less is more". The themes are catchy enough, and an expected upcoming theme or speed switch will always occur before anything would turn too monotonous. Their influences could be various, but most possibly the mix of the Tampa Florida and Swedish death metal scenes. The concept is also usual, just a reintroduction of something in a way that have been proven in the past countless times that it could work well that way, carried out with "Deutsche Genauigkeit".