Their music was interesting because "Eradication" came out in 2005, not long before the New Wave of Old School Death Metal became a thing. Still the death metal they played showed the tendencies of the late '90s, halfway between old school and technical death. It was a twisted, chaotic mix that sounded like still being in experimenting state. It had absolute potential by it's aggressive tone (by vocals and main themes) even for turning brutal death, but the band didn't go enough far with that, and preferred to return to thrashy basics (mainly by drumms). They've also kept themselves back with technical switches, before turning too technical. But their riffings, guitar leads and bass lines were also too experimental and complex for old school death. There could be 3 possible reasons why the band didn't seem determined enough to chose an evident direction. One is that the members had different music taste, influences, and imaginations, and therefore to find common ground was more difficult. This is a common issue at young bands, but after playing together since many years productively it's kind of weird. Another reason could come from the late '90s style that inherited the experimenting/technical ambitions of the main scene. Death metal was kind of wiped down that time, and the bands who started to play in the genre in the early '90s, took a way different direction, and if they managed to survive, kept looking for new perspectives. The third possible reason is based on the location. German bands often tried to experiment with something weird and uncommon in the '90s, and even though this resulted quite exciting things sometimes, in most cases their endeavours were not noted outside the depths of underground. So this was actually their preferred style. Whatever was Deadspawn's case, their chaotic, rageful and complex music suspected a late possible fulfillment, that didn't happen.
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