Graveyard Ghoul - Tomb of the Mouldered Corpses (2012)

   Graveyard Ghoul had a quite old school debut by the "Tomb of the Mouldered Corpses", that mainly recalled the atmosphere and feeling of the early Autopsy albums.
   On the side of the early '90s preference, probably there have been further endeavors to imitate the sound of the oldest death metal records, to create something all-round vintage, that even sounds ancient enough. This of course doesn't have too advantageous influence on the main impression, cause in this case the album sounds similarly dull like most British death metal releases, and that takes a lot from the effectiveness of their intensity. However, if the vintage concept have absolute priority, this might be a small price to pay, and from this aspect the album is quite enjoyable, so the band's goal was fully accomplished. The songs are pretty short, and usually switching between thrash speed and ominous slow downs, that intended to demoralize the listener (typical to Autopsy). The themes are kinda simple and basic, but for a retro nostalgia concept that's good enough, nothing else is needed. If the last, instrumental song of the album was skipped, the full length would make it to an EP, and since the last track doesn't add much, it wouldn't be a big problem. It's just a simple, endlessly repetitive track that supposed to illustrate the monotonous existence and march of the brainless undead, but for the fans of vintage horror, it might be appreciating. In total it's all-round ancient and essential death metal, following the strict inspirational guidance of  early '90s metal and '80s pop culture influences.