Bonesaw - The Illicit Revue (2013)

   For the most obsessed fans of Autopsy there have been plenty of bands to fulfill their never ending (and reasonable) hunger, while Autopsy had a long inactive period. Anatomia, Funeral, Mausoleum, just to mention a few. One of these bands was Bonesaw. 
   But in the list of evident Autopsy rip-off bands, maybe Bonesaw was the most genuine one, thanks to the previously mentioned imaginary sound and style-related obligations of their origin, the United Kingdom. Fortunately the sound isn't so dull as usual like in case of British metal bands in general, but also not the same what could be expected from a strongly Autopsy influenced band. It's somehow in the middle way between the two, and it turned out to be way more advantageous in this form, than just having any of the two. Also, it might be possible to compare it to the sound of the "Acts of the Unspeakable", but fortunately it's far from being that bad. The production was great, the themes haven't been put under a thick layer to lose their intensity, and their rawness was put into focus. It was kind of a different way to hear Autopsy styled riffs, and it just worked perfectly. The band also didn't follow the well known old sample in themes and atmosphere so specifically as usual, therefore it was possible look at them as a band being more ambitious than just recalling 'early 90s nostalgia by their number one favorite death metal band. In the form of some punk references, this feeling gets confirmed again if the listener had any doubts previously. Similar tiny, but in total determining differences were also responsible  for the themes and the song compositions being great, and for "The Illicit Revue" offering more than just early '90s death metal nostalgia.