Obliteration - Necropsalms (2009)

   Obliteration debuted in 2007 with "Perpetual Decay", a seemingly ordinary death metal album. But by giving a careful listen to the record, soon it gets clear that it's something else. Something more technical than usual, but still not technical death, something on the vein of old school, but it sounds more modern. By "Necropsalms" the band made a determined step to show more of their motivations and to build towards their own way of self-expression.

   The influence of old Autopsy is evident from the beginning, the feeling, the extended song-lengths, the concept end even plenty of themes are serving as clear references. But still, somehow Obliteration doesn't fit into the line of Autopsy rip-off bands. And that comes from the complexity of their music. Also even if the concept is the same, the focus of the concept is slightly different than usual. They didn't intend to recall the exact sound of old Autopsy simply by playing similar themes. It's more like they wanted to recall the same endlessly sick feeling from a different aspect. And basically all the "Autopsy feeling" needs are: sudden switches between intense and slow themes with the assistance of sick melodies and even sicker lyrical concept. In total no complexity is needed, and nobody even tried to do that. But by making the themes and the song compositions complex, and if the whole formula is good accomplished, maybe something even more obscure is possible to reach. And Obliteration just did that. "Necropsalms" is like a loathsome horror villain: might be not easy to go into at first, but if it's catching the listener, never willing to let go. The album offers long time enjoyability, cause it's always possible to discover some new detail that helps to merge into the depths of unworldly sickness.