Sadistic Murder - Butcher of Rostov (2015)

   By seeing a reference album title and a stylized drawing of serial killer Andrei Chikatilo on a cover of a band called Sadistic Murder, there are no doubts that it's not going to be some new waved stuff.
   And indeed, Sadistic Murder was the same way self-dedicated to traditional death metal than to gory concept. Which is at least partly based on real life events, and partly on classic random brutality/gore lyrics, cause even though the album seems like dedicated to Chikatilo, not all songs are about his reign of terror. However, the reality factor gives a more serious background for the whole thing. The music is also partly old school death metal rooted, and partly brutal death influenced. The sound, the strict insensible song compositions and the main impression are responsible for the latest, but the music isn't too technical and intense for ordinary brutal death. The band kept trying to play slightly melodic riffs and to combine them with short, catchy solo themes, and this counts as old school endeavours. This catchy but brutal approach might remind to old Cannibal Corpse. The concept is clear, the album is smoothly unified and enjoyable, new wave of old school death metal at its best so to say. Strongly recommended for the fans of the genre.