ANATOMIA / BURIAL INVOCATION - Decomposing Serenades (Split 7"EP DARK DESCENT Records)
I sincerely regret that I never had a chance to
listen to any of the recordings, which both Japanese Anatomia and Turkey’s
Burial Invocation have unleashed prior to this split 7”EP. In case of Burial
Invocation it’s just one MCD, “Rituals of the Grotesque”, so I already ordered
myself a copy of it, but Anatomia has quite a large number of different
recordings, which those Japanese masters of death / doom have done, so it will
take some more time to get at least few of them, like the full length “Dissected
Humanity” or split EP with Absconder (a new band of Brad Budlak from legendary
US death metal band Morgue!). Anyway, recently I got one time opportunity to
purchase “Decomposing Serenades”, which is a split seven inch between Anatomia
and Burial Invocation and I must admit that I took the chance and purchased it,
despite having just a small knowledge about each of these two bands. And I
don’t regret it now as both turned out to be just awesome and worthy.
Kicking off with Burial Invocation, the first
riff made me think of Black Sabbath played by the Swedish death metal band back
in the early 90’s. But that riff was only an intro, as soon it turns into
massive Incantation worshipping beast of old styled death metal, which in few
occasions blends with the Swedish style. And being a fan of both US doom death
masters and the Svensk Dods Metal, to hear a bastard son of the two styles is
like a wet dream for me. Burial Invocation really crushes here; the riffing is
excellent, their crushing heaviness and some more melodic parts are just
possessing, so are those deep, guttural vocals of Mustafa and also the obscure,
heavy production, with killer guitar tone do not leave me careless. This band
is excellent and I can’t wait to get “Rituals of the Grotesque” finally!
For anything that comes from the Japanese
territories I always feel sceptic. The food? Well, sushi is not really my
thing. Sake? Fuck it, straight vodka or whisky are much better. Horrors? Too
weird for me. And music? Well, I cannot say that there are many bands, which I
would like. I’ve never been into Sigh, Abigail or Sabbat. Or Transgressor… And
I mention Transgressor, because I’ve found out that Anatomia is a new
incarnation of two fellows, who used to desecrate in Transgressor back in the
early 90’s. And I must admit that Anatomia is probably the best thing that came
from Japan, together with Sony, Hondas and Toyotas! This one song, “Drawn Into
the Abyss”, is just awesome. The production isn’t maybe as heavy and brutal as
on the Burial Invocation’s side, but the music is really good. Again the first
riff is sort of doomy death metal, it’s like Autopsy started to play some Black
Sabbath with Winter and Incantation! Very slow, creepy riff, very obscure,
ghastly and sinister atmosphere… this is what I love about it! And the vocals
are just sick; deep, guttural, monstrous growling (no idea who’s singing there
though, as all three Anatomia members handle the vocals). In the mid part the
song speeds up a bit, but it remains the heavy, brutal feeling, what I like a
lot! I’m really impressed by Anatomia and cannot recommend it to you enough. If
you’re into ghoulish, morbid doom death metal, you must hear it, as well as
Burial Invocation of corpse!
Final rate: 90/100
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