Archives of the Dead part XXXVI – Abominog – Dark Museum (Demo 1992)
Line up: Chris Yuastella (vocals), Keith Lyons (guitars), Pete Reid (bass), King Fowley (drums)
Recorded and mixed at Inner Ear Studios, Summer 1991.
US based Abominog were definitely not a Uriah Heep type of band, if you know what I mean haha. This death metal band from Falls Church, Virginia was formed very early - already back in 1988 - which means they had to be one of the very first so brutal death metal bands in USA. They did few demos and an EP “Grotesque Humanity” in the early 90’s, before “Chaos Unleashed” full length was also spawned in 1995. I already did a review for “Grotesque Humanity” EP once – which in my opinion was quite mediocre death metal effort from that old era. Not terrible, but not really worth of a longer exposure. So, what about “Dark Museum” demo from 1992?
This effort definitely sounds better than the EP. Even though the copy of the tape rip, which I’ve found is not the best, I could easily say that the production is more powerful, more vicious and the band played tighter and more skilfully. Style wise it’s very much a continuation of the EP, so you could expect that brutal style of death metal alike to Suffocation, Baphomet, Cannibal Corpse, Rottrevore, Corpus Rottus and such. Massive, chunky riffs soaked in brute, vicious force, a lot of fast death metal, brutal growls mixed with insane screams... You all know it. Even though the production is harsh and messy and Abominog music could not match the quality of music from many other similar bands from that era, it’s still a decent demo. I really like its uncompromising, savage character and songs like “Hypnotic Misery”.
Interesting fact: King Fowley from Deceased was a drummer in Abominog at that time, he was even going to release “Dark Museum” on vinyl through his label With Your Teeth Records. Another interesting fact: Abominog reformed recently, I don’t know what the hell for, though.
Verdict: 70/100
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