Tehace - Yearning for the Slime

TEHACE - Yearning for the Slime (Self financed CD 2014)

Continuing with the series of overlooked albums, here's one, which I admit I also have forgotten about. But in the past few days I've played it so many times that I hope that I catched up with it enough. Here's "Yearning for the Slime" - from Polish band Tehace. Well, they're not band, which would ever get much attention, even though their debut CD "Zipped Noise from Hell" (2006) was pretty damn solid. They kind of stuck in the deep underground, not really able to rise above the mediocrity. It led to a long recording process of "Yearning for the Slime" and finally even longer release - the band ended up self-releasing this album actually, which is also weird, because definitely this album deserved more, especially a good promotional work of a record label. 

But well, shit happens. Was no one interested? Really? Meanwhile, "Yearning for the Slime" is a great material, if you ask me. It very much fits how the Polish death metal sounds like in XXI Century, with acts like Trauma, Lost Soul, Ogotay, Vader, and so on... So, expect brutal, quite technical and sort of modern style and sound, but very intense, often fast and uncompromising, with truly vicious and venomous riffage. And riffs here are truly spectacular. Sure, they often sound a bit Morbid Angel-esque or Vaderous, but I cannot resist to their powerful and neckbreaking sound. I love diversity and dynamic feel of this music, how smoothly Tehace can go from brutal, fast part to something slower, even slightly melodic. And with such "Neverending Day" they made my jaw hit the floor so hard that I lost all teeth. This is slower, almost progressive sometimes, piece, which really stands out here with its riffs, fantastic melodies and atmosphere. Also, the instrumental piece "Road to Slavery" is in the same, more melodic vein, and it also sounds bloody good. But honestly, from start to finish, everything what's going on on this album is the highest quality death metal. I should also mention great technical aspect of this music, because every band member did killer job here, I especially love the drumming and guitar leads. 

What a shame then that "Yearning for the Slime" perished somewhere in the underground. What a shame that Tehace is so silent and they don't seem to exist anymore. And even if they do, they don't do anything. Well, you should search for this album at least, it is simply awesome Polish death metal. 

Standout tracks: "Neverending Day", "I (Misanthropy's Origin)", "Road to Slavery", “Meatgrinder (Iron Claws of Fate)” 

Verdict: 85/100