ENCABULOS - Abandoning the Flesh (VENOMOUS Records - CD 2000)
Let's travel in time, back to the year 2000, when an Australian band Encabulos released their first and only EP "Abandoning the Flesh" on Venomous Records. It was rather little known band and I doubt that many people still remember this CD, which is a shame. As for the Australian death metal, it's one of the most impressive releases, in my opinion. Encabulos just did everything what death metal needs and did not fuck around with bullshit. Stylistically, their music had a vast US death metal influence, mainly from the likes of Deicide, Imprecation, Monstrosity or early Immolation, without sounding like a copycat parody of these bands. And without going too much into the more technical and complicated riffs and song structures.
Even today, this shit sounds brutal, fierce, straight forward and insanely powerful. Every song kicks ass with some nasty stuff, I love the feeling and dark, evil atmosphere as well. You could feel passion and thirst for death metal, and its aggression mixed with a bit of that groove and massive guitar wall is pure joy to hear... Especially slower parts sound awesome, but such “Inside the Inferno” – which is the fastest fucker here – also slays. And let’s not forget about Bolt Thrower’s “Cenotaph” cover.
Sooo, what went wrong with Encabulos? Well, they split up in 2002 and then Crucifire was born - another killer band from Australia. As Crucifire, a killer demo and 7"EP were released. And the band split up again. What a damn shame... But I recommend checking them both, if you ever get a chance to grab their music.
Verdict: 80/100
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