Mortal Form
The Reckoning
10 Track Album
My Kingdom Music
Released 13th May 2013
Out now!
Written for www.Ramzine.co.uk
Mortal Form – Arnhem/Duiven
– Netherlands
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/mortalform
Genre: Melodic
Death Thrash
In the bands
own words:
“Mortal Form is a Death Thrash band from
Arnhem/Duiven in the Netherlands. In
1994 Vince, Teun, and Bastian started Odd Funeral (Later became Mortal Form) after some line-up changes
Mortal Form recorded their first
self-financed MCD “X-Plore” in 1999. One year later Mortal Form were again working on a new release “The End of Times”
released in December 2000. An overload
of inspiration made the band enter the studio again in July 2001 to record
their long awaited debut “Evil Reborn” in the Alpha Studio (Netherlands) with
the help of synchronized Studio and Marmer Productions. In 2008 after some years spent through
devastating live shows and line-up changes, the recordings of Mortal Forms second album was completed
and also arrived the deal with Italian label My Kingdom Music. CD’s title, “Taste the Blood” a great piece
of Thrash Death Metal received excellent reviews by the metal press all over
the world”
The Reckoning - A filler track begins this
album with thunder abound and a sampled voice informing us of the impending
doom that awaits.
Storm before Calm is momentous and fiery as it
bristles with heavy intent. Gruff intense vocal dominates the track and
literally sucks the air around it, amid a ferocious pummelling beat and immense
guitar that knows no limits! Absolutely invigorating and greedy with rhythmic
wash. This band are out to impress and have done so on this track with a
resounding yessssssssssssssssss!!!!! I can feel a repeat of this may be
necessary.
Forsaken Graves starts with a thick and arduous
driving beats until an acute array of finger work mesmerizes on the guitar and
takes the track to another level. Impacting rhythms push the onslaught further
into its depths of gnawing intent, this is stupendous!
A darker,
heavier rhythm quickly wraps itself around a gnarly vocal arrangement courtesy
of Rogier Van Den Weiden who makes a guest appearance on the first track of
three and screams of potent malice. *Dungeon
plays host to all this, plus a thrashing abundance of steely complexity, as it
chews through the strong melodic swathe incorporating a strenuous bass hook,
sonic guitars and building harmonies – this will crush you!
The band now offer
a more brooding moment on Apocalyptic
Aftermath but not without its
bubbling and vibrant melodic sway, it still houses skull crushing tendencies
and head banging urges – which lasts pretty much all the way throughout the
track. The guitar reaches the euphoric
stage and dominates the middle section superbly with antagonistic beats –
another face melter!
As Nature turns Evil (The sleeper awakes) dramatic and
impacting the track arrives, ignites and explodes in one instant! It hosts an
insatiable melody that has rapturous effects and a punishing vocal that scathes
the air along with a savage bass hook that plants itself on the innocent jaw of
the listener. Fuck this is amazing!
*Miasma bounces on a cloak of melodic intensity
as it unfolds and literally engulfs the hungry ear. It has a determined quality and punishing
rhythmic qualities that ignite a strong passion, slowing briefly in order to
gain more momentum, as it sweeps furiously to its goal, invading and extremely
intense, the ferocity continues with tighter than tight exceptional guitar and
inflamed vocal rasp!
At Fever Pitch – I reached that moment on
listening to the second track! This has a chug effect rhythm that is not only
energetic but addictive and catchy and an epic track of extreme accomplished teasing
and unrestrained passion that will ignite a pit within seconds!
Speeding into
action with forcing and driving strength, as the solid hammer-like beats
cascade through a harsh throaty growl with temptingly seductive guitar that
involves the fastest of fingers – this is *Radiation
Breath proving a highly immense listen.
*Sinners Repent another delicious masterpiece
begins its onslaught on the aural cavity with a chugging effect, rhythmic
explosion, as the poisonous breath of growling rasps can be heard to a brutal
bass line. The unity of the band is
prevalent as each member works 100% to concoct a deadly and savage formula of
gnarly intent and does so to within an inch of their lives, as this juggernaut
has no intention of stopping its assault of melodic, hypnotic and magnificent
force on to the listener.
To Sum up:
Abrasive with
grazing guttural growls and superb monumental guitars this album will wake the
dead! It explores rhythms and melodies like a highly trained surgeon with a
scalpel, but not as clean with the knife, this band will brutally savage the
aural with a finely tuned note! Each track is carved in such a way that it not
only sounds appealing – it IS appealing! It is confrontational too, and boldly rips
the flesh from the bones with sheer and utter abandon, whipping up a frenzy as
it goes! The highly mesmerising rhythms are just immense and ripe for up and
down and circular head moving moments!
To the
downright extreme, but well balanced moments of melodic wash it stands its
ground and comes out fighting! It not only niggles but antagonises with cruel
intent as the beats gnaw constantly on the aural and elevate you to newer
heights of awareness.
Compelling,
powerful, brutal and unpredictable this is one album that deserves further
investigation – Do it!
10+/10
Track List:
The Reckoning
Storm before Calm
Forsaken Graves
Dungeon
Apocalyptic Aftermath
As Nature turns Evil (The sleeper awakes)
Miasma
At Fever Pitch
Radiation Breath
Sinners Repent
Members:
Oscar – Bass
Ralph – Vocals
Vincent – Guitars
Teun – Guitars
Bastian – Drums
*Special Guest: Rogier Van
Den Weiden – Vocals on tracks 4, 7 and 10
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