Artist: Abnutivum
Country: USA
Label: Self-Released
Formats: Digital demo
Year: 2023
The illustrious duo that is known as Abnutivum has seemingly resurrected out of a 10 year hibernation. Their first and only offering was a 2013 released demo/EP on cassette tape, called ‘Master’s Morbid Lust’, after which the band folded or just faded into oblivion. Big is then the surprise to see the band return in 2023, a whopping 10 years after their last sign of life.
However, the almost 17 minutes long new demo (or EP) still leaves little to the imagination. A very violent mix of Black Metal and Death Metal with a good dose of Grindcore and other indefinable chaoticism. They are pretty much heading in the same musical direction chosen by bands such as Weregoat and Abysmal Lord, sounding wild and claustrophobic, suffocating and extremely demonic. Its violent bursts of frantic drums, murky and down tuned guitars and vocal brutality are as raw as it is uncultivated, definitely fodder for those who are entertained by bands like Archgoat, the first Impaled Nazarene album, Blasphemy and Proclamation. Good stuff, now it is a matter of waiting before this demo is also made available on cassette tape.
