Artist: Unblessing
Country: USA
Label: Hooded Demon Records
Formats: Demo Tape
Year: 2025
With three demos under its belt from 2017, 2020 and 2022, of which all three saw a reissue via Poland’s Unpure Records, it took Unblessing a few years to come up with the successor of these demo recordings. But, early January 2025 marked the return of the American Black/Death Metal band with a new 2-track EP that this time around will be released on cassette tape by Hooded Demon Records.
While Unblessing on paper might fall within the same musical framework as the majority of the War/Bestial Black Metal scene, it does tick all the right boxes, the music definitely feels more like evil sounding Death Metal. Death Metal, be it on the wild side, fitting somewhere between old Imprecation, the more Death Metal oriented work of Demoncy and the ferociousness of Angelcorpse. All in all, an obvious American affair that blends the best of both the old school Evil American Death Metal and the obscurity of the first generation of American Black Metal.
With its two tracks, totaling well under eight minutes, it might be a little short but it feels just about right and it urges you to hit that play-button again and again. Something that is not always the case with full-length records in this particular style. You just have to love that barrage of pummeling drums, those barking vocals full of reverb and the screaming Slayer-infused leads…
