 | Tracklist:
1. I
2. II
3. III
Release Date: 2009 | |
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In the vein of fellow countrymen Portal, Ignivomous and the recently risen Impetuous Ritual, Aethyvorous play a devastating and obscure form of death metal, displaying yet another facet of Australia’s highly unique brand of skull-crushing destruction. In all respects, Aethyrvorous’s music represents a true deconstruction of death metal convention. While the influence of bands like Incantation and Imprecation is obvious, Aethyrvorous play heavily with the lumbering and ominous aesthetic that Portal have streamlined over their three LPs, shaping into something new while still keeping Portal's malicious tone. The three songs on the demo tape are simply numbered and unnamed, and there is little information to be found regarding the band’s members; the mystery behind the tape goes hand in hand with its disturbing nature.
All three tracks are lengthy death metal dirges filled with grinding riffage and squealing, monstrous guitar leads – ‘III’, a ten minute devastation taking up Side B entirely, exemplifies the band’s obscure style, its hulking tempos rolling along accompanied by monstrously low roars. Short yet effective samples can be found among the first two songs, one which separates the two, giving it a somewhat distinctive edge. At the very least, Aethyrvorous declare their standing in the Australian scene rather forcefully with this short demo tape, and they’re better off for it. As their first release, the waves it caused throughout the Aussie underground are completely expected, and anyone with a taste for the style of malevolent death metal purported by the likes of Portal will undoubtedly treasure this wondrous tape.
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written jan 2010
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Rules.
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My singer loves this band. I'll check it for sure. Sounds devastating heh.
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Cheers bro. Gonna check this.
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I reckon you might dig this Jake, at least conceptually.
Good album to listen to on your birthday for sure ;)
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shame these guys broke up
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yeah it sucks
also, people posting in this thread will be interested to know that the encoffination/grave upheaval split that came out not too long ago is fucking excellent. only one song from each band, but the best I've heard from either.
(LP came today, on the 7th listen in a row)
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Never listened to Grave Upheaval, but I like Encoffination enough to check it out asap.
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they just have this split and a demo tape that came out in 09
it's pretty sweet, but not as good as aethyrvorous
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Seeing Portal in the review reminded me to ask you if you've listened to the remix they did of that Bloody Panda track.
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Never get enough of these Incantation clones. Add in an Imprecation influence and im sold on jamming to this.
Digging: Botanist - I: The Suicide Tree / II: A Rose From the Dead
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This is swell so far.
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u guys need to hear that eskhaton album from this year
from australia, slays, ya
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Seeing Portal in the review reminded me to ask you if you've listened to the remix they did of that Bloody Panda track.
nah I didn't actually, I remember reading about it but then I must've completely forgotten. Is it any good?
Never get enough of these Incantation clones. Add in an Imprecation influence and im sold on jamming to this.
yeah these guys (much like Portal) take Incantation's early sound (golgotha and prior) and make it fucking weird and beastly
This is swell so far.
sweeeet
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Yeah, it's pretty cool.
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/11/an_interview_wi.html
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Goon news all around, Portal covering Bloody Panda wow I need to hear that.
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Might fix the album art if you don't mind.
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go for it man, thanks
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There we go.
The dissonance of this band makes me nauseous, in a good way. Particularly during III, holy shiiii.
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album rules
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