I’ve tried to get into Ulcerate, Gorguts, and similar bands that blend chaotic technical death metal with a dark atmospheric undercurrent, but it’s just too much to deal with for more than a song or two. Ulsect is different. While definitely taking some inspiration from Ulcerate and Gorguts, they throttle the chaos just enough that I can make it through the entire album. That means I can finally enjoy the wall-of-sound riffs, atonal melodies, guttural death metal vocals, violent percussion, and dark atmospheres this genre has always offered, but that I’ve never been able to fully engage. The other thing that sets Ulsect apart from their peers is just how oppressive they’re able to make these dark atmospheres without losing any of the aggression that dominates the album. Ulsect’s debut album was definitely an overlooked gem. Hopefully they release a second album and start gaining the attention they deserve.
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