Review Summary: Finland flexes their death metal muscle with ease yet again!
Revulsion is a five piece death metal band from Finland. The band is clearly in no hurry in terms of releases considering this is the only thing they've put out in their six years together. Clocking in at just over ten minutes and featuring only four tracks this demo has the potential to level tall buildings and bust bullet proof glass, to put it in simple terms this is one tough release. Before listening it would be advised that you should find the nearest helmet and strap it on, safety first.
The guitar playing is straightforward for the most part. Skull shattering grooves are blended with face grinding tremolo sections creating a devastating combo of vicious kickassery. The tone is nice and thick and goes great with the pulverising rhythms the band dishes out frequently. The playing is really tight from start to finish. Throughout the release you can hear Alatalo adding some chunkiness to the sound. On tracks like "Breathing Nest" it is most noticeable. The playing works not only as a back up to the guitar but it also adds to the catchiness of a lot of the riffs here. "Häväisty" features a main riff that will drift around in your head for hours.
The vocals are channeled straight from the center of the earth. Booming gutturals fill this record and add so much brutality to the overall sound. On a full-length release the band may want to consider throwing in some more variation but with a short release like this it is perfectly fine. That's not to say that there is absolutely no variation throughout, but it is only a rare occasion when one will he a scream belted out or a change in pitch. Karppinen is very consistent behind his kit. There are enough tempo changes involved to keep the listener fully entertained.
Overall Undressing External Humanity is a very solid effort. If Revulsion can keep this up on future releases they'll be set. With all that being said this is far from being groundbreaking, it is just crushing mid-tempo death metal and fans of the style will eat it up. Even though this is Revulsion's first release it is clear they have a grasp on how to use their instruments and write good music. The song structures vary and keep the listening experience fresh from start to finish. Those of you who enjoy some crushing death metal should give this one a shot.
