Sydney’s Deiformity just released their crushing debut album Corpse Stomper – 11 tracks of heavy and catchy old school death metal. Their album includes the single Master of War which is a tribute to Bolt Thrower.
Deiformity’s singer Loz explains why they included a tribute:
“A few years ago, Bolt Thrower were meant to be touring Australia for the first time since the 90’s. Due to the tragic and sudden passing of Martin “Kiddie” Kearns, they were obliged to cancel this tour. Stricken by grief, they decided to honor him by burying Bolt Thrower with him, a decision we all respect and in turn felt was worthy of it’s own recognition. We wanted to salute Kiddie Kearns.” The lyrics speaks for themselves and purposefully incorporate a few distinctive Bolt Thrower phrases and titles any of their fans will recognize. “
This song is about Death Metal”, Loz explains further. “It invokes the inner joy of being up front moshing with a drink in your hand, raising your horns and the brotherhood we all know because of his music.”
Deiformity stream their single via Youtube – see below text.Formed in 2016, Deiformity is an old school style Death Metal band based in Sydney, Australia. The majority of band members are Sydney Death Metal veterans with Loz Lamy (Hell Itself), Paul Ibbotson (Daemon Fetal Harvest), Age Williamson (Viscera), Chris Tuckley (New Blood, Bloodbomb) and newcomer Rob Piersen. Founded on the principle of writing the heaviest and catchiest old school style Death Metal they can for a live audience.
This is not a band for chin strokers; this is a band for all the headbangers out there!2018 proved to be Deiformity’s biggest year yet with a string of live shows and international supports (Cattle Decapitation and Psycroptic). With their first album released, Deiformity is ready to stir the live circuit to cement their Death Metal presence world wide. Next show to see them live is Gridfest in Sydney on 24 November.
Deiformity are:
Loz Lamy – Vocals
Paul Ibbotson – Drums
Adrian Williamson – Guitar
Rob Piersen – Guitar
Chris Tuckley – Bass
Deiformity debut album Corpse Stomper is now available for download or physical on their Bandcamp page.
Tracklist
1. Masters of War (Tribute to Bolt Thrower)
2. Spitting Fire
3. Headshot
4. Cadaver Factory
5. Belt-fed Massacre
6. Corpse Stomper
7. Twist the Blade
8. Bullets Ripping Flesh
9. The Body Pit
10. Battlefield Messiah
11. Cloud of Ash
Answer: A bit of both.
Last year’s debut, For the Fallen, from former Bolt Thrower members Karl Willetts (vocals) and Andy Whale (drums) and their Benediction compadres Frank Healy (bass) and Scott Fairfax (guitars), showed an obvious tendency towards a stylistic connection with the now defunct death metal juggernaut as well as the perhaps slightly less popular, but still widely recognised death metal combo Healy and Fairfax still adorn. This tendency was not surprising and in no way regrettable! There were elements of more crust influenced metal, which surprised me, but it worked very well, and the whole affair had a lot of clout and atmosphere.
The same is true of The Silent Vigil, MEMORIAM’s latest offering, which will be out shortly. The veteran warriors seem to be more prolific in terms of inspiration and writing material than ever, and they surprise again by being able to twist the Bolt Thrower/Benediction recipes to produce a fresh and unique output.
Both slow, fast and mid tempos are explored to a further degree than on the debut, kicking off with the latter-mentioned pace as ‘Soulless Parasite’ waltzes out of the speakers. What you immediately notice is that the raw and direct sound of the debut also prevails on The Silent Vigil. All four instruments stand out loud and clear, and Willets sounds unpolished, raw and brutal.
The tempo variation already shows with the second track, ‘Nothing Remains’, where Whale hammers away. Fairfax’s riffing is utterly infectious on this song, and there are a few totally heavy parts.
‘From the Flames’ also begins in an up-tempo fashion, but is structured around a slow, almost dragged-out, melodic riff. A good solid piece, which offers no surprises, unlike the title track of the album; ‘The Silent Vigil’ is nothing like anything you heard on a Bolt Thrower or Benediction album. To begin with, it’s raw, almost naked in its expression. Simple, to the point where you think ‘where is this heading?’, and then you’re released into more familiar musical territory for a minute or so, before you are being taken back into the naked feeling of the raw guitar, bass and drums.
‘Bleed the Same’ hauls us back into Bolt Thrower country, a brutal and waltzing piece of old school death metal with a few melodic riffs and a sample of Martin Luther King’s ‘I’ve Been to the Mountaintop’ speech.
‘As the Bridges’ burn crushes on in up-tempo with a few breathers where the old school soldiers slow down a bit, only to relentlessly hammer on again. There is no less hammering on with ‘The New Dark Ages’, a varied piece, which clearly has Willetts venting his anger against all the wrongs of the world as we know it. Sure, it’s screwed up, Karl, but it fosters a lot of great music, you have to admit that…
‘No Known Grave’ brings the tempo down considerably at first and focuses on a fairly simple, ephemeral riff. The tempo picks up and the riffing intensifies, drops again, rises again, and then turns into a kind of funeral march four minutes into the song. Chilling stuff.
The Silent Vigil ends on a brutal and stomping old school note with ‘Weaponised Fear’ and thus provides a suitable full stop for another accomplished effort, which lifts the heritages of Bolt Thrower and then some.
]]>Burning Hatred play Swedish style old school death metal combined with Dutch death metal influences. It’s of mix of old Entombed, Carnage, and Grave with some Sinister, Bolt Thrower, and Asphyx. The combination of fast pieces, groovy rhythms, and slower doom passages are a trade mark of the band. Of course, the deep guttural vocals are there as well. I like bands playing this style, but this album isn’t special and good enough to put Burning Hatred in my list of favorites. The songs are too average and there is too little variation, which makes some tracks sound a bit similar.
All in all, Carnage isn’t a bad album, but it’s also not an album that sticks out.
]]>For God Dethroned fans I have a fine message; it is still the music they are used to receiving from the Dutch death metal army. Like on the predecessor Passiondale, the lyrics have World War I as subject. Besides Henri Sattler, drummer Michiel van der Plicht was the only other member playing on their last album. Mike Ferguson (Detonation, Picture) on guitar and Jeroen Pomper (Icons of Brutality, Absorbed) now complete the quartet. After the intro, ‘Annihilation Crusade’ immediately sets off in furious tempo and leaves no prisoners. Henri spits his guts in his typical grunting style, although I have the idea that his growls are a bit lower than before. On other albums the band almost never slowed down. That has been my biggest problem with their music. Lucky for me, there is more variety in tempo this time. The title track is an example, as the band easily switches from supersonic blasting speed to a mid-tempo melodic piece. The songs have always been rather catchy, and that’s no different here. Next up are songs where Bolt Thrower influences pass by and some Swedish (old) death metal influenced riffs (‘Close To Victory’) can be recognized. After a short resting point called ‘Konigsberg,’ the music continues in a catchy slow marching tempo.
All in all, this is a comeback a lot of God Dethroned fans will welcome for sure. Could it be a coincidence that the release date is on our national Liberation Day (WW II)? One thing is sure, the title A World Ablaze is a bit to up to date.
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