No, I have no idea what that title means. Absu is one of the most highly-regarded American black metal bands, but they are a band that for some reason, I just have not checked out all that much. Previously, I only had their 2009 self-titled album on vinyl, and I love that album so it is a big mystery why I have never checked anything else out. This album is quite a bit different from that release as the band is more of a death metal band here. The Celtic Frost influence is pretty clear, especially in some of the experimentation that the band uses which calls to mind Into the Pandemonium. Despite the much different sound, this is a terrific release, and maybe it is finally time to delve more into Absu's discography.
On the other hand, this is a band that I am very familiar with, even if I have not heard quite everything the band has done. I generally have heard all of their full-length releases, but the band releases lots of other stuff in between albums, and that is where I am still filling in some gaps. This is an EP released shortly after they released their first full-length album and features four new songs and a cover of Voivod's eponymous song. All of the songs are terrific, as is to be expected with Deceased. This is absolutely one of the most underrated metal bands of all time. Everything they have done is absolutely killer and this EP is no exception. It is nice to find something rare like this for my collection.
Over the last six months or so, I have been really digging into my old cassettes and listening to that stuff over and over again, while adding to that particular part of my collection. I previously had Nocturnus's The Key, and while I enjoyed it, it did not make a huge impact on me. That really changed recently and the album has been catapulted into one of my favorite death metal albums of all time. So, it was time to check out some of the band's other releases and this is the follow-up. It is clear that Nocturnus was trying to catch lightning in a bottle twice as the band took the aspects that worked on The Key and ramped them up on this one. What results is a pretty decent follow-up that just does not quite have the same charm to it. I still really like this one, but it is not quite up to the same level. Maybe in time it will be as The Key did not immediately have a huge impact on me either.
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