Mexico does not have a real well-known metal scene, though there have been some great bands from south of the border. Cenotaph and The Chasm are personal favorites. There is also the blackened death metal band Hacavitz. Of course the most well-known Mexican death metal band is Mortuary, whose album Blackened Images is an underrated classic. So with the bands named, there are about four different styles represented. Cenotaph is a razor-sharp melodeath band. The Chasm is more of a cerebral technical/progressive death metal style. Hacavitz, as mentioned, has more to do with black metal. And then Mortuary is more of an old-school death metal band. So then, the question is, what is Question?
Not to try to read Question's members' minds, but their influence seems to be more closely Mortuary. This is a decidedly murky-sounding death metal album that owes a lot to the early material by groups like Obituary and some Immolation thrown in for the old school crowd, but with some impressive melodic passages and some nice solo guitar work. The bass is probably the most impressive instrument in the band, doing some very unique lines and generally doing a lot more than just keeping rhythm. The whole thing is awash with a very sinister atmosphere that is helped along by the occasionally atonal leads. The gruff vocal style also helps.
This is a very intriguing EP from a young band from a country not really known for its metal. I am definitely looking forward to hearing more from the band.
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