Grave Miasma: Endless Pilgrimage (2016)

I covered Cruciamentum a couple of months ago, a U.K.-based death metal band, which is not a remarkably common thing.  Grave Miasma is very similar, in that they are a death metal band from the U.K. and their sound is very similar.  The band was previously formed under the name Goat Molestör, because of they did.  The drummer even spent time in Cruciamentum.  And so now we have Grave Miasma.

This is the band's fourth release, and three of them have been EPs.  As mentioned, Grave Miasma's sound is similar to Cruciamentum.  It is based in old school occult death metal bands like Incantation and Immolation, featuring jagged, disgustingly grimy riffs and guttural roaring vocals.  The big highlight is the rumbling bass that is often playing counter-rhythms to the main riffs.  Grave Miasma also incorporates some interesting instrumentation, including a sitar in EP opener "Yama Transforms to the Afterlife". 

This is an excellent EP and a short introduction to the band.  There's just five songs here, but they are longer with a lot of twists and turns.  Grave Miasma definitely shows promise.