Infernal Conjuration: Infernale Metallum Mortis (2019)

Infernal Conjuration was one of the opening acts when I saw The Chasm last July.  I had not previously heard of them, but their performance was excellent.  I was so impressed that I picked up the vinyl issue of this album, the band's debut. 

To begin with, let's just say there is a pretty good reason why Infernal Conjuration would have been on tour with The Chasm in the first place.  Like The Chasm, Infernal Conjuration is a death metal band from Mexico with an eye towards progressive song structures and some technical riffs. 

The music here is a combination of The Chasm, Sadistic Intent, Death and Morbid Angel.  The songs are jam-packed with jagged riffs that often come out of nowhere and shifts in sound seemingly at random.  The most surprising aspect is that despite the almost constant shifts in tempo and riffs, the songs are actually coherent.  The album seems more like one long song that is completely unhinged, offering no chance at respite from the constant barrage of murky, demonic-sounding riffs.

I have spoken several times about the massive number of great death metal albums released recently.  Infernal Conjuration's full-length debut is definitely on that list, even if it did not make my Top 10 list.  It certainly came close.