Impure: Satan's Eclipse (2019)

At the risk of repeating myself (once again), 2019 was a fantastic year for death metal.  Quite possibly one of the best years since the 1990's.  And no, that is not in the least bit scientific, or really based on anything other than pure gut feeling.  There were plenty of established bands that put out great albums, but there were also great debuts.  Impure's full-length is an example of the latter.

Impure has been making some noise in the metal underground for a few years and their full-length lives up to the hype.  This is blasphemously nasty and dirty death metal with some black metal influences, just in case it was not evil enough already.  The songs creep and ooze by, leaving everything blackened and charred in their wake.  With song titles like "Danse of Slaughtered Cherubs" and "Satyrranical Desecration", each song is more evil than the last.

Impure hits all the right notes with their instrumentation, vocals and production.  This is brutally evil and chaotic.  This is a truly impressive debut from a band from whom I am very eager to hear more.