It’s nice to see so many bands embracing
the sluggish characteristics of old school death metal, but let’s be honest;
too many bands trying to re-activate the genre’s apathetic, droning and
ponderous elements by simply rehashing the instrumental aspects of Asphyx,
Rottrevore, Autopsy and the like, which is admittedly nothing more than simply
a monotonous version of the brutal emphasis of crunches and chugs of death
metal; a poorly innovated brand to excel in. And as although I’m not scoffing at
these death/doom trends, there is simply no room for the evil, bleak aura to
consume and desolation to utterly aggravate the listener’s emotions, so frankly
the focus of the true evil, monotonous atmosphere captured by the mighty ‘’d’’
and Winter is something we death/doom fans are devoid of. Australian act Devil Ancestry
fabricate four compositions of lugubrious queerness ranging at only eight
minutes in order to capture that sound which is redolent an utterly alien din
of bizarre ghastliness, reeking of befouled and molested cadavers.
The main reason this act seemed so appealing
to me is that their compositions are not pungent or fleshy, and such a perfect,
brief demo that emphasises on nothing but the drudging ooze of the rotten,
dismal sludge that it belches is certainly not something you often hear in
today’s scene. In fact even the scene in the 90’s did not support such
dissonant and grotesque calamities, and the closest thing I can relate this is
the black/doom outfit, Mordor, a short lived group, yet incredibly disturbing
and evil, calling fourth a monstrous aura upon the field. Devil Ancestry does
not take on all the traits of Mordor, because some of its attributes incline
towards Demilich, as the Finnish legends also had a penchant for delivering
swerving pageantry, completely alien, and yet our Australian newborn does not
entirely resemble Demilich either, taking on simpler chugs and queer chord
progressions, dispersed and underpinned by the hefty bumps of the base.
‘’The Rib Of Adam Created Shit’’ is the
demo’s starter. Once it commences the listener is indulged in a lethargic orgy
of bowel transitions and all sorts of awkward quivers, and yet although it’s an
alien experience from start to beginning, it’s obvious that the band does not
try to pen compositions that are arduous or convoluted. The diverse spectrum of
the music is actually maintained with interesting tactics. The band does not
travel underneath cavernous and subterranean monoliths the whole time, but
rises to the surface every now and then during its concise lifespan, and simply
utters out almost indecipherable low growls whilst keeping the field dissonant and
deceptive by continuously harassing the listener with discordant beats and
volatile guitar thrills, simply enchanting as they rot. The final track ‘’Curious
Potion’’ goes on for two and a half minutes, serving some spikier death/doom
chords, all occasionally backed up by synthesizers. The guitar tone is not
spiking, nor is it crunchy, but it does not fail to crush the listener while
swaggering ponderously. In all its dismal, brooding and bowel-shaking sense, ‘’At
The Seat Of Evil Ecstasy’’ is an intriguing listen, albeit the band doesn’t
reinvent the wheel here. The demo was shamefully short, and it leaves waiting
for the release of and Ep or full-length. A recommended experience for those
who enjoy the dissonance of blackened death/doom.
Highlights:
The Rib Of Adam Created Shit
Keeper
Rating: 82,5%
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