GRAND SUPREME BLOOD COURT - Bow Down Before The Blood Court
December 2, 2012, 12 years ago
(Century Media)
Heh, love that band name, just throwing together some words, seeing what happens. You know what else I love? Bands that feature Martin van Drunen on vocals. Here, the legendary death metal vocalist (ASPHYX, HAIL OF BULLETS, PESTILENCE) is joined by other capable dudes (confusingly comprised of ex- and current Asphyx members, and a Hail of Bullets guy) to create a pretty standard, classic take on death metal. But it's just never dull when this guy is behind the mic, his tortured howl without peer in metal (OBITUARY's oppressive vibe coming close). The tunes are killer too, though, an upbeat, GRAVE-ish romp through death metal sounds both fast and slow (okay, some mids in there too), all familiar, all killer. You know, with that name I thought this was going to be some campy doom metal fun-fest or something, so this little death metal attack is a pleasant surprise. I mean, this is as good as any of the legends, right here, on album number one. Hails.
