Self Released 2013
1.Destruction 2.Cleanse 3.Suicide 4.Revenge
5.Slaves 6.Fear 7.Horror 8.Ambush 9.Pain
Originally from Brazil, but now settled in the UK, London to
be precise, Necroriser play a mix of death metal and thrash metal. This blend
is illustrated perfectly in opener ‘Destruction’ which absolutely pummels from
start to finish. Being thrash orientated and from Brazil, it may be too easy to
draw comparisons to Sepultura, but actually there are some massive similarities
to ‘Beneath The Remains’ era Sepultura, such is the bands riffing style and
sound in places. Finishing in a flurry of blast beat laden death metal madness;
it’s a great introduction to these Brazilian maniacs. Rooted firmly in the ‘old
school’, ‘Cleanse’ is pure old school Slayer worship and is a more trash
orientated song. It’s only really the vocals which add the death metal element
to their sound, being just guttural enough to be classed as death metal. Next
up is ‘Suicide’ and what a track this is, catchy chorus lines are mixed in amongst
some exceptionally frantic guitar work and again it makes for a storming track.
The mix of thrash and death metal is just right here; neither one over-powering
the other. Again, the song is rooted firmly in that “old school approach” which
adds to its appeal. ‘Revenge’ is a short and savage affair, blazing along at a
whirlwind of a pace with manic guitar solos screaming and screeching in true
Slayer style once again – great stuff!
There’s no let up as ‘Slaves’ burst forth in
another torrent of brutal, old school influenced death/thrash. What makes
Necroriser so enjoyable to listen to is the straight-forward approach to their
song writing. It’s all about “just going for it”, which they again do in
brilliantly brutal fashion. As ‘Fear’ opens up, it’s become quite apparent that
the band are losing the temptation to draw from their main influences and are
developing a style in their own right, sounding not too dissimilar to Germany’s
own death/thrash juggernauts Dew Scented, a theme which carries on brilliantly
into ‘Horror’ with a more European sound to this song, as opposed to the South
American influence that was apparent throughout the earlier songs. Living on
this side of the world seems to be having an influence on the bands song writing
style, and what a great effect it’s had on this release! ‘Ambush’ is the
shortest track on offer and being only 1m34 you would expect it to fire on all
cylinders and blast brutally from start to finish. As fast as the pace is,
there is however a dark and sinister undertone creeping into the slower
sections which definitely adds a new dimension to the band’s sound,
no complaints here! As the album comes to a close with ‘Pain’ the band are on
top form, mixing everything they have in their musical arsenal excellently. The
heavier Sepultura-esque riffs are re-introduced as are the manic Slayer style
guitar solos which wouldn’t sound out of place on early Obituary albums also.
It’s one hell of a way to end an album, and Necroriser do it brilliantly. The Album
title ‘Violent’ pretty much sums up each and every track and the album as a
whole, the intensity of the music on offer absolutely pummels and slays. The
term “thrash attack” is banded about quite a lot, but this is exactly what the
band does on every song, they attack you with a brutal assault of death thrash
madness that leaves you battered and bruised but ultimately wanting more of the
same. Reeking of the old school sound and with a straight forward, no nonsense approach
to their song writing, Necroriser have hit the nail firmly on the head with
this album as it smashes from start to finish and
comes very highly recommended.
8.5 out of 10
Band Page: Here
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