EP Review: Gore Brigade – Gore Brigade (Redefining Darkness Records)

Guitarist Ludvig Johansson (Defiatory) enrolled fellow band member Jon Skäre (Defiatory, Wachenfeldt) on drums and the two combined their forces with Jonny Pettersson (Wombbath, Massacre) on vocals creating the blood-craving commanders of the Gore Brigade.

The first rotting slab of carnal cacophony is the band’s self-titled EP mixed and mastered by Ronnie Björnström (Enhanced Audio Productions). It will be released on December 10th, 2021 via Redefining Darkness Records.

Simplicity in its finest form, Gore Brigade’s self-titled EP is 15 minutes of hyper, heavy and no-nonsense death metal. A blast to the face, the mess of blood, guts, sinew and bone is what Gore Brigade create. Six tracks of blistering brutality, six tracks of sickening heaviness and six tracks of unadulterated enjoyment. Fans of extreme metal will lap this up like a wild animal licking up the spilled blood of Gore Brigade’s assault.

It begins with chunky rhythm that builds anticipation. Anticipation that is paid off by Gore Brigade simply erupting into life with wild riffs, guttural vocals and bone-grinding percussion. It’s short and to the point, a sharp jab to the gut, because it flows into A Wretched Taste.

Here, Gore Brigade unleash their death metal might with a track of speed, fury and disgust. It’s one that you’ll feel deep in your soul provided you haven’t vomited it up through the sheer savagery of this track.

Continuing on, An Army of the Re-animated marches to the sound of their own destructive capabilities. The vocals reach insane levels of howling inhumanity here. Followed by the musty smell of rotting corpses with World Wide Death. Gore Brigade challenging themselves to see just how fast they can actually play. The guitar solo, while brief, is the sort of solo that sears its way through the mind in a flash.

Show Me the Gore is a little under two minutes of howling, horror-fuelled heaviness before The Rot Becomes You wraps this death metal face-melter up with one last slice of vehemence.

Harsh as fuck.

Gore Brigade – Gore Brigade Full Track Listing:

1. March of the Gore Brigade
2. A Wretched Taste
3. An Army of the Re-animated
4. World Wide Death
5. Show Me the Gore
6. The Rot Becomes You

Links

Bandcamp | Redefining Darkness Records