If you’ve been missing out on the current wave of death metal, now’s your time to buy in. This new split LP from Denmark’s Undergang and Colorado’s Spectral Voice offers a great view into this genre at its best. Undergang’s side brings me everything I want out of death metal: plenty of riffing without any self-gratifying guitar solos, along with vocals that blend perfectly with the sound. Spectral Voice’s half, in contrast, utilizes a low-and-slow sound to create an extremely heavy composition. Listening to Spectral, you immediately picture a kid going absolutely bananas in someone’s basement, moshing so hard they break the pipes overhead. This one’s a great release on a gem of a metal label; do yourself a favor and use this as an opportunity to discover both of these fantastic bands.
-Michael
