1. Intro (Horror From the Cemetery)
2. Echoes of Death
3. Revelation of Hell's Apocalypse
4. Vengeance From the Crypts
5. Morbid Sacrilegious
6. Unquenchable Flame
7. Horrible Disease
8. Total Death
9. Putrid Intercourse (Convulse)
Comment:
1st album by this chilean band that plays a heavy, rotting and repugnant Death Metal with influences in the vein of AUTOPSY, ABHORRENCE, INCANTATION, CONVULSE, NIHILIST, PURTENANCE...
The Metal scene in Chile seems to grow bigger and better every month. Once upon a time, the Chilean scene was smiled at as an exotic scene, like it happened with all other South American countries. Meanwhile, this country has some fine, mainly extreme Metal acts to offer. With PUTRID EVOCATION, we have a real fuckin' highlight, not only for Chile in special, but for South America in general. Let's face it: PUTRID EVOCATION are a damn highlight for Death Metal worldwide! This young trio already released an EP in 2013, “Blackness Enshroud”. Now their first full length strike is available worldwide on Xtreem Music, who once again dug out a hidden gem. “Echoes Of Death” is of course based on all the Death Metal that is already here. But PUTRID EVOCATION mix all these manifold influences to create a very unique blend of Death, with a lot of Doom Death moments meeting brutality and raw and fast attacks. Sometimes you feel reminded of big and influential names like INCANTATION or Swedish heavyweights, but the sound of these Chileans is rather unique and very fresh. “Echoes Of Death” starts off with an 'Intro (Horror From The Cemetery)' that brings us tons of heaviness before it blends into the damn doomy title track that even has some moments of the mighty WINTER having a jam session with INCANTATION. The following brilliant 'Revelation Of Hell's Apocalypse' is a little more influenced by Swedish Metal of Death. And the brilliance won't stop... Be it the rather fast 'Vengeance From The Crypts', the rabid 'Morbid Sacrilegious' with its crushing middle part or the nearly progressive 'Unquenchable Flame' with its ultra heavy Doom part - every song here hits right where it hurts. But my personal fave on “Echoes Of Death” is 'Horrible Disease' with a HELLHAMMERish intro piece and a very Doom based rhythm, destroyed by fast and extremely brutal breaks. An outstanding song on an outstanding album! As the final original track we have 'Total Death', that is very Scandinavian in the beginning, with some regards from Suomi. Talking about Finland: in the very end, PUTRID EVOCATION present us a well chosen cover tune with 'Putrid Intercourse', originally from the first CONVULSE album “World Without God”. That's paying tribute where tribute is due! And that also means hitting the start button again to listen to “Echoes Of Death” once more. And more and more... Any Death Metal lunatic out there is addressed to give PUTRID EVOCATION a chance.
Putrid Evocation are a three piece death metal band from Chile. "Echoes Of Death" is their first full length album following a string of EP's and single's. It's a pretty horrifying 40 minutes and of course I mean that in the best possible way!
Strarting off with 'Horror From The Cemetery' a decent slow doomy instrumental which leads into the title track. The band bat back and forth between fast shredding sections and slow doom ridden parts. It's an effective formula that serves them well, the drums are quite basic and kind of punk-y but go into a blast beat from time to time. It has a raw, dirty production that suits the songs perfectly. A stand out moment is the slow mid section of 'Unquenchable Flame' with it's haunting solo.
"Echoes Of Death" is a decent slab of old school, punk flavoured death metal with a heathly dollop of doom. If you like Autopsy, "Scream Bloody Gore" era Death or even later day Darkthrone you'll probably dig this however it could do with being a bit more distinctive in todays crowded metal world.
And there is the next death metal band from Chile. I’m not sure what is going on in that country, but more and more great death metal bands are popping up there. This time it is Putrid Evocation who deliver their debut ‘Echoes Of Death’. A debut that revolves around old-school death metal. The band seems to draw most influences from Scandinavian death metal but you can also hear some American influences from bands such as Autopsy and Incantation. Of course Autopsy influenced plenty of Scandinavian bands too so that circle is closed. Putrid Evocation predominantly sound heavy and uses various tempos. I think the band reminds me the most of the Finnish bands that were active in the early 90s. It’s not all that strange this CD closes with a cover of the Convulse song ‘Putrid Intercourse’. I wouldn’t claim the production is all that neat, but it does fit the music really well. Due to the production I had to think of Repugnant, even when it is a bit darker and more crude.
I think fans of old-fashioned death metal will appreciate Putrid Evocation
¡Viva Chile, mierda! Casi sobre la bocina ha caído en mis manos el debut en formato de larga duración de los deathmetaleros santiaguinos PUTRID EVOCATION, que ve la luz hoy mismo de la mano del sello de la casa, Xtreem Music, tras la edición pocos meses atrás del debut de sus compatriotas, e igualmente deathmetaleros, DEATH VOMIT.
Bajo el título de “Echoes of Death” se nos presenta esta obra de pútrido y málevolo Death Metal altamente influenciado por bandas de la vieja escuela, tanto yankee como europea, que toma como referencia a bandas pioneras como NIHILIST o los primeros AUTOPSY. El disco se compone de 7 temas propios, más una intro (que en realidad es un tema instrumental) y una versión de “Putrid Intercourse“; tema extraído del mítico LP de 1991, “World Without God”, de los finlandeses CONVULSE, pasado por el tamiz sucio y macarra de PUTRID EVOCATION.
El grupo lo forman B. Nekroskull a la guitarra y voz, R. Impaller al bajo y voz y K. a la batería, y entre los tres se bastan y se sobran para parir este pandemónium de atmósferas oscuras y opresivas y ritmos que alternan entre los pasajes lentos y decadentes, y las partes rápidas y descarnadas. La producción es auténticamente Old School, con guitarras crudas, gran presencia del bajo, cavernoso y distorsionado y baterías orgánicas y directas, que arropan una voz diabólica, en una mezcla sombría y reverberante.
“Echoes of Death” tiene un buen puñado de buenos momentos, quedándome personalmente con las claustrofóbicas sensaciones que producen los pasajes más lentos y arrastrados del disco, en cortes como los interludios de “Unquenchable Flame” o “Horrible Disease” o , aunque también merecen la pena los medios tiempos más “finlandeses” a lo PURTENANCE o CONVULSE, como son las estrofas de “Revelation of Hell’s Apocalypse” o “Total Death“.
Personalmente, creo que el disco llega en un momento en el que la visión del género que proclaman los chilenos, goza de muy buena salud, ya que la escena está desintoxicándose de momentos pasados marcados por la sobreproducción y abuso de la tecnología, y cada vez más se está apostando por la propuesta de estas bandas directas y (mira que me jode la expresión…) honestas, que vuelven la vista atrás, para practicar el Death Metal tal como se hacía 20 años atrás. PUTRID EVOCATION son un claro ejemplo de ello, y espero que tengan el reconocimiento del que este primer álbum les hace acreedores. ¡No dejéis de escucharlos!
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