UMUR "Rejoice in Vengeance" is the 3rd full-length studio album by Danish, Silkeborg based death metal act Dawn of Demise. The album was released through Unique Leader Records in June 2012. It´s the successor to "A Force Unstoppable" from 2010 and features one lineup change since the predecessor as drummer Kim Jensen has been replaced by Simon Blaabjerg.

Stylistically the material on "Rejoice in Vengeance" is brutal groove laden death metal and it´s a natural continuation of the style found on "A Force Unstoppable". The tracks feature many tempo changes and breaks, thrash influenced riffs, melodic guitar solos, ultra heavy breakdowns (slam death style), and two brutal growling vocal styles. One is a little more aggressive than the other and sligthly intelligible, while the other growling vocal style is a "hand over mike" type delivery which is unintelligible. So very little has changed since "A Force Unstoppable". The sound production is slightly more polished (but still raw and brutal) and the tracks are maybe a little less memorable, but other than that "Rejoice in Vengeance" is another powerful, brutal, groove laden, and effective death metal release by Dawn of Demise.

It doesn´t quite reach the heights of "A Force Unstoppable" and that´s of course a little disappointing, but it´s still a solid groove laden death metal release performed by a skilled and seasoned band. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

UMUR "A Force Unstoppable" is the 2nd full-length studio album by Danish, Silkeborg based death metal act Dawn of Demise. The album was released through Deepsend Records in January 2010. It´s the successor to "Hate Takes Its Form" from 2007 although the two albums are bridged by the 2008 "Lacerated" EP. There´s been one lineup change since the debut album, as guitarist Jakob Nyholm has left and has been replaced by Thomas Egede.

The music on the album is brutal yet catchy death metal featuring many tempo changes, often thrash influenced riffing, and loads of brutal heavy breakdowns. A band like Suffocation is definitely an influence, but the many heavy breakdowns often take this in a slam death direction. But then the thrash metal influenced riffs take the music in an old school death metal direction, and upon conclusion the music is nicely varied.

The technical level of playing on the album is considerable, but it´s not the kind of technical death metal album, where the technical playing takes away from the power of the music. This is first and foremost a brutal, groove laden, and catchy death metal album with a great powerful production (not too polished). The vocals vary between an intelligible and aggressive growling vocal style and a more distorted brutal growling style (hand over mike type of growling which is unintellgible). The vocals can get a little one-dimenional and monotone along the way, but they get the job done, and are often quite effectful. The instrumental part of the album is excellent. One brutal and catchy riff follow the one before all the way through the album and there are plenty of details in the music to keep the listener busy (including some relatively melodic and very well performed guitar solos). Some of the highlights on "A Force Unstoppable" are the two tracks that bookend the album. The opening track "Multiple Flatlines" is best explained by referencing the title of the album. That track is truly a force unstoppable. The closing track "Juggernaut" is a brick heavy groove laden death metal track and a great way to end the album.

So upon conclusion "A Force Unstoppable" is a strong sophomore studio album from Dawn of Demise. You´ve probably heard all the elements which make up the music before and in that sense this isn´t the most unique album in the genre, but Dawn of Demise excel in making those elements work and the combination of thrash metal influenced riffs, ultra heavy breakdowns, brutal growling vocals, the occasional melodic guitar solo, multible tempo changes and breaks in every song, and a focus on brick heavy grooves work wonders. A 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating is deserved.

UMUR "Hate Takes Its Form" is the debut full-length studio album by Danish, Silkeborg based death metal act Dawn of Demise. The album was released through Deepsend Records in September 2007. After Danish death metal act Infernal Torment folded in the late 90s, lead vocalist Scott Jensen teamed up with his brother Bjørn (bass), and assembled a five-piece lineup which would become Dawn of Demise. Dawn of Demise formed in 2003 and released the "...and Blood Will Flow" demo in 2006.

The material on "Hate Takes Its Form" is brutal and groove oriented death metal. There are faster parts, but the music is predominantly heavy and mid-paced with a strong focus on heavy grooves, tempo changes, and fast breaks. I personally dislike the term slam death, but that´s probably what most people would label the music. An old school death metal act like Suffocation is also a major influence though, so this is not purely a contemporary groove oriented death metal release. I hear loads of old school influnces here too (some heavy thrash metal oriented riffs and even a couple of melodic guitar solos) and Dawn of Demise successfully combine their influences into a powerful and brutal sound.

The band are well playing and the tracks are reasonably memorable, although Dawn of Demise aren´t the most original act on the scene. The vocals are for example your typical unintelligible "mouth over mike" type growling, combined with a more aggressive and intelligible but still deep register growling style. But they do what they do with both skill and quality, and "Hate Takes Its Form" is a very solid debut album. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

UMUR "The Suffering" is the 4th full-length studio album by Danish death metal act Dawn of Demise. The album was released through Unique Leader Records in August 2016. It´s the successor to "Rejoice in Vengeance" from 2012 and features two lineup changes compared to the predecessor. Guitarist Thomas Egede has been replaced by Astor Kristian Palsson and drummer Simon Blaabjerg has been replaced by Bastian Thusgaard. The remaining members of the lineup are Bjørn Jensen (bass, vocals), Scott Jensen (vocals), and Martin Sørensen (lead- and rhythm guitars).

Stylistically the music on "The Suffering" is brutal technical death metal with a lot of focus on heavy grooves. The vocals are brutal yet intelligible growling with the occassional dry lung effect laden growl put in. Dawn of Demise are a very well playing act and deliver their parts with militant precision and with great conviction. It´s never at the expense of the heavy groove laden parts that they do so well, and those parts also ensure an organic touch to the music.

The material on the 11 track, 37:06 minutes long album are well written and quite catchy for the style. Dawn of Demise skillfully incorporate thrashy parts, breaks, tempo changes, and hardcore grooves to their brutal technical death metal sound, and "The Suffering" is therefore a relatively varied and dynamic release. Add to that the melodic guitar solos played by Martin Sørensen and "The Suffering" is a brutal technical death metal album which isn´t a one-dimensional listen (which seems to be a disease on that scene). It´s not that I would call it particularly original and all elements have been heard before (including the horror- violence- and gore lyrics), but Dawn of Demise just manage to combine the elements in a most effective way, and perform their material with great conviction.

The album is packed in a powerful, clear, and brutal sounding production, which suits the material perfectly, so upon conclusion "The Suffering" is a high quality release by Dawn of Demise. A 4 star (80%) rating is deserved.