UMUR "Odium Humani Generis" is the 2nd full-length studio album by Russian death metal/groove metal act Perimeter. The album was released through Mazzar/Mystic Empire in 2008.

The music on the album pretty much continue down the same path as the music on the debut album "Healing by Festering (2006)". A combination of death metal and groove metal executed with militant precision. References to acts like Fear Factory and especially Chimaira are valid. The music can be brutal and aggressive but there´s an omnipresent groove on the music that defines the sound of "Odium Humani Generis". The vocals are both deep growling and more aggressive type shouting vocals. Compared to the debut album the sound production is a bit more raw but unfortunately also a bit more messy.

"Odium Humani Generis" is a 31:25 minutes long bludgeoning attack of pure aggression and while I miss the more controlled sound production of the debut album, "Odium Humani Generis" is still a quality release and deserves a 3.5 star (70%) rating.

UMUR "Healing by Festering" is the debut full-length studio album by Russian death metal/groove metal act Perimeter. The album was released through Mazzar/Mystic Empire in April 2006.

The music on the album is groove based death metal with the occasional spacy synth effect thrown in to create atmosphere. Acts like Fear Factory and especially Chimaira are valid references even though Perimeter lean slightly more towards death metal than those two acts. I think it´s interesting how the band manage to successfully combine the brutality of death metal with the aggression and sharp precision of groove metal. The musicianship is on a high level with fast precision drumming, sharp groove based chugging riffing and the deep growls/higher pitched sneering vocals being the most important ingredients in the music. The relatively varied song structures and semi-progressive ideas, that occur a few times during the playing time, make "Healing by Festering" quite the interesting release.

While Perimeter might lack the final unique ideas to be counted as one of the greats among their peers, "Healing by Festering" still proves to be one hell of a kickass album and I can highly recommend a purchase if you enjoy the style. A 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating is warranted.