PRIMAL CODE

Death Metal • United States

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PRIMAL CODE is an US death metal band from Chicago, Illinois formed in 2021. They released a demo in 2022, the "Subliminal Master" EP in 2023, and finally their debut full-length studio album "Opaque Fixation" in 2024.

(Biography written by UMUR, 16th of November 2024).

Bandcamp: https://primalcode.bandcamp.com/

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Opaque Fixation
Death Metal 2024

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PRIMAL CODE Subliminal Master album cover

3.50 | 1 ratings

Subliminal Master
Death Metal 2023

PRIMAL CODE The Gavel / Primal Code album cover

3.50 | 1 ratings

The Gavel / Primal Code
Death Metal 2023

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Demo
Death Metal 2022

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PRIMAL CODE Opaque Fixation

Album · 2024 · Death Metal

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"Opaque Fixation" is the debut full-length studio album by US, Illinois based death metal act Primal Code. The album was released through Relapse Records in November 2024. Primal Code formed in 2021 as the trio of Will Lindsay (bass), Jamer Farn (drums), and Gene Marino (vocals, guitars) and released a demo in 2022, and an EP and a split with The Gavel during 2023.

Stylistically "Opaque Fixation" is pretty much more of the same if you´re familiar with the preceding releases by the band. Ultra heavy and brutal old school death metal, which is predominantly slow- to mid-paced (although they have picked up the pace a slight bit on this one). It´s artists like Asphyx, Grave, and Bolt Thrower who are the main influences, and it´s fans of artits in that end of the death metal scale, who´ll find "Opaque Fixation" interesting.

The music is well performed and it´s audible that Primal Code aren´t new to playing music. "Opaque Fixation" features a brutal and detailed sounding production too and upon conclusion it´s a good quality death metal release from Primal Code, and they are certainly a band too look out for in the future. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

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PRIMAL CODE The Gavel / Primal Code

Split · 2023 · Death Metal

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"The Gavel / Primal Code" is a split release between US, Illinois based death metal act Primal Code and US, Illinois based thrash/hardcore act The Gavel. The split was independently released in July 2023.

The Gavel opens the split with their two tracks "1000 Deaths" and "Frozen in Fear", which are both ultra heavy and brutal hardcore tinged thrash/death metal. The tracks feature a desperate mood and very aggressive and raw sounding vocalist in front. It´s music featuring brick heavy grooves and riffs, and it´s highly effective and definitely good quality music.

Primal Code are also featured with two tracks. Both "Angler" and "Ram" continue the heavy and brutal slow- to mid-paced old school death metal style of their 2022 demo and their 2023 EP. They can easily match the heaviness and brutality of The Gavel´s material, but they are not quite as aggressive and their grooves are a bit more conventional and straight.

The material of both artists is well produced and upon conclusion this is a good quality split release and it´s well worth the price of admission. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

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PRIMAL CODE Subliminal Master

EP · 2023 · Death Metal

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"Subliminal Master" is an EP release by US, Illinois based death metal act Primal Code. The EP was independently released in January 2023 and it follows the release of the July 2022 demo, which was the first release after the band formed in 2021. Primal Code is a trio consisting of Will Lindsay (bass), Jamer Farn (drums), and Gene Marino (vocals, guitars).

Stylistically "Subliminal Master" continues where the 2022 demo left off, with crushingly brutal, slow-to mid-paced old school death metal influenced by artists like Asphyx, Grave, and Bolt Thrower. Just like the case was on the demo, the sound production is meaty, massive, and brick heavy, perfectly suiting the equally brick heavy material. There is no compromise here and Primal Code are the kind of band who take no prisoners. There is no shaking on the hand in terms of experimentation or including unconventional elements. This is old school death metal to the bone.

So "Subliminal Master" is overall a good quality death metal release and it perfectly follows in the heels of the already great quality demo from 2022, making the promise of what a future full-length studio album will deliver that much greater. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

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PRIMAL CODE Demo

Demo · 2022 · Death Metal

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"Demo" is the first demo recording by US, Illinois based death metal act Primal Code. The demo was independently released in July 2022. Primal Code formed in 2021 and is a trio consisting of Will Lindsay (bass), Jamer Farn (drums), and Gene Marino (vocals, guitars).

The three tracks on the 11:32 minutes long demo are well produced, featuring a massive, heavy, and brutal sounding production, which suits the material well. The demo was surely recorded at a professional recording studio, and it honestly sounds nothing like a demo. Stylistically Primal Code play a predominantly slow- to mid-paced type of old school death metal. Asphyx is the first band who comes to mind, but Bolt Thrower and maybe Grave are probably also influences. So it´s fans of that type of death metal, who should find this demo interesting.

Primal Code are well playing, the vocals are brutal growling, and the songwriting is pretty strong too. Noting out of the ordinary for the genre, but effective and crushingly brutal. Considering the professional sound production values, this demo could just as well have been released as an EP, and it would be wrong to just call this a promising demo release. This one is a pretty well formed and complete death metal release, and a 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.