Kev Rowland

Formed in 2001, these guys can’t be said to be the most prolific act as this is only their fourth album, and the first since 2010. Their line-up is Bill Robinson (ex-Suffocation) on vocals, Sean Martinez (ex-Rings Of Saturn, ex-Decapitated) on bass, Sam 'Samus' Paulicelli (ex-Goatwhore, ex-Abigail Williams) on drums and Matt Sotelo (Deprecated, Soulside) on guitars, so it’s no surprise that they all know what they are doing given their experience. This is technical death metal, based on incredible drumming, and on the concept that anything is possible. This means that they refuse to stick within what people would normally think of death metal, bringing in progressive metal influences, and hooks that are way more mainstream. Something else that is unusual within the genre is that this doesn’t feature any guitar solos in the normal sense, they’re all really fast palm-muted riffs.

Apparently, the guys haven’t been touring for the last three years, but they are coming back with a vengeance, and their forthcoming trek with Cryptopsy sounds like a show not to miss. I feel incredibly fortunate to have heard two of the best death metal albums I have ever come across in just one week, and of the two Decrepit Birth just have it over Cytotoxin. Released on July 21st, this is one for the diary as if you are a fan of bands such as Suffocation, Death, Origin, Obscura, The Faceless, Fallujah, Nile, Decapitated, Cryptopsy you can’t afford to miss out on this