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This is the first demo release by Swedish death metal act Vomitory. The demo wasn´t given a title, and is therefore only refered to as "Demo". The demo was independently released in May 1992. Vomitory formed in 1989 originally playing a teutonic thrash metal influenced style, but they gradually changed their sound and began playing death metal.
The 3 tracks on the 13:00 minutes long demo are all 100% pure old school death metal. It´s not your typical Swedish death metal release from the early 90s, as Vomitory always branched out a bit more with influences from both hardcore/grindcore, doom, and death metal. While none of the tracks from this demo survived and appeared on Vomitory´s debut full-length studio album "Raped in Their Own Blood" (November 1996, Fadeless Records), the music style on these tracks is very similar to the sound on the debut album. Solid, effective, and brutal sounding death metal played by a skilled band.
The demo features a raw, powerful, and well sounding production job, considering that this is a demo recording. This could just as well have been released as an official label EP. Upon conclusion it´s a strong and promising first demo release by Vomitory and a 3 - 3.5 star (65%) rating is warranted.