KONKHRA — Malgrowth (review)

KONKHRA — Malgrowth album cover Demo · 1991 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
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"Malgrowth" is the 2nd demo cassette tape by Danish death metal act Konkhra. The demo was recorded and mixed at Red House Studio in October 1991, and self-released in November 1991. Three tracks from the demo would also appear on the "Stranded (1992)" EP in the exact same versions ("Lustration of the Need", "Spread Around", and "Deathwish").

The material on the 5 track, 20:21 minutes long demo is death metal with snarling aggressive vocals. It´s technically well played, and relatively well composed. The opening track "The Deadmoon" is the most memorable and intriguing track on the demo, and the quality of the other tracks aren´t quite as high as on that track, but they still work pretty well. The sound production is decent, but the guitars could have prospered from a more powerful and raw production. The same with the drums and the bass.

So the quality is a bit up and down. It´s still pretty obvious why Konkhra was offered a label deal on the grounds of the demo though, because there is a lot of promise here and even a hint of something original. It´s just a bit raw and unpolished at this point. A 3 star (60%) rating is warranted.
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