MONUMENTOR — Medusa's Throne (review)

MONUMENTOR — Medusa's Throne album cover EP · 2012 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
Time Signature
Primitive beast...

Genre: thrash metal

It is time for old school thrash metal courtesy of Monumentor from Germany in the form of their debut EP "Medusa's Throne". And the four tracks on the album are definitely very solid efforts.

After maybe a sort of symphonic intro (which is repeated as outro) the actual style presented on the EP is kicked into gear. We are dealing with old school thrash metal which also contains elements known from very early black metal; that is, this is thrash metal that has much in common with Hellhammer and early Celtic Frost. Like Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, Monumentor seems to also be inspired by crust punk as some hardcore-esque elements pop up every now and then, which gives the EP a slight crossover fell.

The production is gritty and organic, which fits the music quite well. The music itself is, you see, quite organic in nature, and there are a couple of charmingly untight moments every now and then (which is quite okay in this kind of music). The band's two members were previously active in the black metal act Old, so we are definitely dealing with experienced musicians here, and the organic, unmechanical nature of this EP is, I am sure, something they have deliberately aimed for.

"Medusa's Throne" is probably never going to appeal to fans of modern metal, but you love Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, and old school thrash metal and crossover in general, you should certainly buy this EP.
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