NECROTESQUE — The Necrotic Grotesque (review)

NECROTESQUE — The Necrotic Grotesque album cover EP · 2021 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"The Necrotic Grotesque" is an EP release by Dutch death metal act Necrotesque. The EP was independently released in November 2021. Necrotesque formed in 2021 in Helmond, North Brabant and "The Necrotic Grotesque" is their debut release. The EP features six tracks and a total playing time of 26:47 minutes, so it´s a relatively long EP release...

...which is fortunate because fans of old school death metal are advised to give this one a good listen, and with a release length like this there´s more than enough time to get acquainted with the sound of Necrotesque. Stylistically Necrotesque play a massive, fat, and meaty type of old school death metal which reminds me a lot of Grave, but generally features more variation than the Swedes. The riffs are heavy and the music features a brutal driving groove but also slower more doomy parts. This is not blastbeat type death metal.

Lead vocalist Lodewijk van Doorn has a brutal growling delivery but there´s also a slight aggression to his growling, which provides the music with a little extra spice. His delivery still is slightly one-dimensional though but it works well with the instrumental part of the music.

"The Necrotic Grotesque" features a massive, brutal, and bottom heavy sound production, which suits the material perfectly. Upon conclusion "The Necrotic Grotesque" is a good quality EP release from Necrotesque and considering that it´s the band´s first release, it´s quite impressive. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.
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