ABHORRENCE — Vulgar Necrolatry (review)

ABHORRENCE — Vulgar Necrolatry album cover Demo · 1990 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"Vulgar Necrolatry" is the first demo recording by Finnish death metal act Abhorrence. The demo was independently released in February 1990 (originally on cassette tape). Abhorrence were a rather short-lived act who were only active for about a year. Within that year they released the "Vulgar Necrolatry" demo and the "Abhorrence (July 1990)" EP. Both recordings are available on the "Completely Vulgar" (Svart Records, May 2012) compilation. While Abhorrence never rose above underground "fame" and recognition, guitarist Tomi Koivusaari went on to form Amorphis, with whom he has since experienced great success.

The music on the demo is old school Scandinavian death metal. The Finnish bands from those days we´re often a little more brutal and morbid compared to their generally more famous Swedish neighbours and that´s also the case with Abhorrence, who include quite a few death grinding parts in their music, with more than a slight nod towards early Carcass. Abhorrence music is more varied than that though and they successfully incorporate both mid-paced heavy and brutal grooves and morbid doomy parts too.

Considering the fact that "Vulgar Necrolatry" is a debut demo, the musicianship is actually on a very high level. The band are in other words well playing and the growling vocals are delivered with both passion and great conviction. The sound production is murky, raw, and savage, but only further enhances the feeling of doom and gloom which the music already conveys. Along with some of the contemporary demos from artists like Demigod, Disgrace, Xysma, Funebre, and Sentenced, "Vulgar Necrolatry" represents the premier league of Finnish death metal demo material from the early 90s, and upon conclusion a 3.5 star (70%) rating is therefore deserved.
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