Eaten Alive - 2005 - Demo 2005

Out of the US comes this Death Metal band with their first demo. We are presented with three tracks of mid-paced to fast Gore/Death Metal similar to earlier Cannibal Corpse and some of the slower Cryptopsy tracks with the random Slayer sounding guitar solo thrown in as well.

There are two vocal tracks on this release. The main vocals are deep, dark growls with the occasional screaming. They remind me mostly of those by Ross Dolan of Immolation, only darker. The backing vocals are more towards the highpitched, sounding somewhat like those by Nathan of Graves at Sea.

The soundquality is quite good, with all the instruments clearly heard in the mix. A quite enjoyable Death Metal demo, quite above par.

Standout tracks are "Eaten to Deformity" and "Meat Grinder".

Saturday October 21 2006, by :Vragh:

Among the Living/Dominatör - 2005 - Split

Two bands from the Netherlands are presented on this split effort. Among the Living play slightly melodic Thrashing Death Metal, with some small amounts of Doom in the mix, and are represented
here with four tracks. The music is actually really heavy, reminding me of both Slayer and early Metallica.

The vocals are barked out, reminding me more of Punk/Hardcore style vocals. They actually remind me somewhat of Max Cavalera's vocals, mixed with something I can't put my finger on at the moment. Can't really describe them better than that. At first I wasn't really that fond of them, but after a while you notice that they actually fit the music rather well.

The soundquality is very good indeed. The instruments can be heard clearly in the mix, and the sound is sharp. I would say that this is actually a lot better than average. This was the bands last recording.

Standout track is "Drown".

Dominatör plays a somewhat slower Thrashy Death Metal, with more Doom in the music, and are represented with five tracks, the last one being a live track.This is slower than Among the Living, and with a different heaviness as well. Traces of Slayer are present here as well, as a bit of Megadeth and even some slight amount of Testament.

The vocals are somewhat similar to those by Nathan of Graves at Sea, and they also remind me a bit of those by Chuck Schuldiner of Death, although these are not as highpitched.

The soundquality is somewhat murkier than the tracks by Among the Living, but I like it, and the individual instruments can still be heard clearly. The live track has a remarkably good soundquality, as well.

Standout track is "600 Days".

Saturday October 21 by :Vragh: