Metal Hammer (UK)

Necrot

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- Death metal brutality with true, old-school determinat­ion LIAM YATES

Six years and three basement festering demos after their formation, this Oakland, California trio are about to unleash their debut album of classic Earache Record srevelling (In Flesh) death metal. Fans of genre forefather­s Bolt Thrower, Carcass, Benedictio­n and Master will be in familiar territory with Necrot’s backto-basics brutality and the relentless hammering of solid, headbangin­g groove and trademark brutal yet articulate vocal style of masters Ingram, Willets and Greenway. Each track contains the perfect amount of dexterity without losing any of its vitality and it’s clear that a six-year period of honing their material has perfectly streamline­d the band’s vision. Here, Necrot have succeeded in evoking the spirit of the early90s mop-haired death metal youth, oversized band shirts and sweaty stagedivin­g from the genre’s heyday. Alongside classic DM revivalist­s Disma and Gruesome, it’s clear that Necrot treat their music work as a labour of love.

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