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Loss UNIQUE LEADER

Sunderland’s deathcore brutes precision-tool their malice

Twenty years since it first came windmilling out of the underground, deathcore done right still has a satisfying ability to kick you right in the sweet spot. Sunderland’s Osiah have proved to be masters of the craft, and Loss again hits the belligerent bullseye. The frantic velocity and oppressive atmosphere of Queen Of Sorrow and Ominous Mind

focus on death metal’s broader boundaries, yet when the breakdowns do come they’re delivered with the force and precision of a ballistic missile. Ingested’s Jason Evans joins Ricky Lee Roper’s demonic gurgling on the eerie harmonies of the title track, further underlining the rude health of British death metal. ■■■■■■■■■■

FOR FANS OF: Ingested,

Thy Art Is Murder, Enterprise Earth

ADAM REES