PERVERTUM OBSCURUM demo 2007 review

PERVERTUM OBSCURUM (Australia) – Mass murder mutilation
Demo tape 2007 – Evil Speaks Records
6 tracks
Rated: 6/10
Side project of Chris Newell from SANGUINEOUS (read back the intie in PEZ#4 for further infos) PERVERTUM OBSCURUM is a black/death metal manifestation (you can label it as war metal if you will) where Chris plays all the instruments. The music itself is quite basic, bestial and intense due to the almost incessant drums blasting in the first track for example which reminds me a mix between ABOMINATOR, old DEICIDE and old IMMOLATION. Fortunately the second track is a mid paced one with an interesting mood reminding old stuff like HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST with hints of AUTOPSY, a nice track with the famous « hu! », ahah great shit anyway! Third track is again a black/death metal one in the vein of the first one but shorter with an haunting lead at the end, not bad.
The other side (of blasphemy) starts with another black/death onslaught, pretty common, but there are some cool slowdowns and lead guitar again, coz this would be pretty boring without those elements. Fifth track is probably the fastest and the most primitive, a kind of early DEICIDE under crack with a nice solo. This demo ends with an old INCANTATION alike tune, with a doomy parts with evil leads, then you get attacked once again by the black/death basis of PERVERTUM OBSCURUM. Chris has a wide range of influences and he bathes his black/death metal into those and here is his first effort. This stuff has nice dark moments and that occurs an interesting full length for any black/death maniacs.
Contact: PERVERTUM OBSCURUM – PO BOX 442 – Brunswick – Victoria 3056 – AUSTRALIA
Evil Speaks Records – PO BOX 5093 – Moreland West – Victoria 3055 – AUSTRALIA
http://www.myspace.com/pervertumobscurum