Neoandertals at Myspace

Neoandertals is a two-piece brutal death metal band from Estonia. And when I say brutal, I mean it. There aren’t any guitars to be found here; just drums, bass, and what have to be some of the most amazing vocals I’ve ever heard. Remember the first time you heard a death metal song and wondered how anyone could manage to sound so inhuman? That’s how I felt when I heard this, and I’m a grizzled veteran of death growls.

The musicianship is quite good; the bass is heavily distorted and downtuned, and the drums are all over the place; both instruments have a bit of a jazzy feel that suggests that these songs were mostly improvised. If this album has one weakness, it’s that the songs all sound quite similar due to the limitations of the two-piece format. However, this is mitigated by the fact that at less than half an hour, the album doesn’t wear out its welcome. Highly recommended for brutal death metal fans.

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 @ 3:26 am Death Metal
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