ALBUM REVIEW: Revel In Flesh, "Relics Of The Deathkult"

By: Richard Maw

Album Type: Compilation

Date Released: 16/03/2018

Label: War Anthem Records

 Revel In Flesh are amongst the best operating in the death metal sphere, so if Entrails and Paganizer made you bang your head last year then don't hesitate to purchase this compilation- it is exactly as you want it to be.

“Relics of The Deathkult” CD//DD track listing:

1. Bonecrusher
2. Corpus Vermis
3. Chant Of Misery
4. Deathkult
5. Phlebotomy - Blood Dripping Healing
6. Nightrealm Ghouls - The Dead Will Walk The Earth
7. The Ending In Fire
8. Casket Ride
9. Pay To Die (Master - Cover)
10. Mutilation (Death - Cover)
11. Deny The Light (Headhunter D.C. - Cover)

The Review:

Germany's Revel In Flesh are not a band to wait around very long between releases. Coming off the back of their last full length (not even a year ago on Cyclone Empire!) comes this ten track compilation charting the band's progression from their earliest days up to the here and now- which actually does not cover as much time as you might think.

From the opening “Corpus Vermis” to the closing three covers (Master, Death and Headhunter D.C.) this is a feast of deathly delight. As noted in my last RIF review, the band plays straight ahead death metal of the old school variety- Dismember, Entombed, Asphyx and so on. As such, if you enjoy that genre and style, you will enjoy this. There are plenty of riffs and thrashing sections (“Deathkult”), good production throughout- even if “Pay To Die” by Master is a little lo-fi by comparison and lots of spooky intros that conjure up a firmly old school vibe. I particularly enjoy the angular riffage of “Casket Ride” and the death doom flavour of “The Ending Fire”, but other listeners will have their own favourites here.

Aficionados of the Euro-death genre need look no further- Revel In Flesh are amongst the best operating in their sphere, so if Entrails and Paganizer made you bang your head last year then don't hesitate to purchase this compilation- it is exactly as you want it to be.

 “Relics of the Deathkult” is available here

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