Asphyx/The Rack

Collector's reissue of the out-of-print 1991 album by a Dutch cult strong death metal band!!! / 9 songs in total, not strong blaster style or brutal Death Metal, but a heavy, religious, dark and majestic Doom Death side. Emphasis on hard riffs and rough rides in the vein of School Thrash Metal. Death Metal tends to focus on American bands, but Asphyx, including this album, should not be forgotten as one of the representative European bands. They specialize in doom developments that suddenly drop from up-tempo or mid-tempo, and are characterized by a sound that is similar to new school hardcore and slam death. It is also noteworthy that he was one of the first to introduce divine melodies. Masterpieces you should know as the basics of old school death metal 1.The Quest Of Absurdity 2.Vermin 3.Diabolical Existence 4.Evocation 5.Wasteland Of Terror 6.The Sickening Dwell 7.Ode To A Nameless Grave 8.Pages In Blood 9.The Rack