2 demos, 1 split, 1 MLP; these are the releases Astriferous have already
left an impression with. But now, this Costa Rican Death Metal
juggernaut is back with their full-length studio debut.
Decay, despair and bubbling rot come to the surface with the abhorrent
opening piece. Setting a gargantuan monolith to crumble before us, the
intensity is high even before we truly begin. Roaring vocals and meaty
riffs stain the air as pummelling drums bludgeon the skull to
smithereens. The raw and ineffably dark production is one that will
immediately leave non-die-hards running with their tails between their
legs. But those who can hack the savage attack of the senses will hear
some truly phenomenal, atmospheric and yet unforgiving Death Metal that
spews rot and hacks limbs while some cleverly placed riffs give a very
uncomfortable ambience to the whole thing. The gripping and unique
approach is delivered at high-tempos to insure maximum damage while some
gloomier passages give a rich, textured and hauntingly ghastly dynamic
to the record. Blending the cacophonous Finnish Death Metal titans of
old with some South American Death-Thrashing violence, Astriferous
conjure an atmosphere and sound entirely of their own while reading from
the ancient tomes of morbidity.
Firing on all cylinders, this record is an amalgamation of the bands
best works. The doomy parts are more spectral than ever, the bestial
aggression is unrivalled in savagery and the progression as putrescent
as one could dream of. Those who have followed the Astriferous journey
can revel in the splendour that they have reached here with their best
achievement to date. New maniacs can be won over by their first
experience being a truly remarkable milestone in Death Metal from a
far-off corner of the world, proudly planting the Costa Rican flag in
the underground’s conscious with a truly marvellous, menacing and
engrossing cut of excellence. Much like the chasmic, void-like vortex of
grotesqueries on the cover art, this album will pull you into a pool of
macabre oddities and never let you go…