CHAPEL OF DISEASE (Germany) - Summoning Black Gods (used LP copy) (2019 Ván Records re-issue on 180gram Purple vinyl - issued w/ a double-sided printed insert w/lyrics & hype sticker on plastic sleeve.
This is the German band's debut full-length studio album originally released on December 8th, 2012. 
There are a multitude of emotions that are a direct result of the great songwriting and production on display here. That’s the secret to engaging Death Metal. The riffs tick all the boxes as far eeriness, skull crushing and downright horror go.  
Nothing is stagnant, everything flows smoothly one after the other and nothing seems misplaced. Everything that is here was meant to be there. “Dead Spheres” opening riff is just downright eerie leading to a solid burst of DEATH’s Scream Bloody Gore like riffing. 
The overall similarity with Asphyx is obvious and Chapel does justice to the sound as they absolutely do not come off as copycats. Moving on through the album as the band seamlessly wade execute the songs in clinical fashion before hitting “Exili’s Heritage” which is a pure skullcrusher. 
Just when the listener has got into a groove, Chapel ups the tempo a notch. The album ends with another freaking beauty of a song, “The Loved Dead”. There is never a dull moment to be had here. 
CHAPEL OF DISEASE has a debut that is truly excellent and if solos are factored in, something of a lost art in Extreme Metal these days.  --  Ván – VAN265, Ván – VÁN265