Nominon - Terra Necrosis CD

NOMINON (Sweden) - Terra Necrosis CD (2007) If you were blown away by their previous full-length, Recremation, this time around you'll be nailed to the fucking floor!!  These Swedish lads have created an utterly dark and hateful Death Metal album, ignoring trends and holding their heads proudly up in the sky as they dare to peek out of the mold. There’s a ton of bands that are hailed for their Old School feeling, while they’re really just re-doing what Dismember and Nihilist have already done.  While Nominon might not re-invent the wheel, they’re sure-as-hell are not just another clone.

The brutal riffing definitely keeps it Old School, but takes on more modern influences that you might even blame Deicide for, you could probably blame Autopsy for being the models of dirty and raw aggression, after which Terra Necrosis was sculpted. But amidst the ferocity and just pure aggression, there’s also a hint of melody that is unusual for Modern Old School Death Metallers. The tunes are varied and offer raging speed, mid tempo and heavy-as-shit breakdowns, seasoned with the pummeling, heavy-as-hell strings and oh-so-lovely vocals. Garptoft’s growling screams reek of hatred, and fits the music perfectly.  The production offers a thick wall of sound that really lets the brutality take full effect, each and every riff just screams “I’ll kill you”, oozing of hatred.

They’ve definitely topped their previous releases, many diehard fans of the band don't see how they could ever match Terra Necrosis.  But after the development Nominon have shown over the years, I doubt they’ll disappoint in the future.  **originally published on www.mylastchapter.net**  Ibex Moon Records ‎– MRI1074, Deathgasm Records ‎– DG-041