Bonecarver awakes.
The band is formed on the ashes of Cannibal Grandpa, Slam Death band from Spain created in 2013. About the line-up, we have Fernando Del Villar (vocals), Rubén Contreras (drums), Alberto Bravo (guitar) and Alex Tena (guitar) for Evil, their first album under this name, released through Unique Leader Records roster.
First impression with Revolver, the sound is heavy, effective, and everything is made to crush us, between those bassdrops and those greasy howls. Some samples join the melting, then Overtorture comes to assault us with those shrilling screams. The vocalist is possessed, which perfectly fits to those dark and worrying sonorities, while The Scythe uses a lot of breaks as well as Slam riffs. We also notice some leads in this dancing and brutal rhythmic, like on MALLEVS MALEFICARVM, the blackest song of this album. The band however doesn’t forget those greasy and brutal tones, with a very thick break. We continue on Wormhole, of which recipe is similar to previous tracks: heaviness, frightening samples, massive riffs and a bit more grease with the vocalist’s howlings.
The band picks into Old School Death Metal-influenced for Moon Maniac, and this melting with their modern Slam is amazingly effective! Riffs make us miss sweating mosh, as well as the epic sounds from Nest Of Traitors, a song that combines once again penetrating riffs and a thick basis. Obviously chaos will reign into the pit, like on the short Hound Pound that picks into a raw and uncontrollable Grindcore. The blast avalanche is topped by fast-pacing riffs and wild screams, while we come back on massive stuff for The Blacksmith’s Massacre. The sound is martial and smells bloodstained steel, but we’re now close to the end with Evil. A melancholic and dark introduction leads us to a both brutal and black rhythmic. The contrast between the two universes is enjoyable, and each part is fully expressed until the very last moment.
Changing was good for Bonecarver. With Evil, musicians show that Slam has no secrets anymore for them, and that they’re also able to add darker tones to their music without tarnishing pure violence.
90/100