Double for Horoh. For his new album, Horde of Horror,

French musician J. (1789, Invicta Miseria, Mortiga, Tattva, ex-Infero Lasta) continues his partnership with the Crypt Of Dr.Gore label, and welcomes S. (ex-Inhumate, ex-Beyond the Void) on vocals.

Chains and Pleasures kicks off with an eerie sample that eventually gives way to a thick, aggressive rhythm that tramples us mercilessly as the musician delivers a vocal worthy of the great names in Brutal Death. The carnage continues until we reach the final scream and then A Party at Granny‘s, where we find that catchy, jerky riffing, but also the strange growls found on Born of Stitches, almost tugging at Grindcore with its few nauseating samples. Welcome to Hobbs End follows with new heavy riffs and an occult, almost morbid dimension to give the track its dark hues, then the duo welcome Martin WitchSkinner (Blood, Serpent Spawn) on Death Evoken, a very short track that will make no compromises and trample us with disdain. Samples return on Family Values, but the violent, dissonant rhythm is not far away, and it doesn’t fail to plunge us into its bursts of energy before a hint of respite on Wut und Blut, a track that begins with whistling. The horror soon returns, as does the powerful rhythm infused with pure Death, then we continue between oppression and raw power with Liberate Me, a track that starts gently but quickly throws us to the ground with its thick rhythm doubled by intriguing leads, then Who Goes There_ follows suit with the same suffocating ambience followed by unstoppable, permanent violence. Bestial Supremacy continues this explosive dynamic with more strident parts and savage screams, before the band covers Blood‘s Cannibal Ritual, retaining the heavy tone but also the livelier moments. The eponymous track, Horde of Horror, appears next, pouring out all its violence with thick, fat riffs that don’t hesitate to accelerate without warning, but the album is already coming to an end with Vault of Sin, a retro outro that lets us easily exit the album in the manner of an 80s horror film.

Horoh could have released this album over 30 years ago and I wouldn’t have been surprised. The 80s/90s sound is there, as are the horror movie samples, so why deprive yourself? I can only recommend Horde of Horror to dumbly shake your skull!

85/100

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