A new battle cry from Unbounded Terror.
With their fourth album, Something is Rotten in Humanity, released on Xtreem Music, Vicente Payá (guitar, Decrapted, Golgotha, Bisonte, Holycide…) and Andrew Spinosa (bass/vocals, Golgotha, In War) also introduce us to their new drummer, Engelbert Rodas (Inbreeding Sick).
Fear of Dying is the first track to hit, but it’s also the first to remind us just how deeply rooted the band remains in fat, aggressive Old School Death Metal, whether in the catchy rhythm or the thick vocal parts. Lively patterns and massive riffs are of course central to the composition, as are the eruptions of violence that eventually lead to Destiny of Evil, a short frantic track in which everything is done to remind us of the trio’s mastery of their art, even in the piercing solo. This is followed by the raw groove of Demons in your Mind, where heaviness and double kick reign supreme as the riffs lacerate us before transforming into a majestic break that borrows from Doom/Death, but speed obviously returns to rage before delivering us to the disturbing Reviving. The eerie sound lingers in the background even as the riffs appear, breathing their aggression into the composition, which soon gives way to Inside Death and its very direct patterns that make you want to punch anything that moves nearby. The harmonics play an active part in this oppressive climate, adding their own touch of violence, before The Disappointment takes over with very similar sounds, immediately making me think of a continuity with the previous track. The solo is also in the same spirit, but the vocals become a little more morbid on the finale, which leads straight into Divine Virtue, where we sometimes encounter slowness, but above all frantic, jerky patterns characteristic of the band’s savagery. The pace picks up again with Believing Again, where Old School Death is once again adorned with obvious brutality, but softened by a melodious solo before bursting into flames once more to join the Thrash-influenced instrumental The Evil Cause, which also features long, well-crafted leads to close the album.
There’s nothing new under the sun for Unbounded Terror, as the band’s riffs are still forged in the violence and savagery of Death Metal. Something is Rotten in Humanity will satisfy fans of thick energetic rhythms as if they were made in the 90s!
80/100