Bloodtruth speaks fluent violence.
After a brief attempt in 2009, the band was revived in 2011 by Stefano Rossi Ciucci (guitar, Instigate, Vomit the Soul), Riccardo Rogari (bass, Instigate), and Giacomo Torti (drums, Hour of Penance, ex-Ade). Now joined by Luis Maggio (vocals, Sudden Death, ex-Escatology) and Francesco Caponera (guitar, ShadowThrone), they offer us their third album, Execration, via Selfmadegod Records.
Plague Their Souls wastes no time in descending upon us and crushing us under its controlled violence from start to finish, whether through devastating instrumentals or the wild roars that accompany the onslaught. The band plays fast and doesn’t miss a note, developing increasingly aggressive and complex riffs to complement its jerky approach before shifting to piercing leads for Retribution and Flames, the next track. There’s no respite either for this second assault with its uncompromising rhythm, where the vocals are still as present as ever, leaving a few virulent instrumental parts to wreak havoc or accelerate the crushing mixture, then the band develops with Freedom Crucified groovy and sharp touches to better assault us. The old-school touches are prominently featured on this track, which doesn’t hesitate to diversify the vocal parts, while A Savage Evangelization focuses on an imposing and jerky approach to constantly crack down on us, not even letting us catch our breath before moving on to God, Trascendental Killer, which immediately takes over and starts hitting us in turn. The rhythm seems even more virulent than on the previous tracks, further accentuating the technicality of the most elaborate moments and the merciless double pedal rolls that hammer us continuously, but the track is quite short, and ultimately Obsidian and Steel follows in its footsteps. It only takes a second for this new track to pick up where its predecessor left off and string together the most violent elements at high speed to maximize the already explosive impact and its cannibalistic influences before blaspheming a little on Kill the Offspring of Eve. The recipe remains unchanged but still as devastating as ever, with the track not taking the time to introduce itself before striking, but The Infinity does us the favor of granting us a few moments of respite before launching into its first slow, martial riffs, only picking up speed after a short while. The track remains fairly moderate, but the sound explodes again with Execration, the eponymous track that closes the album with its own waves of pure devastation, following one another at a steady pace and skillfully trampling us until the final mosh part.
Bloodtruth doesn’t take the time to negotiate with anyone and comes crashing down like a bulldozer at full speed, ravaging everything in its path. I hope you were warned, because Execration clearly intends to make its mark at the end of this year!
90/100