Originally recorded in 2003 and after a
rather tumultuous series of mishaps with their record label, the album was
finally released in 2005 through Sound Riot Records. Oh well, better late than
never… Although of a Finnish origin, Devil's Work is not exactly your typical
primitive filth galore that we've come to love from the Finnish scene. Instead
it employs a relatively clear production, relying mostly on aggressive,
thrash-tinged riffage moving within a distinctly death metal framework. Making
extensive use of abrasive guitar work and a pummeling drum-attack, it is an
album more death metal than anything else. And lest we forget, Raven’s
sickening vocal delivery doesn’t fall short in keeping up with the album’s
inexorable brutality. Influences abound; from that slow Incantation-esque
sickness to early Swedish forerunners Entombed and Grave. There is however a
hazy melodic undertone present which makes itself known at times, accentuated
in parts by sporadic passages which bring to mind old In Flames among others. Burial
Mound’s incisive, no-nonsense approach won’t necessarily blast you off your
seat but all in all it does go well with a couple of pints and an appropriate
mood.
(originally written for Tartarean Desire - 2005?)
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