Exmortis (USA)- Descent Into Chaos CDR

(Exmortis Self Release 1988/-)

It’d been a long while since death metal sounded this good. Thanks to technology, it is finally possible to relive those sweet moments from Exmortis’ awe-inspiring debut demo, after it was independently reissued on CDR format by the band, although only the lucky 250 get to do so (theoretically). While “Descent Into Chaos” was really all about the death thrash metal ubiquitous for their times, few comes close to its intrigue. Seemingly loosely based on the old-school stylistics of early Morbid Angel, the excellent musicians behind Exmortis invigorated the fretboards with an impressive array of technical chordworks, arranged to exceptional patterns by great riffworks with intensely hellpaced drummings keen on tempo changes. The vociferation sounds like a cross between Bathory and early Morbid Angel, laced with venomous bile and wickedness. The music flows with interesting details, from the incredible lead guitar acrobatic on “Lords Of Abomination”, the chilling vocals reverberation on “Exmortis” to the slick time changes on “Pathogenic Silence”, which are merely some examples that are captivating for the attention span. Undoubtedly one of the best death metal demo from '88.

 

Exmortis (USA)- Immortality's End CDR

(Exmortis Self Release 1989/-)

This CDR is another recent self-financed output from Exmortis, which features their second demo “Immortality’s End” and like the aforementioned reissue of the first demo, this is limited to an exemplary of 250 copies. The demo material saw huge progression from their earlier death thrash metal with a more brutal, technical touch that signals toward the modern death metal sound, and in the process making their earlier Morbid Angel influence seemingly less obvious. Brian Werking the lead guitarist took over vocals duty on this demo and hits a lower register than the rather raspy snarls by Mike from the first, which gives a more rugged edge to the ravaging crushers like “The Resurrection” and “Casual Killing” and the presence of new guitarist Ted Hartz lends an intensifying edge to the strings cacophony here. Exmortis literally means “of the dead” and this demo very much exemplifies that.