Vomitory - _Blood Rapture_
    (Metal Blade, 2002)
    by: David Rocher (9 out of 10)
  
  
    
The  great  kingdom   of   Sweden,   internationally   renowned   for Scandinavian trademark  death  metal,  Saab  Viggen  fighters,  Volvo automobiles and, very soon,  Vomitory  musical  steamhammers  --  for there is no better way to describe the blasting, monolithic  slab  of grinding oblivion which comes  in  the  guise  of  Vomitory's  fourth release. More cohesive and  directed  than  ever  they  were  before, Vomitory have tapped upon a  miraculous  metallic  vein  of  crushing heaviness, merciless brutality and grinding speed. Short  and  sharp, _Blood Rapture_ is an avatar indeed of the true unearthly power death metal is renowned for -- devastating, adrenaline-laced  heaviness,  a massive, brutally raucous sound (arguably  the  most  crushing  vibes ever to emanate from the famed Berno studios), song  structures  that pulverise anything in their path and unearthly vocals fuse to  create a hybrid lurking amidst the shadows cast  by  vintage  Bolt  Thrower, Carcass and Napalm Death -- hungry  yet?  I  am  humbly  grateful  to Vomitory for setting  the  clocks  back  the  sincere,  unpretentious yet devastating way  _Blood  Rapture_  sees  them  peruse;  revel  in the bestial frenzy that  emanates  from  their  fourth  release,  and acknowledge the fact that Vomitory leave  most  tentatively  "heavy", supposedly "aggressive" and allegedly "fucked up" bands (not that I'm hinting at any of Ross Robinson's offspring, of course) looking  just as potent and menacing as an aerophagic platypus. [Pedro Azevedo: "From some bands you just know what  to  expect,  and  from Vomitory it is Bolt Thrower  meets  old  Swedish  death  metal.  _Blood Rapture_ is no exception to that  rule,  and  it  is  another  thoroughly competent effort from the band. However, they do not seem  to have  made  any  progress  in  terms  of  creating  the  ultimate  old-school death metal  album  with  _Blood  Rapture_  --  for  some  reason, I actually enjoyed their previous disc  _Revelation  Nausea_  marginally better. The vocals are still rather monotonous, but apart  from that Vomitory have achieved an undeniably  strong  formula  and  seem likely to stick with it for a long time to come."]
    
   
  
    (article published 3/7/2002)
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
   
  
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