CoC : Cranial Torment - Death Is Rising : Review

Cranial Torment - _Death Is Rising_
by: Adrian Bromley (3 out of 5)

Ahhh -- the lovely sounds of brutal, gargle-like death metal, chock full of bashing drums and down-tuned guitars. Greek outfit Cranial Torment give it all on this totally crushing state of death metal. The vocals are so damn heavy that they just take the music deeper into the bowels of Hell. It's sick 'n' brutal if you ask me, but still fans who crave metal music outside of this genre might appreciate where these guys are coming from. I think Cranial Torment have a strong sound, it's just that I can see some death metal fans saying that Cannibal Corpse do it better. It's tough to get by when you're starting out, but these Greek metalheads have a good start under their demonic wings. My favorite track: "Thoughts of a Graverobber".

Contact: Cranial Torment, c/o Bill Benakis,

(article published 15/1/2000)