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TORMENTOR TYRANT “Excessive Escalation Of Cruelty”
TORMENTOR TYRANT “Excessive Escalation Of Cruelty”
By Theron Moore
TORMENTOR TYRANT has a new record coming out January 25 titled “Excessive Escalation Of Cruelty” which is so badass, and so mean, it'll leave a welt across your forehead as soon as you press play. If you've never heard of TORMENTOR TYRANT the band hails from the darkest recesses of Finland and its members are associated with CORPSESSED, SOLOTHUS, TYRANNY, PROFETUS and CATALEPTIC. If that pedigree doesn’t impress you, I don’t know what will.
It won’t take long to get into this record before it becomes evident that TORMENTOR TYRANT drank from the same well as DEICIDE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, MALEVOLENT CREATION, etc. This trio of sonic butchers make no secret they’re paying homage to 90's death metal but what sets them apart from lesser bands is that TORMENTOR TYRANT are doing it the right way by stamping their own sound and style all over it. “Excessive Escalation Of Cruelty” is a throwback but it’s 100% original. Is it brutal? Check. Is it violent? Well, it makes Art The Clown look like Scooby Doo, how does that grab you?
Here’s a good example. Listen to track five, "Crueler Tomorrow.” If you take the better parts of MALEVOLENT CREATION and human centipede them to any Floridian death metal band from the 1990’s the result is maximum devastation. "Cosmic Wild Hunt" is straight up DEICIDE worship but it's pure wrecking ball mayhem. “Excessive Escalation Of Cruelty” is a killer record and a school yard bully. Standout tracks for me? How about the entire album but check out "Cosmic Wild Hunt" and "Crueler Tomorrow" for a proper ass kicking.
5/5 Stars
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