NOMINON – Monumentomb CD
Deathgasm Records
Genre: Death Metal
Well I’ve had their Omen CDEP, which was a teaser of this, since last year. I almost forgot there was a full length coming out. Actually it did come out and I’m just getting it now. Well be that as it may NOMINON have never failed at putting out some of their homeland’s (Sweden) best death metal. The thing about them is that they take their sweet time at putting out full lengths. They’ve also had a few line-up changes over the years. This is their fourth since starting out in the early 90s. Now sure they have plenty of EPs and split releases out which seem to be the artillery barrage before the final full on assault of their full length invades your ear drums. Is it worth the wait? You bet your ass it is. Here you have just a hair less than forty minutes of death metal done right without any modern bullshit.
On Monumentomb, these Swedes don’t just thumb their noses at conventional wisdom, aka: no core, no melo-death, no doom or black, no tech progression, no shit. They bask in the knowledge that if you think the genre is regulated to antique status then you never liked it to start with and deserve to rot. This release is pure greatness. There are three different vocalists on here with Erik Sahlstrom doing seven of the nine tracks. Sahlstrom’s vocal style is more akin to thrash and yet fits well with the band’s sound. Frankly it is a cool change of pace which I welcome. Tore Stjerna, of NEX and IN AETERNUM fame plus he also produces this beast, tares a new asshole on “Undead Beast” and Johan Thornberg does pretty much the same with “Wrath of Shiva”. Ironically these are my favorite cuts from this CD although every cut has its own merits. Would you like another twist? Their present vocalist, Henke Skoog from EVISCERATED, does not appear on here. Fine but for now will leave the vocals aside. Musically from the opening cut “Mantra Reverse”, and that scream by Sahlstrom, you will be knocked against the wall. Thick riffs hit you like spiked baseball bats. Aggression is the key here and as each chunky blast slaps you even harder then the last like on “Mountain of Hate” you will give in.
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