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Slaves of Death (1990)
The Polish band known as Dethroner was formed in 1987 and, after releasing the First Massacre demo the following year, they changed their name to Enormity. Recorded in April 1990, Slaves of Death is extremely raw and grim black/death metal, very reminiscent of Beherit and Profanatica. The evil vocals, in particular, resemble those of Paul Ledney.
The songwriting is about as primitive as it gets, with sometimes haphazard playing. But this isn’t meant to be tight or impressive; it’s about creating a dark and hellish atmosphere. It's like wallowing at the bottom of a pit, rolling around in razor wire and broken glass, surrounded by pitch blackness and mocked by distant demonic laughter.
The riffs are monotonous and mostly non-descript, with some slower doom passages thrown in to deepen the atmosphere. "Black Chaos Death" slows things to a crawl and sounds like funeral doom in the vein of Thergothon. The drumming is barbaric and simplistic, and the blastbeats are tragic, but it all works. The result is something truly ominous and chaotic. While the Polish underground was packed with raw and aggressive death/thrash bands, Slaves of Death stands out as something more ritualistic and morbid. Anyone into raw, evil black/death should check this out.
The songwriting is about as primitive as it gets, with sometimes haphazard playing. But this isn’t meant to be tight or impressive; it’s about creating a dark and hellish atmosphere. It's like wallowing at the bottom of a pit, rolling around in razor wire and broken glass, surrounded by pitch blackness and mocked by distant demonic laughter.
The riffs are monotonous and mostly non-descript, with some slower doom passages thrown in to deepen the atmosphere. "Black Chaos Death" slows things to a crawl and sounds like funeral doom in the vein of Thergothon. The drumming is barbaric and simplistic, and the blastbeats are tragic, but it all works. The result is something truly ominous and chaotic. While the Polish underground was packed with raw and aggressive death/thrash bands, Slaves of Death stands out as something more ritualistic and morbid. Anyone into raw, evil black/death should check this out.
(8 July 2025)
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