GRAVEVIEW - Ruthless Obliteration Of Sanity

Artist:  Graveview
Album:  Ruthless Obliteration Of Sanity
Year:  2023
Genre:  Death Metal

This makes me so happy.  I’m sure that isn’t the intent of this gruesome quintet, but I can’t help it.  Sometimes the uglier the music, the better it makes me feel.  I’m just a weirdo, I suppose.  This is pure, unadulterated, old-school death metal with some extreme weight behind it.  Graveview isn’t reinventing the wheel here, but they are doing it right.  Ruthless Obliteration Of Sanity reminds me of Grave, Morgoth and Incantation and instantly takes me back to the very early 90s and the terrifying thrill of discovering the most extreme sounds metal had to offer at the time.  Graveview take a no frills approach to their songs and ruthlessly slam the listener from the first note to the last.  This release only has 5 songs and clocks in around 16 minutes, giving the band no room to fuck around with intros or exit passages.  What is very noticeable is the band’s ability to seamlessly transition without the typical start-stop approach of introducing new parts.  Their songs are very well constructed.  Graveview are also comfortable with tempo changes ranging from doom to grind which really keep you guessing where they are headed.  Brutal is the most common word for what death metal is and the only time the band lets up is when the last track ends.  They waited quite a few years to release anything between their 2018/2019 demos and this CD.  Here’s hoping it’s not another 4 years until we hear from them again.

Listen to "Esophageal Lacerations" here.