Asphyx: reviews and essential albums

Asphyx

Musical Group

Forfans of old-school death metal and death-doom; listeners who appreciate raw production and oppressive, mid-tempo riffing.
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The Profile

Dutch death metal band formed in 1987. Early core lineup on the records reviewed: Eric Daniels (guitar), Bob Bagchus (drums) and Martin van Drunen (vocals, bass). Known for blending old-school death metal with doom-like, slow tempos.

The Rack (1991) is cited as Asphyx's debut in the reviews; Embrace The Death contains songs composed between 1988 and 1989 and was released in 1996; Last One on Earth is presented as the band's second album. Reviews emphasize raw production, doom-tinged arrangements, mid-tempo heaviness and Martin van Drunen's distinctive growls.

Asphyx are a Dutch death metal band praised in these DeBaser reviews for a raw, oppressive sound that mixes death and doom elements. Key records covered here are The Rack, Last One on Earth and Embrace The Death. Reviewers highlight Martin van Drunen's harrowing vocals and the band's heavy, mid-tempo riffing. Production is often intentionally raw to preserve a primal atmosphere.

Notable Quotes

❝ The three Dutch are the creators of an impeccable and chilling performance, in this work you can find all the rot, filth, and perversion that is possible to hear in music.

❝ In a desolate wasteland, the silence is shattered by inhuman and desperate screams; he is the last man on earth, the last survivor of the apocalypse's devastation.