Septycal Gorge
Growing Seeds of Decay

LA RECENSIONE

As everyone knows, Italy has never been prolific when it comes to metal; compared to other countries, the genre is played by few here, let alone Brutal Death Metal.

However, among the few, there are some, and how can we not mention Septycal Gorge, who engage in this excellent work called 'Growing Seeds of Decay'. Their offering is a hard and oppressive Brutal Death, notable for the good technique of the musicians, which is always important in the genre proposed. The rhythms and guitar riffs are more or less "classic," meaning they are influenced by the masters of brutal more than by bands like Brodequin or Disgorge. The growl, on the other hand, is very thick and gurgling, leaning more towards the rotten than towards depth and low tones. The drummer plays blast beats alternating them with calmer moments; the entire album doesn't reach stratospheric speed levels, as other bands of the genre do. The atmosphere created is dark and reflective, in full Deeds Of Flesh and Suffocation style, with guitars that intertwine perfectly and make extensive use of harmonics, a bass aligned surgically with the drums, creating a solid rhythmic section.

The songs all maintain approximately the same line, giving homogeneity to the album's sound. It moves from moments of slowness to some of pure schizophrenia, increasingly intricate riffs, snare hits at impressive speeds, and an almost slapped bass then give way to more reflective and dark guitar parts. The growler, however, unlike the other musicians, doesn't change his tone one iota, with rotten growling alternated at certain points with sick screams. This is the recipe of this great band, which presents high expectations; with this album, it imposes itself in the Brutal Death underground where there are not many Italian names. I must say, though, I was pleasantly surprised by Italian bands, both Brutal and Grind.

People like Vomiti The Soul or Corpsefucking Art, among many others, join this band to form a real Italian scene; it would be a dream for all Italian brutal fans to finally rise and create a sound all their own. So long live the Italian underground.