In Finland threre's this little island called Åland. Not only it is familiar of its famous Taffel chips factory but it is the place many Finns go to cycle like maniacs and pig out delicious pancakes with strawberry jam (my fave too, by the way) during the short summer season we are given. Åland is a typical place to visit when you want sunshine, family vacations, swimming in ocean and people who only speak Swedish while they are still Finnish but still act like they don't know a single fucking word of Perkele language. Confused? Forget it for a while because last year something special happened in its tiny music scene, and even tinier metal music scene, when one young trio, consisting of Matti Jalava (guitar), Jonatan Johansson (guitar and vocals) and Mikko Josefsson (drums), recorded 666 horns-filled mini-CD.
Smoothy Strawberry Fields it ain't called, it is Grim Death Awaits. The band is VORUM (not to be confused with this great Polish hardcore-influenced metal aggression group, VERUM, with some smart-ass members in it). They were formerly known as HAUDANKAIVAJA (= grave digger) but that name was rejected quite fast. After 3 years of their existence, they reached the pinnacle of their careeer: attention of their first demo and a cover story made by one of the most famous Finnish (metal) music magazines in the recent years, INFERNO. Things were starting to look good for this band, oh yes indeed. And still does.
While we all are waiting for our udders and nipples, or whatever you want to keep fired up, hard for their first full-length, it's time to revive this mini-CD, which actually is a re-recorded version of their first demo under the name of HAUDANKAIVAJA, and use it in our Jesus-mocking black masses in the upcoming Easter. This mini-CD is a perfect soundtrack for that! After its intro track, They Are The Dead, hammering goes fast as bull in spring rut. It IS old and it IS school, like it's 1990 again. And that's the spirit!
The title track, Grim Death Awaits (video above), is a pure holocaust of fire-filled black soul death metal mutilation, similar to CONVULSE (still remember they were here?). But this time the tempo is lifted to more satanically spheres. And that's not all, the singer/guitarist Jonatan Johansson, barely reached his twenties, puke out some fine examples of death metal growls á la The Underworld. Tasty...
In about twenty minutes you get 8 seriously fast and powerful death burst that you cannot help but love, and want more. It was love at first sight for me. And the feeling like that is unforgettable. This mini-CD really smashes all the muscles and tendos (from your testicles), leaving only few crumbles of bones left of your entire body, just listen to Ritual Desecration or Obscure Rites for example!
If you like CARNAGE, ENTOMBED, GOREFEST, GRAVE, NIHILIST and REPULSION among others, you just cannot pass this chance VORUM gives you. Do as I say, and do as I do: up the horns!
It's grim metal!!!
It's death metal!!!
What are you awaiting for?!?
Get some VORUM in your Easter dinner table, make the feast tasty, and devour it all!
You know you want to.
Take it.
So true-moo.
2 comments:
Åland is ours, motherfucker.
In your dreams, Nick Carter-fucker.
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