From the unholy cemeteries of Copenhagen, this choking and frowzy necro death metal sound emerges to uncover horrific buzzings from the deepest hell and the cursed ceremonies of the living dead—offering no chance to any shitty sweet melodies or softcore assholes. Led by David Mikkelsen (aka Torturdöd), Undergang plays true old school death metal in the veins of legends such as Autopsy, Incantation, Grave, Bolt Thrower, Funebrarum, and other creepy sounds you’ve hoped for.
Their debut Indhentet Af Døden already created evil-spirited hallucinations in my mind, and this crushing madness completes it perfectly. This time, they present a steamier sound based on buzzsaw guitar riffing, drumming with doomy beats, and the brutality of the deepest evil growls. In other words, they descend like a mass of damned fog.
David Torturdöd is one of the hellish vocalists I’ve ever heard; his grinding torment grunts and obscene screams are enough to embrace you from every direction. The changing tempos are great—from fast-paced fury to slow doom atmospheres—and sometimes you can hear even more diseased sounds lurking behind the guitars. David’s vomiting screams reach the pinnacle of malignancy.
Every riff dominates you separately, and complexity takes a back seat to their simple but devastating approach: producing the devil’s noises. This LP is a 45-minute feast of old school evil death metal. Of course, the record’s label is no surprise—Me Saco Un Ojo Records, the label of graveyards.
If you’re a die-hard fan of this kind of sound, I strongly recommend following this band.