anti-religious death metal: Scourge (Brazil): Hate Metal (Greyhaze Records)

Scourge (Brazil): Hate Metal (Greyhaze Records)

Respecting the tradition of classic death metal and playing music that looks to that heritage informs greatly the aesthetics of Scourge, a band that sounds like metal veterans, experienced and confident on their second album (the band started in 2007). While they maintain the songs at an uptempo and sometimes blasting pace, speed is not a gimmick for this band. They can play at midtempo or fast, and make smooth transitions in between. Most of all, Scourge sounds content to play “old school death metal” in the style of the late 80s and early 90s. They are not trying to be something they are not, not attempting to keep up with whatever is the latest fashion in the fickle-minded world of metal music. Death metal, according to Scourge, should be about hard-hitting drumming, upfront riffing and growling that monstrously, spitefully enunciates. The guitar work emphasizes physical movement: bang your head, mosh, lift weights or punch a wall, as long as you do not stand there with your arms crossed as if Scourge does not impress you much or as if you are too cool for death metal school. Plus, if you do not like organized religion, that is a positive for Scourge because from the sounds of this album, the Vatican will not be inviting these Brazilians any time soon to the Sistine Chapel. Scourge is proud to play “old school death metal,” and they have worked on the classic-style riffs until they sound perfect, in the opinion of guitarists Pretho Souto and Mauricio Conçalves. Moreover, whatever it is that makes Mr. Juarez “Tibanha” Távora growl this way, we can all hope the inspiration never stops because Tibanha does not hide behind microphone cupping or low-murmur growling. Bottom line, Scourge believes that death metal should sound ugly, and the beauty lies within the ugliness of blasphemy and death metal. Get ugly now.

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