short review: Gorephilia -- old Finnish death

Gorephilia

In The Eye of Nothing

Dark Descent Records / Me Saco Un Ojo Records 2 October 2020

If it actually has the word gore in the band's name, it is understandable if some people might be expecting song titles like "Me, Myself, and I, Zombie," "From Zombie Enslavement to Zombie Obliteration," and "Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Zombie Betrayal (I Know You're Loving Another Zombie." Gorephilia is their name now but they used to be called Goretexx and back in the days of 2007 they were gore obsessed and they had song titles like "Buried Under Your Feet" and they called one of their demos "Gorehearsal." Later on, they got jobs at the local bank, became information network specialists, robotics engineeers, and politicians in the Finnish parliament so they had to be more mature. Hence, Gorephilia instead of Goretexx. Big difference, right?! Anyway, old-school death is the mission and Gorephilia is apparently on album number three. Ignore the name of the band and concentrate on the music, especially if direct, no-experimentation death is your cup of tea. The two advance songs may give the impression of blasting death, but that's not accurate. The band has its moments of speed, but we dare state that they actually prefer a midtempo-style of songs. Therefore, don't expect all-blasting death for the duration of the album. -Metal Bulletin Zine

In the Eye of Nothing by Gorephilia