The Merciless Concept -- deathcore/death metal from New York, USA

This zine missed the boat on the 2020 album Sessions of Pain by the New York deathcore/death metal band The Merciless Concept. It looks like the band began more than ten years ago, and they have two studio albums so far, with some singles and a demo in between. Metal Archives shows the following recordings: American Scum (EP 2011); Armageddon (full-length 2012); Internal Execution (single 2012); Demo 2012 (demo 2012); Reign of Torment (single 2016); Suffering Humanity (single 2020); Ruin (ft. Frank Mullen) (single 2020); Subject 42 (single 2020); Sessions of Pain (full-length 2020). At this point their music has the lower growling heaviness of deathcore and the chugging guitars, but they also speed things up to a headbanging pace, more typical of death metal. They do a good job of combining both styles. Fans of heavy brutality both with groove and speed can enjoy the two sides of the coin. The music is fairly accessible, easy to like and understand. Their sound has the trademarks of deathcore, which is why the songs are immediately groovy, but the death influences make for a more varied listen. Solid album.

Sessions of Pain by The Merciless Concept

"Reign of Torment" Single by The Merciless Concept

Demo 2012 by The Merciless Concept

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