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Immense

Torture Banished

Brutal Mind

23 January 2021

We have not heard the 2013 debut album Suffering Insane nor the sophomore work Slaughter of Brutality from 2018, but Torture Banished (nine tracks in 29 minutes) leaves no doubt about the band's intentions. They have the fast riffs through the thick guitar tone, with a tiny bit of chugging to transition from one brutal segment to another. Speed, gruff growling, and the objective of keeping up the intensity for the duration without any hesitation, and only briefly pausing between songs. The album offers a competent style that leaves no room for rejection from the fan of the genre. They show their the cards right away, no bluffing, and the money is on the table. No fooling around. Things could not possibly any easier for the death metal audience. This is exactly what you want from no-nonsense brutal and blasting death. All the songs take you to the same, exact corner. All roads are really the same road, and everything turns into the one and the same death execution that makes it impossible not to react. Bang your head or mosh or do whatever else it is that you do with brutal death metal, but no one can say that the band is confused about what they are doing. The listener should not be confused, either. This is why we listen to brutal death metal. A consistent album that the love-it-all and die-hard fans can welcome to the mosh pit.

Torture Banished by Immense