Begrime Exemious: Rotting in the Aftermath

Begrime Exemious

Rotting in the Aftermath

Dark Descent Records

8 July 2022

Begrime Exemious is a Canadian death metal band that Metal Archives lists as being in the style of Order from Chaos, Axis of Advance, Ares Kingdom, Deströyer 666, Dire Omen, Vastum and Vircolac. In other words, a raw type of extremity based on tradi-tional and classic thrash, death and black metal. For an extreme metal band to be thought of as in the spirit of cult acts like Order from Chaos and Axis of Advance, then that is a good thing. Begrime Exemious began in 2005, says Metal Archives. Their first EP was in 2009, in 2010 and 2012 they did albums, then later on three EPs, and in 2016 another album. Now they have this new one.

The last few days I have been listening to the album and this is what I have found. It is classic-based extreme metal of the old-school underground mentality. Considering that they are Canadian, and play raw music, it is almost guaranteed (I don’t know it for a fact, as I am not sure that I have ever seen interview with them) that they respect a cult band like Blasphemy, which, I guess, it is almost like a national tradition for Canadian raw metal bands. They are not as lo-fi as Blasphemy and prefer a clearer sound to let the energy, heaviness and frenzy be heard in a more detailed manner. The vocals are low and gruff and also have a higher, black metal tone, too, for that dual combination. The guitars work with thrash, death and black riffs, and the speeds can go to blasting, too. There are also some pretty cool guitar solos throughout the album. It’s just a solid album that gets better with each listen, and not necessarily because the listener needs more than a few listens to understand the music but because the songs are written well, the execution is good and the production fits the sound. With music like this, this band will become cult themselves, if they are not already.

Rotting in the Aftermath by Begrime Exemious

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