1. Intro (Vacio del Espiral Infinito)
2. Agujero de la Perdicion3. Espectro Negro
4. Venganza y Poder
5. Andromania
6. Sin Muerte
Genre - Death/Thrash Metal
This is a release I've been meaning to
write about for a while now, having come across this demo by these
obscure Chilean's purely by chance, Venus Torment play a twisted,
utterly ripping style of Death/Thrash lying somewhere in the chaotic
devastation created by the riff focused brutality of Morbid Saint and
bestial madness of the early South American Thrash scene. Being South
Amercian themselves it's no surprise that the likes bands like
Sarcofago, Chakal, Vulcano and the ilk play a huge influence in Venus
Torment's sound.
The guitar work showcased here is
utterly savage and sharp, the riffs come at you relentlessly, tearing
breakneck through the chaos like a whirlwind of rusty daggers, and
the lead work similarly stellar, wild unhinged shredding flailing all
over the place and one of the highlights of this demo. The vocals are
what gives it that real primitive 'South American' feel, a low
throaty rasp previously used by the likes of Wagner Antichrist,
indeed you can tell 'INRI' is most likely a huge influence here.
The first track is, as with lots of
underground releases these days another completely pointless intro. I
guess by now I probably sound like a broken record with respect to
this, it's something I've come across so many times but very few
intros ever 'set the mood' as they're intended,
serving no purpose in my eyes other
that to fill up a bit of time. Anyway, with that bugbear out of the
way, as you've probably guessed, the music showcased here is top
notch, right from the opening note in track two tearing full throttle out
of the speakers and grabbing you by the balls and not letting go
right to the very end. From the hardcore punk influences prevalent in
the bass and riff work (just listen to “Agujero
de la Perdicion” for example)
to the deranged soloing in the middle section of “Espectral Negro”,
I can only compare it to something like early Kreator on speed.
I may have found these guy by pure
accident, but have high hopes for the future, the one guy behind this
act has real talent and can only imagine what he'd come up with with
a real production behind him. It's a brief affair, clocking in at
just under twenty minutes, but nothing other than what you'd expect
from a demo in this style of music, just enough to leave you wanting
more. No it's not in anyway original, nor do I have a fucking clue
about any of the lyrics, but when the music is a brilliant as this,
who gives a fuck? Or if you want a somewhat more blunt summary of
what's on offer here, just look at that fucking cover. The South
Americans seem to have a knack for this, don't they? If you like your
metal flat out and morbid, keep an on this guy.
Sounds like - Morbid Saint, Celtic Frost, Sarcofago
4.5/5
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