Sabbatory are from Canada and play Death Metal. This is their début album.
Sabbatory have an Old-School sound that recalls Celtic Frost if they were a Death Metal band.
The production has that classic timeless feeling and the songs maximise this, playing their morbid Metal with enthusiasm and intensity.
The vocals are deep and disturbed, but remain legible for the most part. They have character and are instantly differentiated from most modern Death Metal vocals by this and by borrowing some Old-School quirkiness from the likes of Celtic Frost and Venom.
Each song has its own identity. There are only 7 of them but they each have a role to play in making up the 33 minutes playing time. There is not a filler in sight.
Like the best of the classic Death Metal bands Sabbatory are interested in songs and know how to write a good tune. They play the riffs well and even push out the odd solo. I hear a healthy Death influence here and there.
Recommended listening. After all, this is Death Metal through and through, what’s not to like?
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