Omophagia – ‘Rebirth in Black’ [Album Review]

The term Omophagia relates to the consumption of raw flesh and their record label is Unique Leader; there should be little reason to doubt that, Rebirth in Black, the new album from the Swiss/Brazilian death metal crew, is going to be an unrelenting musical onslaught. Luring you in with a suitably sinister intro, all manner of tech/death metal hell is unleashed as this splatter platter explodes into life with the frantic “The Consequence of Guilt.” A pant-soiling offering, this death metal machine reaches a breathtaking pace almost right from the get-go. Pick through the crushing blastbeats and savage vocals and you’ll find a collection of musicians who are totally on their A-game. Whether they’re lumbering through some neck-snapping techy grooves or whizzing up and down the fretboard, the...

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