When an album promises “total destruction” and it’s got the Unique Leader seal of approval, you know that you’re in for a brutal ride. Revive The Throne, Stillbirth’s seventh album in a career that dates back to 2002, may be nothing more than route one blasting for its ten-track duration but, right from the outset as the Germans slam into the title track, the death/grind/deathcore sextet deliver on that promise. Wave after wave of head-stoving blast-beats and pig squeal vocals spew out from the Germans as the likes of “Degeneration” and “Mans Tormentor” rage away without a care in the world. Devoid of any grace or subtlety, Revive The Throne, is for those who like their death metal to sound like it has been spewed up from the depths of some festering pit. Let’s be honest though, with song ...
