Description

Norwegian death metal act Reptilian plays riff oriented old school death metal. Their debut album, Perennial Void Traverse, is a close approximation of what a slightly thrashier Disembowelment fronted by Martin Van Drunen would sound like. The songs oscillate between meandering funeral doom slowness and frantic death-thrash riffs. At points, the transitions between these opposing riff styles can be jarring, but taken into consideration after multiple listens, the abrupt shifts in tone and speed seem to make sense as the album on the whole is a chaotic listening experience by its very nature. As mentioned, the vocalist reminds me of young Martin Van Drunen greatly; the vocal likeness is uncanny. So, if part-screamed, part-howled, part-vomited vocals are not your thing, then be forewarned. Rock solid, doom death thrash performed with a frantic and unnerving sense of style.

Track list:
1. Swamp
2. Possessed By The Eyes Of The Living God
3. Cede To Celestial Providence
4. Phantasm
5. Cadaverous Creature
6. Transmigration