Description

Black vinyl with printed innersleeve and OBI-strip. Limited 400 copies

Scaremaker is a three piece that just recently hit the scene.Their first release was a three song demo in cassette form that was only a hint to the horror drenched death metal that their full length would deliver. Given that the band is signed to Razorback Records and that the album comes packaged with a toe tag some might already have a slight idea of what approach Scaremaker takes, but most will be surprised with the depraved sound coming from their speakers. First things first this record is some of the most evil sounding death metal that comes to mind in recent years. The band has a straightforward old school death metal sound that many bands have tried to capture and failed. Let them be tortured by their envy, this would please the beast known as the Scaremaker. What Evil Have They Summoned… features a fair amount of variation for a band with their straight to the jugular style. The tempos vary throughout and the riffing is always memorable. Backed with one of the most consistent drummers in the business there is no excuse to make avoiding this album acceptable. The guitar tone has a mean crunchy sound that meshes flawlessly with the overall sound. Many of the riffs pumped out create an epic feel, this can be easily seen on tracks like Nocturnal Bloodbath. There is a good amount of diversity in the playing as well, on the instrumental Fatal Eve an atmospheric riff creeps along in a slow and almost relaxing manner. Also the bass intro to Nocturnal Bloodbath is excellent. It worksas a solid build up to the killer riff-fest that ensues shortly after. The vocal delivery shall leave anyone who dares to listen in a pool of their own blood. The use of dual vocalists is executed perfectly. Anyone who says Arch Enemy’s vocalist is the best harsh female pipes around needs to give Scaremaker a listen, the music is proof enough. The sickening lows and wretched highs mix well with the tortured sound Scaremaker throws down. On top of all that clean vocals are used on the cover of Devil’s Son, and as to be expected they slay just as much as the rest of the album it closes out. The cover track shows that if the band decided to explore more punk oriented styling that they wouldn’t have to much trouble getting comfortable. Overall Scaremaker brings what they intended and they bring it with full force. Armed with the sinister sound they have this band could really go places. The bottom line is Scaremaker is a band that metalheads in general should keep an eye out for. The album doesn’t produce one dull moment from start to finish. They show some of the greatest potential out of the many bands that are trying to resurrect the old school death metal sound, hell if more bands of this quality step up to the plate this year might be one of the best for extreme music in quite sometime.

Track listing:
1. Dark Night Of The Scaremaker-intro
2. Demonic Infestation
3. The Hatched
4. Carpathian Breed
5. In The Shadow Of The Matriarch
6. Burning Inquisition
7. Diabolical Metamorphosis
8. Gore Shriek
9. The Possessor
10. Nocturnal Bloodbath
11. Fatal Eve
12. Archaic Offerings
13. Devils Son-DC LaCroix cover