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BESTIAL PROFANATION
Legion Of The Undead EP

Self-released (2021)
Rating: 7/10

From the murky depths of Argentina’s tombs emerges this quartet of grave robbers, namely Matias Carrasco (vocals / guitar), Alexander Alonzo (guitar), Cristian Sarmiento (bass) and Alexis Basanta (drums).

Bestial Profanation’s offering to the lords of the underworld is this three-track EP, an aching, quagmire-slurping heap of unruly death metal in the vein of Autopsy, alongside flecks of Swedish influence and Floridian madness.

Opener ‘Cadaver Resurrection’ suggests a lumbering style of congealed bile, but suddenly there’s that flesh-ripping rattle, the dry vocal assault and streaks of phlegm-spattered Unleashed. It’s a furious, rollicking number and an ideal soundtrack as you envision steaming, crumbling corpses rising from their musty graves in search of human flesh. A slower passage brings damp atmosphere and mouldy nuances; the guitars trudge like some long forgotten 1991 outtake as sprigs of Obituary come fully caked in blood and bile as Carrasco begins his dehydrated rasps for air.

The shift in tempos makes for mesmeric effect as hints of Death come to the fore as ‘Only Death’ creeps in with a chugging menace. Again that slower pace benefits the crusty combo, and the vocals this time are drowning gurgles coughing up gore and puke as the pace then quickens before another catchy traipse enters the vault and sweeps you up in its pustular tide.

The constant shifting of gears really gives the EP extra vim and while it’s very much classic old school death metal revived, there’s a freshness and vigour within those dense gaseous clouds of bog smog.

‘Eternal Funeral’ winds and whines in classic, smouldering fashion as the drum nods in timely fashion, while the suspense builds beyond those foggy gates. The combo then brings fast passages of raging fury to the altar but all the while remaining gruesome, sticking to those hideous flurries before another twisted melody interjects. Then it’s back to that type – seething, despicable dynamics of fury rounding off a snappy yet cadaveric cacophony straight from the halcyon days of death metal horror.

If you like your death metal chunky and gore-soaked then you’ll lap this up, but if you prefer hastier retreats then you’ll love this too. Bestial Profanation is a band to keep an eye on.

Neil Arnold

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