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TYMVOS
World Of Abominations

Macho (2024)
Rating: 8/10

For anyone who has followed and supported the burgeoning Scottish death metal scene over the last five or so years, may I now draw your attention to Edinburgh-based Tymvos. Although this band formed in 2021, and released a demo the same year, they have now unleashed their debut full-length album and it’s another beast to add to the list of talent. The band’s line-up consists of vocalist / bassist George, guitarist Mark and drummer Leo, with additional axe work coming from Miroslaw Synoradzki.

Upon first listen I sensed a strong Morbid Angel vibe, especially with some of the perverse riffs alongside those gruff vocals. The more I listened, the stronger the Morbid Angel influence became apparent, but you’ll also get a general feel for the early 90s Floridian scene. However, these comparisons are a compliment as Tymvos is a potent force on the scene now this album has dropped and the opening juddering chords of the title track will surely cement their place as a top notch act all round.

Tymvos has an arrogant and dominant swagger about its lethal concoction of mid-paced desecration and demonic speed, as exhibited on ‘Herald Of Malice’ which features a guest guitar solo from Kendo (aka Kenneth James Woods) of BrainBath. The confidence displayed by the trio somewhat takes them above that raw, home-grown organic sound and into the higher echelons of the genre. The dizzying beginnings of ‘Serpent’s Temple’, complete with a truly savage bass, is a brilliant example of the band’s variations on the theme with those crushing riffs and nasty grooves. Meanwhile, ‘Black Death’ is deliciously old school in design as again those fleshy chops integrate with a speedier process driven by the grotty bass. Streaks of Massacre also filter into the fray as the deathly chugs lead the way on ‘Carve The Wound’.

The songs are constructed like vast pillars of bone or colossal walls of flesh and because the riffs are so catchy one could easily overlook the strands of technicality within. ‘Foul Sanctity’ shudders to the cacophony of its own bass line as George coughs blasphemous words over a pummelling percussion, while ‘Devoured (Feed Them To The Rats)’ picks up the pace like a driverless juggernaut on a murderous motorway rampage.

World Of Abominations is a violent, bestial debut to behold but one so meaty that it draws you in so that you may chomp on its gristle. I’ve yet to hear a Scottish death metal act that disappoints and for me Tymvos are up there with my favourites. This album is a bulldozer.

Neil Arnold

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