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Bloodthirst EP

Iron Fortress (2024)
Rating: 7/10

Indianapolis death metal is on the blood-spattered menu with this grisly EP. This Indiana-based quartet keeps things pretty simple with their brand of brain ravaging savagery. Four songs are offered – ‘Buried’, ‘Immolation’, ‘Draugr’ and ‘Bezerk’ – and they all flit by in a blur, which is no surprise when one considers that the EP is only ten minutes long.

The riffs on this outing are massive juggernauts of chainsaw gunk brimming with a Swedish fuzz. In fact, the whole EP is far more entertaining than I imagined; the band really does have a dripping density, especially with the immense slower passages which litter this release.

There is also a slight nod towards the mid-90s death metal scene, particularly with the chugging beefiness and bellowing vocals. Imagine Dismember and Entombed grinding circa 1995 but with added thickness. My favourite track is probably ‘Immolation’, but all the songs here are rewarding if you like meaty, flesh-chomping death metal.

Neil Arnold

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