Immolation, Suffocation and Incantation, the big three of death metal’s “-tion” bands, are all equally deserving of umm… adulation. But these days it’s Incantation I’m enjoying the most. I’ve had their 1992 debut Onward To Golgotha on CD for years but when I saw this vinyl reissue in Edinburgh last week I had to pick it up. This is a churning, subterranean take on Morbid Angel style death metal, more concerned with blasphemy than gore. Over 30 years since it was released, it still sounds impressively brutal and atmospheric. So if you like your death metal dank and cavernous you should give Onward To Golgotha your undivided attention.
This is outstanding death metal, I love the way they play more to what suits the music rather than being technical and clinical (not that I don’t love that style too). This was the first death metal album I ever ordered, straight through Relapse Records way back in the day. Great stuff.
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That’s awesome. Great description and totally agree this is outstanding. Influential too… still hear loads of newer death metal bands that trace back to this.
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Bit commercial for me Scott.
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You’re so obsessed with pornogrind these days though. This must seem like yacht rock in comparison.
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I’m not going to ask what that P word means. It frightens me.
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I did like the track you posted btw.
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If you like the Entombed debut and stuff like that then it’s worth a punt.
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Great record – it is their best IMO
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