Imperishable “Revelation in Purity”
Nile’s Brian Kingsland (guitars, vocals), Hate Eternal’s Derek Roddy (drums) and Olkoth’s Alex Rush (bass) have joined forces under the rise of Armageddon during this time of global hysteria to form a band whose rapturous vision can parallel the vile stream of Humanity, as it runs forcefully into series upon series of extinction-level events - a Death/Black Metal band of catastrophic proportions and a true one at that. No frills, no bullshit, just pure fucking aggression blackened to perfection. And while you discover various elements of some of the above-mentioned bands for whom these brutes play, outside of those, Imperishable’s MO is early ‘90’s Morbid Angel and Welkin-era Emperor worship along with a brutal, early - mid ‘00’s Tsjuder vibe. And on August 29, Imperishable will unleash their debut LP, Revelation in Purity, upon the masses.
What we have in Revelation in Purity is an album that looks remarkable on paper: it’s Death Metal, it’s Black Metal, it’s underground and yet it has been crafted by well-known musicians who operate at the world-class level. I’ve always been of the mind that more big time or legendary Death Metal bands should spend more time toiling beneath the surface; creating true Death Metal for true Death Metal people, as opposed to the mainstream swill we get out of bands like Obituary, Cannibal Corpse and Deicide. And it appears that Imperishable are the boys to do it. Best part is that this thing is trimmed out beautifully with an obsidian blackened touch. The opening track, “Oath of Disgust” - a straight-out-the-gate bruiser of an opener. Just diving right into the action as maniacal riffs, dense blast-beats and pulverizing grooves commence. A dynamic compositional feat: unpredictable yet familiar and segmented yet fluid without inertia. Roddy just owning this one while he overwhelms with merciless percussive onslaughts. Kingsland? A riff clinic does he put on, all the while as Rush drives it all forward with Panzer-like momentum; intrepid bass lines that hold everything together like Gorilla Glue.
Forget about all the super technical shit. Not a moment wasted on zillion beats-per-second rhythms or perpetual guitar doodles, only what is musically proper, like Death meets Immolation and Iceland’s Helfró. Classically technical with an ominous, whisper-like vocals technique and accented by bewildering guitar progressions during “Spewing Retribution” - marking the midway point of the recording. Imperishable are just in a class of their own here; proving that it doesn’t take a band like Aborted to astonish you, and that the spirit of Black Metal is alive and thriving within their hearts, as evidenced by the closing track, “The Enduring Light of Irreverence”, that alternates between gnarly DM-reveling grooves and finesse tremolo-gleaned riffs. An orgiastic feast of Extreme Metal from start to finish.
Take notes, kids, because this is how Death Metal should be done, and this recording is a testament to the versatility of Black Metal, as we’ve heard its elements be so classily injected into this composition. This is what Death Metal fans want - the seasoned ones who understand the importance of genre trueness and who cannot be appeased by the superficiality of contemporary Death Metal as it stands today, an experience like going to Outback Steakhouse or drinking Miller Light: safe, familiar and dull. I mean, have you listened to “Banished by Sin” by Deicide or any of Cannibal’s releases over the past like 15 years? Or how about Relapse Records-era Obituary? Keep it. I won’t fight you for it. Imperishable is, in many ways, the antithesis to modern day mainstream DM and Revelation in Purity is a fucking gem! Dig it like a grave…
SCORE : 9 / 10
You can purchase Revelation in Purity on Everlasting Spew Records Bandcamp or stream it on the band’s Spotify.
