Music for the front row? Everyone knows this kind of metal where you just want to stand in the front row at a live gig, banging your head with a raised fist when the groovier part of a song is playing. Does the sixth album of East-Frisian duo Slaughterday fall into this catergory?
These two guys are not new to the scene, being founded in 2010. They serve a dish of old school Death metal with most parts of their current songs in the mid tempo or even Doom like section of speed. But despite many bands that end up with blunt or exchangeable music, Slaughterday have created something that has uniqueness to it. Sometimes it’s a melody, sometimes a riff that gives their songs an own character. Maybe that’s the result of two people playing together without discussions with other band members, or the experience of sixteen years creating Death metal.
Melody or melodic elements are in general an important aspect of the album. It’s not harsh and dissonant Death/Doom, instead the melodic parts make it easy to get used to the songs, filled with lovecraftian/cosmic horror/decay lyrics . A reference could be Autopsy, with less chaos and more catchy parts. By the way, the last song is a cover of German Thrash/Speed veterans Protector.
Coming back to the initial question of ‘Music for the front row?’ Yes, definitely. And also great for driving back home after an annoying day at work and many other occasions in the life of an old school death metal worshipper.
