Foundational guitarist Thomas Granzow, alongside a lethal rhythm section anchored by drummer Dennis Thiele, has crafted a record that relies entirely on decades of refined songwriting, crushing technicality, and absolute muscle.
From the drop, the album exudes a dense, filthy atmosphere that feels forged straight out of a coal seam. The guitar tone is thick and abrasive, packed with heavy palm-muted chugs and razor-sharp tremolo picking that cuts through the mix without losing an ounce of mid-range weight. Thiele’s drumming is a masterclass in organic devastation, trading rigid, over-triggered modern soundscapes for punishing, snare-heavy blast beats and dynamic, jagged groove transitions. On tracks like ‘Human Wrath’, the band flexes their knack for jagged rhythm shifts, effortlessly pivoting from neck-snapping double-bass runs into deep, suffocating mid-tempo slams that invite immediate headbanging. Vocalist Christoph Mieves grounds the sonic assault with an authoritative, cavernous guttural growl that feels both guttural and piercingly clear, anchoring the rhythmic chaos beneath him.
Later in the record, ‘Sanity Is Lost’ slows down the tempo to let a classic Death Metal swagger bleed into the air, proving that speed isn’t their only weapon. The track builds on ominous, heavy riffing and a dark, atmospheric tension before driving straight back into a volley of piercing guitar solos and unrelenting double-bass barrages. If there is any slight knock against ‘Perpetual’, it’s that the band stays strictly within their established lane, offering very few left turns for those seeking avant-garde experimentation. But when the execution is this precise, punishing, and utterly unpretentious, complaining about a lack of reinvention completely misses the point. Resurrected didn’t come to reinvent the wheel; they came to run you over with it.
