Brutally Deceased专辑介绍：Brutally Deceased - Dead lovers' guide CD - 85%Phuling, January 5th, 2012I received an e-mail from Lavadome Productions (a label I had never heard of) asking if I was interested in receiving a promo of the Brutally Deceased (a band I had never heard of) album Dead lovers’ guide. To be perfectly honest the title scared me off a bit at first, sounding way too gothic, but as I gave the band a listen I realized it definitely wasn’t so. And upon looking them up I saw that the band consists of members from both Destructive Explosion of Anal Garland and Jig-Ai, two awesome grind acts, so to hear their approach to the old school death metal recipe felt interesting.One of the first things you’ll notice is the insanely powerful production. The guitar buzz incredibly heavily, the bass has a deep rumbling noise, each drum beat comes through nicely and the vocals are mixed in perfectly. The music just couldn’t have had a better chance to make an impact. There’s no doubt we’re dealing with old school of the Scandinavian style, more particularly the Swedish sound. Named after a Grave song it doesn’t take a genius to figure out it’s a great inspiration, and they’ve most definitely influenced Brutally Deceased’s sound. But what I find really refreshing here, considering the resurgence of old school death metal bands, is the fact that these guys have concentrated on the more stylish side of the genre. Instead of going for the dirty, raw and rehearsal room sound that most acts do (and I don’t mean it’s a bad thing, when done right it’s awesome) this is a honed and slick sound without a note missed. This makes these Czech newcomers stand out from the crowd.Not only Grave goes through my mind while listening to Dead lovers’ guide, but also Dismember and the contemporary German purveyors of old school Eroded. During All that rots and withers there’s a section of great groove that gets me thinking of Unleashed as well. What they’ve done with these influences (I’m assuming I’ve hit the spot with at least two of the mentioned acts) is something highly unorthodox; they’ve really mastered the sound. Riff wise it’s full of somewhat basic death metal riffs, but also tons of catchy and wicked melodies, and as the song structures vary there’s no chance you’ll feel any kind of repetition. One song is a fairly fast one and with little room to breathe, whereas the next track can kick it up a notch with blazing blasting speeds, just as it might slow down for a moment of pure groove. It’s very tightly executed, and I’m impressed by how refreshing it sounds despite being a highly downtrodden recipe.What I didn’t even realize at first was that the album in fact includes a Dismember cover, Override of the overture, making that influence that more obvious (not that it was a secret, really). It sounds as though Brutally Deceased absolutely love the Swedish old school sound, and in fact you could name tons of acts bearing resemblances, but I’m quite confident you’ve already got the picture.This is the debut by Brutally Deceased, having not even released a demo, and that makes it just that much more impressive. To have such a full, dense and intense sound in your first attempt is either a lucky fluke or a sign of great skill. Surely the masterful production helped, but it wouldn’t have made a difference if the material wasn’t powerful. And Dead lovers’ guide has it all. To be re-released on vinyl later this year makes for a must-buy, ‘cause I can only imagine how great this will sound on the right format.