PRIMAL ENERGIES

"Primal Energies" is the 5th full-length studio album by Greek technical/progressive death/thrash metal act Acid Death. The album was released through 7Hard Records in March 2019. It's the successor to "Hall of Mirrors" from 2015 and features the exact same four-piece lineup who recorded the predecessor.

Stylistically Acid Death pretty much continue in the same technically well played death/thrash metal style on "Primal Energies" as they also performed on "Hall of Mirrors". They are a well playing unit, the sound production is crisp, detailed, and powerful, and lead vocalist/bassist Savvas Betinis performs his raw semi-growling vocals with conviction.

Alhough Acid Death are a relatively seasoned act, having formed in 1989 and having released albums in the 90s, they don't have many old school death metal elements in their sound, which is primarely a more contemporary technical death metal style (although there are nods towards early 90s technical death/thrash metal artists like Death and Sadist in the music). It's predominantly mid-paced and often features heavy groove laden riffs and rhythms, but also intriguing lead guitar work and other interesting elements. It's not remarkable or especially unique sounding music, but it's solid and overall of a good quality. A 3 - 3.5 star (65%) rating is warranted.

(Originally posted on Metal Music Archives)