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"The Sanguinary Impetus" is the sixth full-length studio album by German death metal act Defeated Sanity. The album was released through Willowtip Records in July 2020. It´s the successor to "Disposal of the Dead / Dharmata" from 2016. "Disposal of the Dead / Dharmata" was an experimental release for Defeated Sanity showing two sides of the band. Half the album featured Defeated Sanity´s usual brutal and technically well played death metal style, while the other half featured material composed and performed in an early- to mid-90s influenced technical death metal style (complete with guest vocals by the Death to All- and Cynic related Max Phelps).
On "The Sanguinary Impetus" Defeated Sanity have paired the two styles, so the listener is both treated to some crushingly brutal death metal but also a lot of technical playing and even progressive songwriting. This is an insanely technical release, constantly shifting gears, tempos, and riff styles. The vocals are the least interesting feature on the album, as they are one-dimensional and unintelligible growling, which doesn´t add much to the album. They are there and they get the job done, but nothing more and nothing less.
"The Sanguinary Impetus" features a brutal, meaty, and detailed sound production, which suits the massive heaviness of the music well. It´s an interesting brutal death metal release, because although the brutality factor is very high throughout, it´s not an uncompromisingly brutal and extreme release. The technical playing and the focus on compositional details make "The Sanguinary Impetus" a standout release in the genre. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.
