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"Demo" is the first demo recording by Danish death metal act Nakkeknaekker. The demo was independently released in August 2020. The band formed only a few months prior and this demo was recorded by the trio lineup of Anton Bregendorf (drums), Joakim Kaspersen (guitars), and Johan Lundvig (guitars). So the demo doesn´t feature bass or vocals, which of course makes it a slightly different listening experience.
Stylistically this is old school influenced death metal and the Swedish scene is no stranger to these young guys (their more well known countrymen in Baest aren´t either). It´s not hard to imagine that the material could have been pretty great with growling vocals on top, but since they aren´t there, this does sound a little unfinished. It´s a bit of a shame really because the quality of the music is generally pretty high and despite their young age, Nakkeknaekker can both play their instruments and obviously understand how to compose an effective death metal tune. The demo features a pretty well sounding production too, so all in all it´s a relatively promising first release from Nakkeknaekker. A 2.5 - 3 star (55%) rating isn´t all wrong.