BRUTALITY

Death Metal / Thrash Metal / Crossover Thrash • United States

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Brutality is a death metal band from Tampa, Florida, USA. The band was founded in 1986 as Abomination by Larry Sapp and Jeff Acres. The band quickly changed their name to Darkness and finally settled on Brutality in spring 1987. After several demos and line-up changes, the band got a record deal with Nuclear Blast. Before they recorded their debut album, Sapp left the band to form Astaroth.

They released their debut album Screams of Anguish in 1993 and went on a European tour with Hypocrisy in the beginning of 1994. A second album was released in 1994, titled When the Sky Turns Black a second European tour followed in 1995, in support of Bolt Thrower[1]. After a third album In Mourning the band split up in 1997. In 2001, the band was revived with original member Larry Sapp and released a demo and started working on a new album. read more...

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BRUTALITY Discography

BRUTALITY albums / top albums

BRUTALITY Screams of Anguish album cover

3.75 | 8 ratings

Screams of Anguish
Death Metal 1993

BRUTALITY When the Sky Turns Black album cover

3.88 | 4 ratings

When the Sky Turns Black
Death Metal 1994

3.75 | 4 ratings

In Mourning
Death Metal 1997

3.86 | 3 ratings

Sea of Ignorance
Death Metal 2016

BRUTALITY EPs & splits

3.50 | 1 ratings

Sadistic
Death Metal 1992

3.00 | 1 ratings

Hell On Earth
Crossover Thrash 1992

3.75 | 2 ratings

Ruins of Humans
Death Metal 2013

BRUTALITY Antecedent Offerings album cover

3.50 | 1 ratings

Antecedent Offerings
Death Metal 2018

BRUTALITY live albums

0.00 | 0 ratings

Live 06/11/1990
Death Metal 2002

BRUTALITY demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

BRUTALITY Brutality Version 1 album cover

2.50 | 1 ratings

Brutality Version 1
Thrash Metal 1988

BRUTALITY Brutality Version 2 album cover

2.00 | 1 ratings

Brutality Version 2
Thrash Metal 1988

BRUTALITY Dimension Demented album cover

3.00 | 1 ratings

Dimension Demented
Crossover Thrash 1990

3.50 | 1 ratings

Metamorphosis
Death Metal 1991

0.00 | 0 ratings

Demo 2003
Death Metal 2003

BRUTALITY Abomination & Now Mosh 2013 Re-recordings album cover

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Abomination & Now Mosh 2013 Re-recordings
Death Metal 2013

BRUTALITY Return of the Dead & World War III 2013/2014 Re-recordings album cover

0.00 | 0 ratings

Return of the Dead & World War III 2013/2014 Re-recordings
Death Metal 2013

BRUTALITY re-issues & compilations

BRUTALITY Metamorphosis / Dimension Demented album cover

3.00 | 1 ratings

Metamorphosis / Dimension Demented
Death Metal 2002

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The Demos
Death Metal 2011

BRUTALITY The Original Brutality Archives Volume One - 1986 to 1988 album cover

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The Original Brutality Archives Volume One - 1986 to 1988
Death Metal 2013

BRUTALITY Cryptorium: These Walls Shall Be Your Grave album cover

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Cryptorium: These Walls Shall Be Your Grave
Death Metal 2014

BRUTALITY Orchestrated Devastation - The Best Of album cover

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Orchestrated Devastation - The Best Of
Death Metal 2014

BRUTALITY The Complete Demo Recordings 1987 - 1991 album cover

0.00 | 0 ratings

The Complete Demo Recordings 1987 - 1991
Death Metal 2021

BRUTALITY Exhuming the Noise - The Demos 1987-1991 album cover

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Exhuming the Noise - The Demos 1987-1991
Death Metal 2022

3.50 | 1 ratings

Sempiternity
Death Metal 2022

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BRUTALITY Sempiternity

Boxset / Compilation · 2022 · Death Metal

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"Sempiternity" is a compilation release by US, Florida based death metal act Brutality. The compilation was released through Emanzipation Productions in May 2022. It was meant to be Brutality´s swansong release as they had split-up in October 2020, but during the creation of this compilation the band found new energy and belief in the project and they reunited in 2021.

"Sempiternity" features eight tracks and a total playing time of 44:23 minutes. The compilation opens with "Orchestrated Devastation" and "Fluent In Silence", which are two new original tracks recorded by Brutality before they decided to split-up. The two tracks are exclusive to "Sempiternity". Both are in the well known brutal and technically well played Brutality death metal style. Brutal riffs, soaring guitar leads, technical drumming, and brutal growling vocals. The same can be said about "Artistic Butchery" and "Crushed". But that´s only natural as both are 2018 re-recordings of tracks culled from Brutality´s debut- and sophomore full-length studio albums "Screams of Anguish" (1993) and "When the Sky Turns Black" (1994) ("Crushed" from the former and "Artistic Butchery" from the latter). The two tracks are not exclusive to this compilation as they had previously been released on the 2018 "Antecedent Offerings" EP.

The remaining four tracks are live tracks recorded at the Maryland Death Fest in 2019. Three of the tracks are from "Screams of Anguish" (1993) and "48 To 52" is from Brutality´s 2016 comeback (and fourth) full-length studio album "Sea of Ignorance". According to the band´s Bandcamp it was listening to these live tracks which finally convinced them to reunite, and I can understand why, because Brutality are an incredibly powerful and well playing band, and these are some of the best death metal live recordings I´ve yet encountered. Granted most live death metal recordings aren´t that impressive so the competition isn´t that great, but that shouldn´t take away from what Brutality deliver here.

So all in all "Sempiternity" is definitely a worthwhile compilation release. The new tracks are great, the re-recordings are of a good quality (although a bit redundant if you already own the studio albums featuring the originals), and the live recordings are excellent. A 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating is deserved.

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BRUTALITY Antecedent Offerings

EP · 2018 · Death Metal

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"Antecedent Offerings" is an EP release by US, Florida based death metal act Brutality. The EP was released through Ceremonial Records in October 2018. It follows the release of Brutality´s fourth full-length studio album "Sea of Ignorance" (released through Repulsive Echo Records in January 2016). There´s been one lineup change since the last release as drummer Ruston Grosse has been replaced by Ron Parmer.

"Antecedent Offerings" features two tracks and a total playing time of 11:26 minutes. Both tracks are re-recordings of tracks originally featured on Brutality´s debut- and sophomore full-length studio albums "Screams of Anguish" (1993) and "When the Sky Turns Black" (1994). Both "Crushed" and "Artistic Butchery" are brutal, heavy, and effective US death metal tracks, and these re-recordings are powerful and very true to the originals...and therein lies a bit of a problem. The original recordings were both well performed and very well produced, giving Brutality very few reasons for releasing these re-recordings. It´s not comparable to Suffocation re-recording tracks from "Breeding the Spawn" (1993), which by the majority of their fans are seen as a badly produced album.

"Antecedent Offerings" is a well produced release, featuring a heavy, sharp, and detailed sound production, which suits the material well. so there´s no question that this is a quality release...it´s just a bit redundant if you already own the two studio albums where the tracks are culled from, and personally I´d much rather listen to the originals. Still the overall quality of "Antecedent Offerings" still warrants a 3.5 star (70%) rating.

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BRUTALITY Metamorphosis / Dimension Demented

Boxset / Compilation · 2002 · Death Metal

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"Metamorphosis / Dimension Demented" is a compilation release by US, Tampa, Florida based death metal act Brutality. The compilation was released through Mega Rabbit Recordings in 2002. The official nature of the release is disputed, and some sources says it´s a bootleg release. The compilation is released through the label of original Brutality lead vocalist/guitarist Larry Sapp (now Raine von Kiszka), so in that respect it can´t be counted as a bootleg.

The compilation features the material from the 1989 "Dimension Demented" demo and the 1991 "Metamorphosis" demo. The material from the latter is actually featured twice. The original demo cassette tape featured the same three tracks on both sides of the cassette tape, and for some reason it was decided that both Side A and Side B of the original cassette tape should be included on this compilation (which strengthens the suspicion that this is actually a bootleg). The compilation opens with the three tracks from the "Metamorphosis" demo in one 12:45 minutes long track, which is followed by the three individual tracks from the demo. It´s quite confusing and pretty unprofessional to release something like that, but that´s the reality of this compilation.

The tracks from "Metamorphosis" are followed by the eight tracks from the "Dimension Demented" demo. While the material from the "Metamorphosis" is death metal with some traces of thrash metal, the material from "Dimension Demented" is brutal, heavy (and occasionally fast-paced) crossover thrash metal. There´s not much connection between the material from the two demos other than it´s the same band who released them, but that´s about it. They could easily have been released by two completely different artists, and you wouldn´t have questioned it. The quality of the material is relatively high ("Metamorphosis" is of a better quality than "Dimension Demented"), but as a compilation release there are several things which do not work. The double inclusion of the material from "Metamorphosis" is more or less unforgivable, and it´s also a bit weird to listen to a release featuring two completely different music styles. Still there is enough quality here to warrant a 3 star (60%) rating.

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BRUTALITY Hell On Earth

EP · 1992 · Crossover Thrash

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"Hell on Earth" is an EP release by US, Tampa, Florida based death metal act Brutality. The EP was released through Gore Records in 1992. It´s a bit of the odd one out release, because of the timing of when it was released. Brutality starting out playing a raw and primitive thrash/speed metal style (first under the Abomination monicker and then the Brutality monicker), and ended up playing an aggressive and brutal crossover thrash metal style on the 1989 "Dimension Demented" demo, which is where the three tracks on "Hell on Earth" are culled from. The timing is odd because by 1992 Brutality had completely changed their style, and was now playing death metal.

Oh well...the material on "Hell on Earth" is still pretty great, dark, and heavy (and sometimes very fast-paced) crossover thrash metal, which sometimes reminds me of Carnivore with a more hardcore influenced Glen Benton on vocals. "Dimension Demented" featured eight tracks and only three of them were included on this EP, and again I have to wonder why this EP was released at all. I guess "Dimension Demented" was hard to find already at this point, and the band was probably just glad that a label wanted to release their music, despite the fact that they were playing a totally different music style in 1992.

There´s nothing wrong with the quality of the material and the sound production is also decent (not great), so judged as an individual release a 3 star (60%) rating isn´t all wrong, but I´d recommend seeking out "Dimension Demented" instead, if you want to hear Brutality in their crossover thrash metal period.

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BRUTALITY Sadistic

EP · 1992 · Death Metal

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"Sadistic" is a single release by US, Tampa, Florida death metal act Brutality. The single was released through Nuclear Blast Records in 1992. It was originally released in a two-track 7" vinyl version featuring only the tracks "Sadistic" and "Spawned Illusion", but a three-track cassette tape version also exists featuring the two tracks from the 7" vinyl version plus the track "Criptorium".

"Sadistic" is exclusive to this release, but both "Spawned Illusion" and "Criptorium" would be re-recorded and included on Brutality´s 1993 debut full-length studio album "Screams of Anguish". The versions on this single are a little more rough around the edges, but still incredibly well performed by a skilled and very brutal sounding band.

The sound production is powerful, heavy, dark, and brutal, suiting the material well. The single shows progress from the 1991 "Metamorphosis" demo, which was also a great release, but this one is more mature, more brutal, and more technically well played. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.