DEMIGOD

Death Metal • Finland

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Demigod is a death metal band and were formed in August of 1990 in a little town in Finland called Loimaa. Demigod’s first studio demo Unholy Domain was recorded in December of 1990. That tape gained a huge success in the underground circles around the world. It also came out as a split album with the Finnish band Necropsy in 1992. In the spring of 1992, the band signed up with the Spanish label Drowned Productions, later changed to Repulse. The band played many live shows in the early 90’s. Around the same time the music style underwent a slight change towards a more aggressive and thrashier direction. After that, they recorded two very tight promo tapes in 1993 and 1994. Despite the good response from the fans and also the press, the band split up temporarily.

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DEMIGOD Discography

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DEMIGOD Slumber of Sullen Eyes album cover

3.95 | 6 ratings

Slumber of Sullen Eyes
Death Metal 1992

2.83 | 2 ratings

Shadow Mechanics
Death Metal 2002

3.25 | 2 ratings

Let Chaos Prevail
Death Metal 2007

DEMIGOD EPs & splits

DEMIGOD Unholy Domain / Necropsy album cover

0.00 | 0 ratings

Unholy Domain / Necropsy
Death Metal 1992

DEMIGOD live albums

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

2.00 | 1 ratings

Rehearsal Demo 1
Death Metal 1990

3.50 | 1 ratings

Unholy Domain
Death Metal 1991

2.00 | 1 ratings

Demo Rehearsal 1991
Death Metal 1991

0.00 | 0 ratings

Promo 1992
Death Metal 1992

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Promo '93
Death Metal 1993

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Promo '94
Death Metal 1994

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Promo '97
Death Metal 1997

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Promo '99
Death Metal 1999

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DEMIGOD Let Chaos Prevail

Album · 2007 · Death Metal

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"Let Chaos Prevail" is the third full-length studio album by Finnish death metal act Demigod. The album was independently released in May 2007 but soon saw a label release through Xtreem Music in November 2007. It´s the successor to "Shadow Mechanics" from 2002 and there have been a couple of lineup changes since the predecessor as drummer Seppo Taatila has been replaced by Tuomo Latvala, lead vocalist Ali Leiniö has left and keyboard player Mika Haapasalo has also left.

Although Demigod formed as far back as 1990, they only released some demo/promo material, a split with Necropsy, and their debut full-length studio album "Slumber of Sullen Eyes (1992)" (which is arguably one of the seminal albums from the early 90s Finnish death metal scene) before disbanding in 1994. When they returned to the spotlight with "Shadow Mechanics" (2002) their sound and style had changed significantly adding clean vocals and keyboards, and a technical/progressive edge to their death metal, which were not elements heard on the old school death metal of their early releases.

"Let Chaos Prevail" is however not a continuation of the sound found on "Shadow Mechanics" (2002). Although some elements of that sound remain, it´s not a continuation of their original old school death metal sound either. Stylistically this is technically well played death metal with shouting semi-growling vocals in front. The clean vocals and the keyboard parts of the predecessor are gone, and so are the occasionally odd songwriting ideas. "Let Chaos Prevail" is a consistent release in terms of quality and style.

It´s also a well produced release, featuring a sophisticated, detailed, and clear sounding production, suiting this type of death metal perfectly. I still hear the occasional nod towards latter day Death (the band), but it´s actually the French in Loudblast that I´m mostly reminded of (especially their 1993 "Sublime Dementia" album). Technically well played death metal which isn´t quite tech death (and featuring a lot of thrashy riffs), but still a sophisticated and polished type of death metal. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

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DEMIGOD Slumber of Sullen Eyes

Album · 1992 · Death Metal

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"Slumber of Sullen Eyes" is the debut full-length studio album by Finnish death metal act Demigod. The album was released through Drowned Productions in December 1992. Demigod were formed in 1990 and released quite a bit of demo/promo material and a split with Necropsy before releasing "Slumber of Sullen Eyes". Demigod split-up in 1994. They´ve reformed and split-up again a couple of times since.

"Slumber of Sullen Eyes" is self-produced affair, and it features a raw sounding production which suits the old school death metal material perfectly. While the music is old school Scandinavian style death metal to the core, featuring downtuned brutal guitar riffs, heavy pounding drums, and guttural though relatively intelligible growling vocals, the album is not a one-dimensional affair. There are enough rhythm- and tempo changes, morbid sounding guitar leads/harmonies and the occasional use of atmosphere enhancing keboards to keep things interesting throughout. "Slumber of Sullen Eyes" reeks of all the right authentic old school death metal gloominess. The grit, the darkness, and the brutality. It´s not that Demigod sound like Bolt Thrower or Grave, but it´s that predominantly heavy and mid-paced death metal territory which Demigod also inhabit.

The material is well written and effective death metal, although Demigod aren´t the most unique sounding act from those days. They do what they do with great conviction and passion though and they are great songwriters in the sense that they understand that an effectful death metal tune needs dynamics, climaxes, and a gloomy atmosphere. So Demigod are not only skilled musicians, they are certainly skilled composers too. Upon conclusion "Slumber of Sullen Eyes" is a good quality release and fans of old school Scandinavian death metal are recommended to seek it out. A 3.5 - 4 star (75%) rating is deserved.

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DEMIGOD Demo Rehearsal 1991

Demo · 1991 · Death Metal

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"Demo Rehearsal 1991" is the third demo recording by Finnish death metal act Demigod. The demo was independently released in April 1991. It follows the release of the early 1991 "Unholy Domain" demo. As the title may suggest "Demo Rehearsal 1991" is a rehearsal demo recorded on the 13th of April 1991. Not surprisingly the demo features a murky, noisy, and unpolished sounding production, and this was probably predominantly recorded for the band members themselves to listen to some of the new material they had written. Four of the five tracks featured on the demo would end up being re-recorded and included on Demigod´s debut full-length studio album "Slumber of Sullen Eyes" (Drowned Productions, November 1992). "Eternal Grief" is exclusive to this demo.

Rehearsal demos are per definition a hardcore fan item, but they are often more interesting than great listening material, and that´s also the case with "Demo Rehearsal 1991". It´s a historical document showing that Demigod were a well playing band on their way to something greater about a year down the path. A 2 star (40%) rating is warranted.

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DEMIGOD Unholy Domain

Demo · 1991 · Death Metal

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"Unholy Domain" is the second demo recording by Finnish death metal act Demigod. The demo was independently released in early 1991. It was recorded and mixed in December 1990 at AMR-Studio, Viiala, Finland. Demigod formed in 1990 and had their original run from 1990-1994 (they´ve reunited and have split-up again a couple of times since). They released quite a few demos and their debut full-length studio album "Slumber of Sullen Eyes" (Drowned Productions, November 1992) before disbanding. Later reissues of "Slumber of Sullen Eyes" typically include the tracks from "Unholy Domain" as bonus material.

Demigod have been through quite the development since the November 1990 rehearsal demo and it´s great to hear their music featuring a professional studio production. This is of course still an early 90s death metal demo recording, but the sound production is quite well sounding and provides the band´s music with the best possible conditions to shine.

"Unholy Domain" features 4 tracks and a total playing time of 15:58 minutes. Only the intro track "Perpetual Ascent" would make it unto "Slumber of Sullen Eyes" (where it closes the album), while the three other tracks are exclusive to this demo ("Reincarnation" was featured on the previous rehearsal demo, but it´s been heavily re-arranged here). Stylistically this is mid- to fast-paced old school death metal featuring growling vocals, heavy riffs and rhythms, morbid sounding leads, and a generally good understanding of how to present an effective death metal tune. Demigod are actually what I would call good songwriters who compose songs with dynamics, climaxes, and great riffs.

Upon conclusion "Unholy Domain" is a high quality death metal demo from Demigod. It´s arguably one of the best quality demos from the early 90s Finnish death metal underground, and it´s a promising predecessor to "Slumber of Sullen Eyes". Demigod would release a couple of more demos before being signed for the release of "Slumber of Sullen Eyes", but "Unholy Domain" is their most important demo release. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

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DEMIGOD Rehearsal Demo 1

Demo · 1990 · Death Metal

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"Rehearsal Demo 1" is the first demo recording by Finnish death metal act Demigod. The demo was independently released in November 1990. Demigod formed in 1990 and had their original run from 1990-1994 (they´ve reunited and have split-up again a couple of times since). They released quite a few demos and their debut full-length studio album "Slumber of Sullen Eyes" (Drowned Productions, November 1992) before disbanding.

The demo features 4 tracks and a total playing time of 18:04 minutes. Stylistically Demigod at this point play a relatively standard old school Scandinavian death metal style. It´s nothing out of the ordinary, and not surprisingly since this is a 1990 death metal rehearsal demo the sound quality is pretty murky, noisy, and distorted. The band also sound a little immature and the vocals are closer to raw hoarse shouting than real death metal growling. None of the material from this demo would survive and be included in re-recorded form on "Slumber of Sullen Eyes". "Reincarnation" would however be re-arranged and re-recorded, and subsequently included on the early 1991 demo "Unholy Domain".

Upon conclusion "Rehearsal Demo 1" is not a particularly interesting release. The sound quality is murky, raw, and unpolished to the point where it´s hard on the ears, the songwriting is immature, although you can hear promise, and the band who are otherwise relatively well playing, also still needed to hone their skills a little more. A 2 star (40%) rating is warranted.