INFESTER

Death Metal • United States
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INFESTER is an US, Seattle, Washington based death metal act formed in 1992. They worked under the THRENODIST monicker in 1991-1992. The band released the "Darkness Unveiled" demo in 1992 and the "To the Depths, in Degradation" debut album in 1994 before disbanding.

(Biography written by UMUR, 8th of September 2021).

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INFESTER To the Depths, in Degradation album cover 3.67 | 2 ratings
To the Depths, in Degradation
Death Metal 1994

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INFESTER Darkness Unveiled album cover 2.50 | 1 ratings
Darkness Unveiled
Death Metal 1992

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2.50 | 1 ratings
Darkness Unveiled
Death Metal 1993

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INFESTER To the Depths, in Degradation

Album · 1994 · Death Metal
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"To the Depths, In Degradation" is the debut full-length studio album by US, Seattle, Washington based death metal act Infester. The album was released through Moribund Records in December 1994. Infester formed in 1991 under the Threnodist monicker but changed to the current one in 1992. They released the "Darkness Unveiled" in late 1992. Two of the tracks from the demo was released as the "Darkness Unveiled" 7" vinyl single in February 1993. "To the Depths, In Degradation" is the band´s sole full-length release.

Only "Clouding of Consciousness" from the demo has been re-recorded and included on "To the Depths, In Degradation". The remaining tracks are new original compositions. Stylistically the material on "To the Depths, In Degradation" pretty much continues the rhythmically varied old school death metal style of "Darkness Unveiled". Infester play both fast-paced, mid-paced, and slow parts, and even occasionally add some morbid atmospheric keyboards to their music. This is generally a pretty harsh, energitic, and brutal old school death metal release, and the growling vocals are distorted and completely unintelligible. The growling vocals are spiced up with some higher pitched screaming vocals.

There´s a feeling at all times while listening to "To the Depths, In Degradation" that everything barely holds together...a feeling of unhinged madness and chaos, but somehow Infester manage to come out on top and deliver a filthy, gloomy, and brutal assault on the ears of the listener. This album pretty much sums up everything old school death metal is about. A complete disregard for regular vers/chorus structures, a gritty, brutal, and morbid atmospheric approach to composing death metal, and vocals delivered right from the abysmal depths of hell. This truly sounds demonic.

The sound production is filthy, raw, and gritty. It´s not a particularly professional sounding release and there´s something wrong with the volume levels on the instruments. The guitars and the distorted bass are placed low in the mix while the vocals and the drums are placed pretty high. It´s this rather odd sounding production which brings a lot of the darkness and gloom to the recording though and provides "To the Depths, In Degradation" with old school death metal credibility money couldn´t buy.

Upon conclusion "To the Depths, In Degradation" is a good quality debut album from Infester and fans of the most gritty, raw, and cavernous old school death metal should find a lot to appreciate here. Incantation (spiced up with a little bit of early Suffocation) isn´t the worst reference if you need one. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

INFESTER Darkness Unveiled

Single · 1993 · Death Metal
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"Darkness Unveiled" is a 7" vinyl single release (limited to 1.000 copies) by US, Seattle, Washington based death metal act Infester. The single was released through Moribund Records in February 1993. The two tracks featured on the single ("Darkness Unveiled" and "Clouding of Consciousness") are both culled from the band´s 1992 demo also titled "Darkness Unveiled" (the demo features 4 tracks).

Stylistically this is some pretty basic old school death metal with both fast-paced, mid-paced, and slow parts. The growling vocals are effective but the lack of lead guitar parts make this a slightly one-dimensional listen. Upon conclusion you should of course find the full demo instead of listening to this single, as two tracks are missing. In those days it was different though, as it was always cool to have something released on vinyl instead of just having a demo cassette tape out. A 2.5 star (50%) rating is warranted.

INFESTER Darkness Unveiled

Demo · 1992 · Death Metal
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"Darkness Unveiled" is a demo release by US, Seattle, Washington based death metal act Infester. The demo was recorded in September 1992 and released on cassette tape later that year. The band formed in 1991 under the Threnodist monicker but changed to the current name in 1992. Two of the four tracks from the demo ("Darkness Unveiled" and "Clouding of Consciousness") were released in February 1993 as the "Darkness Unveiled" 7" vinyl single release.

Stylistically this is some pretty basic old school death metal with both fast-paced, mid-paced, and slow parts. The lack of lead guitar parts makes it a slightly one-dimensions listen. It´s a shame really, because the 1991 Threnodist demo these guys released featured some lead guitar parts which made that demo a relatively more varied release). It´s relatively well performed and the growling vocals are brutal and high in the mix. The sound production is decent considering that this is a demo recording and although "Darkness Unveiled" definitely isn´t the most unique sounding US death metal demo from the early 90s, there are enough good quality elements here to warrant a listen og two. A 2.5 star (50%) rating is warranted.

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