DETEST — A Moment of Love (review)

DETEST — A Moment of Love album cover EP · 2019 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"A Moment of Love" is an EP release by Danish death metal act Detest. The EP was released through Dark Symphonies in March 2019. Detest formed in 1990, released the successful "DeathBreed" demo in 1992 and their debut full-length studio album "Dorval" in 1994. They recorded a 1995 promo for Diehard Music label but folded in 1996 without releasing a sophomore studio album. Detest reunited in 2013 playing sporadic gigs (revived is probably a more correct term as the only remaining original member is guitarist John Petersen), but "A Moment of Love" is their first label release in 25 years.

Stylistically this is pretty brutal, yet still heavy and groove laden death metal (predominantly mid-paced, although some parts are faster). It´s not instantly recognisable as the sound of 90s Detest, and it could have been another band playing (especially since the band have incorporated some contemporary death metal influences and don´t sound old school), but the quality is relatively high and so are the energy level and intensity of the music. New lead vocalist Lasse Lund uses many different extreme metal styles from deep growling, to aggressive snarling, to high pitched screaming (sounding like a young Chris Barnes), and the vocal part of the music is therefore both pretty varied and certainly entertaining.

"A Moment of Love" features a well sounding production job, further enhancing the brutality and intensity of the material. The musicianship is also on a high level and the material is well written and memorable for the style, so upon conclusion "A Moment of Love" is a welcome comeback for Detest and shows great promise for future releases. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.
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