PRIMAL CODE — Demo (review)

PRIMAL CODE — Demo album cover Demo · 2022 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"Demo" is the first demo recording by US, Illinois based death metal act Primal Code. The demo was independently released in July 2022. Primal Code formed in 2021 and is a trio consisting of Will Lindsay (bass), Jamer Farn (drums), and Gene Marino (vocals, guitars).

The three tracks on the 11:32 minutes long demo are well produced, featuring a massive, heavy, and brutal sounding production, which suits the material well. The demo was surely recorded at a professional recording studio, and it honestly sounds nothing like a demo. Stylistically Primal Code play a predominantly slow- to mid-paced type of old school death metal. Asphyx is the first band who comes to mind, but Bolt Thrower and maybe Grave are probably also influences. So it´s fans of that type of death metal, who should find this demo interesting.

Primal Code are well playing, the vocals are brutal growling, and the songwriting is pretty strong too. Noting out of the ordinary for the genre, but effective and crushingly brutal. Considering the professional sound production values, this demo could just as well have been released as an EP, and it would be wrong to just call this a promising demo release. This one is a pretty well formed and complete death metal release, and a 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.
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