MORTA SKULD — Gory Departure (review)

MORTA SKULD — Gory Departure album cover Demo · 1990 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
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"Gory Departure" is the first demo recording by US, Wisconsin based death metal act Morta Skuld. The demo was independently released in April 1990. Morta Skuld formed in early 1990 and after only a few months they were ready to record and release this demo. None of the four tracks from this demo would be re-recorded and included on Morta Skuld´s 1993 debut full-length studio album "Dying Remains", so they are exclusive to this release.

It´s safe to say that Morta Skuld hit the early death metal demo scene with a high quality demo. "Gory Departure" was obviously recorded at a professional recording studio, although it´s still a raw, brutal, and authentic sounding release, and already this early on Morta Skuld were a very well playing band. Their later problems with writing music which stood out from the crowd aren´t as big an issue here and the songwriting on "Gory Departure" is generally pretty strong. A 3 - 3.5 star (65%) rating is warranted.
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